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International Women's Day
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AT KEELE
International Women's Day was celebrated at the Sustainability Hub yesterday with a series of events including workshops on entrepreneurship, empowerment and employability.
The picture shows the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nick Foskett, with, left to right, Sara Parkin, Dr Sharon George, Ximena Canter and Dr Zoe Robinson
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Marilyn Andrews, led a morning session where colleagues in academia and administration talked about their career paths under the banner 'Inspiring Women'. They heard how each of the speakers had taken advantage of opportunities that had arisen during the course of their careers, and a common theme was their passion for their academic subject and the inspirational role models who had a significant influence on the choices they had made. Alongside this, sixth formers from local colleges attended a WP organised session on female role models in science.
Sara Parkin, Founder Director of Forum for the Future, gave a stimulating talk in the main lecture theatre over the lunchtime period to staff, students and external attendees, focusing on sustainable leadership, and raised the challenge of how to ensure that women were enabled to take up senior roles in industry and the public sector.
Visitors were able to browse displays of Women in Science and the Athena SWAN Charter, take advantage of Indian Head Massages, offered by Occupational Health, and have a coffee and cake in support of the charities Breast Cancer Research and Embrace. A total of £120 was raised for the two charities on the day.
What people said about the event
Motivating and inspiring women
Sara Parkin was fantastic!!
All the presenters were engaging and interesting - I could relate to all of their experiences in some way (cameo session)
A 'men only' session to encourage men to attend
