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The week is about celebrating 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s female staff and students, and raising awareness of the support available for women at the university.

Today is , and the theme this year is ‘invest in women and accelerate progress’. Every year 51³Ô¹ÏÍø celebrates Women at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Week on the same week as International Women’s Day.

The Business School’s Associate Provost, Leila Guerra, wrote an article for Forbes outlining the role business schools can play to address gender inequality in business. She also spoke to about how business schools are promoting gender diversity.

We’ve also profiled eight researchers from the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Women’s Health Network, who are working to broaden how we think about women’s health, beyond just maternal, reproductive and gynaecological health.

Women at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Week Events

Yesterday, Uzoamaka Nwamarah, Climate Change Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretariat and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni, came to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to speak about the issues women face when navigating careers. Uzo drew from her own experiences to give practical advice on balancing schooling requirements and work and life balance, changing careers, overcoming imposter syndrome, and boosting confidence. 

Throughout the week there were opportunities to hear senior female academics talk about their careers. Dr , Chief Executive of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine spoke about her career as part of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø As One’s ‘Belonging’ series. The Graduate School also ran a workshop for female PhD students. 

On Thursday, there was a Springboard Women’s Development Programme taster session, and a talk from Professor , from Monash University in Melbourne, who is an internationally renowned researcher in women’s health. 

Other events during the week dealt with imposter syndrome, the menopause and perimenopause, negotiating skills. There were opportunities to improve health and fitness from Move 51³Ô¹ÏÍø there was also a ’health and wellbeing cafe’. The Computing department also held a networking breakfast event, and the Joan Woodward memorial breakfast explored empowerment of women through education and technology. 

Join the celebrations on social media

51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s social media has been following Women at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Week. Check out their threads on and . 

51³Ô¹ÏÍø People

We profiled two female members of Council, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s governing body, for .  

is Head of the Postdoc and Fellows Development Centre and was appointed to the Council last year. Liz introduced the Springboard Women’s Development Programme to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. 
 
is a Senior Manager in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Internal Audit and Compliance team, is a newly appointed staff representative on the Council. Rasha talks about her experiences at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and what she hopes to bring to her role on the Council.