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Queen Mary is proud to be celebrating International Women's Day on the 8th March.

International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated annually on 8 March. It offers an opportunity to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. 

Shelia Gupta, Vice-Principal People, Culture & Inclusion

International Women’s Day is a global day that celebrates the achievements of women. On the 8th of March, Queen Mary's diverse community will join many others around the world to #BreakTheBias. This year, International Women's day falls close to the first anniversary of Sarah Everard's tragic murder; a solemn reminder of gender-based violence faced by women.

I am proud to say our University has made incredible progress advancing gender equality and to meet our diversity objectives set out in Strategy 2030:
• Our senior decision-making committees are more diverse and representative than ever before;
• We have promoted a record number of Black and Ethnic Minority women through our Academic Promotions Process;
• We continue to narrow our Gender Pay Gap;
• We have closed our value-added gender attainment gap.

At Queen Mary, we are all, staff and students, responsible for fostering a culture of inclusion, free from bias, where everyone can meet their potential and thrive.


To support our continued progress, all staff are asked to complete Introducing Inclusion, The University's mandatory e-learning, designed to #BreakTheBias and tackle issues of equality.

 

Events

 

Active Bystander training

To support #BreakTheBias we are running an Active Bystander session on the morning of 8 March that will give you the tools to challenge bias, as well as other unacceptable behaviour. To book your place, visit our course booking site and search for Course Code PD230.

 

Women in Leadership

10th March, 10:30-13:00

In recognition of International Women’s Day we are celebrating women in leadership in Partnership with London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets Homes, Account3, Women’s Inclusive Team and Limehouse Project.

Book your space here. 

 

Blog

Find out more about Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI) project

This collaborative sees Queen Mary partnered with five Indian institutions to assist them on their equality journey and support in the development and introduction of the first gender equality frameworks within India’s academic domain. Specifically focusing is on addressing gender inequality in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine) and promoting gender sensitisation.

 

 

 

For queries or if you know of other events happening at Queen Mary for International Women's Day and would like them included above please contact Eleanor McDavis (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager).

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