International Women’s Day (IWD), 8 March, celebrates the achievements of women and raises awareness about women’s equality. This year the theme is “choose to challenge” and that from challenge comes change.
On 8 March at 19:00 Public Engagement with Research Unit (PERu), as part of SOTSEF (Southampton Science and Engineering Festival), presents Research Café #39!
At this informal online event, you can listen or take part in three discussions with our researchers, on:
- COVID-19 and what we can learn for ‘the next time’;
- Disrespect and abuse during childbirth; and
- Connecting communities to alleviate loneliness and social isolation.
Marking International Women’s Day, each discussion will have a partial focus on women and gender inequalities. Register for the event
To become a member of WiSET+ please email [email protected].
Interested in reading more about IWD then check out the IWD 2021 Blog by Inclusive Employers.
In 2002, staff at the University formed a group, WiSET+ (Women in Science, Engineering and Humanities).
“WiSET+ mirrors the mission of IWD’s in that we support women at the University of Southampton enabling them to achieve their full potential by shaping university policies and culture, such as supporting Athena SWAN activities, reviewing the promotion process, raising the importance of work-life balance, mentoring and running equality, diversity and inclusion events.”
Says Dawn-Marie Walker, Associate Professor and Chair of Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Network (WiSET+).
“Although WiSET+ are not leading any activities this year for IWD due to COVID, in the past years, we have disseminated packs of top trump Women Scientist card games, and hosted science workshops.”
Every year WiSET+ invites champions of equality to give the prestigious Campbell Lecture and give WiSET+ awards which reward and recognise individuals in the university that go above and beyond their role to promote gender equality. WiSET+ has also worked on raising the visibility of women, commissioning two mosaic pieces of art made from hundreds of photos of university women and hosting an art exhibition ‘women in academia’.
