International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March, and the theme for 2025 is Accelerate Action for gender equality. Across the University there will be a range of events taking place to mark the day – read on for details of some ways you can get involved.
UoS EDI Staff Networks International Women’s Day Panel Event
The University of Southampton EDI Staff Networks invite staff to join a panel event in celebration of International Women’s Day on Thursday 13 March, 10:00-11:00.
The event will be chaired by Dr Valentina Cardo, Associate Professor of Politics and Identity and Co-Chair of the institutional Athena Swan self-assessment team. The panel includes Alex Head, Head of Talent and Resourcing, Nadia Thondrayen, Exhibitions Curator at John Hansard Gallery and REACH Staff Network committee member, Charlotte Young, Head of IT Commercial Management, and Jasmine Piper, Executive Assistant to the Dean of Social Sciences and Co-Chair of the Women’s Staff Network.
Click here to find out more about the panel and register for the event.
Date: Thursday 13 March 10:00-11:00
Event contact: Libby Barton via [email protected]
International Women’s Day 2025: Building relationships and networking with Professor Dame Wendy Hall
The Campbell Group – a Forum for Women Staff in ECS – is excited to invite you to a virtual session with our esteemed colleague, Professor Dame Wendy Hall, who will share their valuable insights and experiences on building relationships and networking.
You will have an opportunity to learn from Wendy’s wealth of experience and explore some best practices and tips on how to navigate the academic environment and how to build effective relationships with external partners.
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Date: Thursday 13 March 13:00-14:00
Event contact: Dorota Sikorska – [email protected].
Women’s Network event – Quiet Girls
Theatre artist Gemma Kerr will be hosting a session for the Women’s Network to share her participatory performance project Quiet Girls. The project has been co-created with local women to explore how women’s and girls’ voices have not been heard – both historically and now – through performance, writing, song and movement. We will talk about the project and lead an informal discussion and run a couple of exercises in writing and gentle movement. To join the Network and attend the event, please contact Jasmine Piper or Dorota Sikorska.
Date: Wednesday 5 March 12:30-14:00
Venue: Highfield Campus
Event contact: Jasmine Piper – [email protected] and Dorota Sikorska – [email protected]
Women’s Network collection for Southampton Women and Children’s Refuge
For IWD 2025, members of the UoS Women’s Network are collecting donations for a local refuge. Donations of new and unused toiletries are invited including: shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, moisturiser, nail varnish, makeup, sanitary products and more.
Donation points are located on Highfield Campus at 4/4047, 32/2033, 37/VC Office, and Hartley, WSA, NOC and Health Services Libraries.
For more information, contact Jasmine Piper – [email protected] or Dorota Sikorska – [email protected].
Further Resources
University of Southampton Equality Diversity and Inclusion Team SharePoint
Gender Equality Bitesize Training
Inclusion and Respectful Behaviour