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Updated with new events Thursday 3 March. 

To celebrate this year's International Women's Day (IWD) on Tuesday 8 March, ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Women are hosting a series of exciting events both online and on campus.

IWD, part of Women’s History Month (taking place throughout March) celebrates the achievements of women and raises awareness of gender equality. This year’s theme is and looks at how we can live in a gender equal world.

You can get involved with the #BreakTheBias campaign by sending in photos of you with crossed arms (see image below) or taking a selfie with one of the , to show your support.

Break the Bias pose for International Women's Day

Please send these into eventsoffice@dmu.ac.uk by Tuesday 1 March and as many of these as possible will be used as part of our IWD ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Women campaign and shared via social media and as part of the events. Please also feel free to share any posts on Twitter on the day and tag in .

Jo Richardson, Associate Dean (Research and Innovation) and co-chair of ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Women said: “This year’s International Women’s Day programme showcases a variety of events featuring inspirational women, amplifying their voices and breaking the bias.

“I would like to encourage everyone, including male allies to help us #BreakTheBias to create a more equal society. We do hope you can show your support and attend some of the IWD events.”

Check out the full schedule of events below:

Monday 7 March, 1-2pm

As part of the ongoing Dismantling barriers - building pathways themed events from the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Professor Joan Taylor and Professor Katie Laird from the Leicester School of Pharmacy will be ‘In Conversation’. They will be sharing about the inspirational paths they have taken through their career journeys to date. Prof. Taylor has led the development of a totally implantable artificial pancreas for the treatment of insulin dependent diabetes and started a clinical gymnasium at the University to monitor and advise diabetic people on their exercise and maintaining a good blood glucose. Prof. Laird’s work is centred on the prevention of transmission of Healthcare Acquired Infections, particularly in the healthcare laundry sector. Prof Laird is also a founder of A Germ’s Journey educational resources.

Breaking Down The Barriers: A Panel Of Inspirational Women

Tuesday 8 March, 11am-12.30pm

Campus Centre 2.01

The Careers and Graduate Success team have a panel of incredible women who have all faced barriers in the world of work and are now speaking out on how to overcome those to prepare you with all the advice and knowledge you’ll need to kickstart your career after university.

International Women’s Day – Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media Panel Discussion

Tuesday 8 March, 1-2pm

The Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media (CEM) will be holding as panel discussion event hosted by Dr Sarah Jones, Associate PVC Education (Transformation) and Deputy Dean in CEM. This all-female panel of alumni, staff and students will come together to discuss this year's International Women's Day theme, #BreakTheBias.

Thursday 10 March 2pm- 3pm

Online

The are hosting a panel discussion to celebrate International Women's Day 2022.

This event will feature an introduction from Dr Hulya Oztel, who will speak on gender bias in higher education and strategies that can help fight gender bias in the classroom. Joining the discussion to explore how gender bias can have an impact on education and individuals are four alumni and a current student of ÐßÐßÊÓƵ.

For more information on the panel members and to book your place, click .

Dr Sana Rizvi ‘Speaking Truth to Exclusionary Mechanisms: Patriarchy and Disability Justice’

Friday 11 March, 12-1pm

Online - StreamYard

Dr Sana Rizvi is a Senior Lecturer in Education and Early Childhood Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. This talk, organised by ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Women and the Disabled Staff Network is for anyone interested in disability justice, motherhood, and gendered care in an educational context.

International Conference on Highly Skilled Migrant Women and Leadership

Highly Qualified Vs Highly Skilled at the Intersection: Migrant Women Navigating Identity in Organisations

Saturday 19 March, 10am-4pm

Online – Microsoft Teams

The conference looks to bring conversation into an area that lacks research and practice in leadership, management, and organisation studies for Highly Skilled Migrant Women.

The Impact of Impact on Women Scholars*

Wednesday 27 April, 1-3pm

Queens Building room 1.12, with an option to

Laura Clancy (Lancaster University) and Hannah Yelin (Oxford Brookes University) will join us to discuss their timely and essential research into the 'impact of impact' on women academics and the misogynist social media abuse women scholars can receive in response to making their research public. 

Get moving this March

You can get with and where for a one off fee of £10 you can try many new activities from Bhangra Fusion, HITT, Pilates, Boxercise, Legs Bums & Tums, Nordic Walking, Yoga Nidra and Clubbercise, between the Monday 7 March and Friday 18 March. If you would like to get involved, please check out the link , where you can also find the calendar of events.