by Becci Hollis | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog, Diversity and Inclusion
8th March is International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The theme for 2021 is #ChooseToChallenge, encouraging us all to choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality, helping...
by Oge Zogie-Odigie | Mar 8, 2020 | Blog, Diversity and Inclusion
What started out as pockets of women around the world demanding equal rights as far back as 1909 has become a global day of celebrating womanhood. International Women’s Day (IWD) is observed on the 8th of March every year; it is a day that marks a call to more action...
by Sarah Thomas | Jul 17, 2018 | Awareness days, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership
Justice is an ancient concept, spanning continents, times and cultures; the eternal search for what is fair, or just. I believe that most of us at some stage have felt the sting of injustice; possibly as a child, maybe observed in the world around us. My...
by Sarah Collins | Jun 23, 2017 | Awareness days, Diversity and Inclusion, STEM
Let me start by telling you a little bit about my family: my husband has been a Mechanical Engineer since his apprenticeship, I have a background in Mathematics & IT and we have two grown-up daughters. Both daughters were encouraged from an early age to use...
by Danial Perks | Mar 8, 2017 | Awareness days, Diversity and Inclusion, international women's day
Last week, on Wednesday 8 March, women across the globe celebrated International Women’s Day, applauding their achievements and highlighting the talent of inspirational figures respected and admired in society today. On London’s Southbank, the Women of the World...
by Danial Perks | Mar 6, 2017 | Awareness days, Diversity and Inclusion, international women's day
On Wednesday 8 March, women across the globe will celebrate just a few of the social, political and economic achievements made to create a more gender-inclusive society. The 2017 slogan for International Women’s Day is #beboldforchange – a slogan that to some may...