International Women's Day Celebrations
- UGMS
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min read
International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
If you're in Keele today you can check out the celebrations in the David Wetherall building. They will be will be showing a collection of YouTube videos suggested by our staff and students around the theme "challenging gender expectations" in Room 0.116 from 11:00-15:00 today. Drop in and out whenever you are free. To find us just follow the big purple footprints from the atrium!
The video collection includes examples of how gender norms impact both on men and women. We have also put up posters and displays that we hope will get you to reflect upon how gender is ingrained in our society. We hope these will help you reflect on whether a world without gender norms be a freer, fairer one? They also have a pledge board outside room 0.116 to get people to feel how they can challenge gender inequality. This is part of the central #Eachforequal campaign for this year. Come by and put up your pledge.
Alternatively for those based here all day, the videos can been viewed at the bottom of this post or via this link:
Penguin Random House have also put together a list of 46 Books About Women Who Changed The World, stories about women who stood up, spoke out, struggled through, and soared. Which can be viewed via this link:
Following the book theme, I found a book that might be of interest to you. Send Us a Lady Physician: Women Doctors in America, 1835-1920. I realise that it is about American Physicians, by 1900, over 7,000 female physicians were practising in America.
Information can be found via this link:
Also attached are resources for you to get involved with #eachforequal selfie pledges via this link:
If you do take or post any photos, please tag us! We'd love to see how you're celebrating.
How did you celebrate International Women's Day? How will you challenge the bias?
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