A host of prominent figures will be in Cambridge this week to highlight gender inequality across the world
A host of prominent figures will be in Cambridge this week to highlight gender inequality across the world
Saturday’s event is a joint effort by different local and national organisations to highlight and celebrate the achievements of women.
Sigrid Fisher
Mariella Frostrup, journalist and campaigner for women’s rights and gender equality, will give the University’s International Women’s Day Annual lecture this Thursday.
She will be joined by a variety of speakers from EQUALS, a coalition of charities and arts organisations brought together by Annie Lennox to celebrate International Women’s Day and to encourage a younger generation to call for a more equal world.
The lecture, which starts at 5.45pm in the Howard Theatre, Downing College, will be hosted by Professor Dame Athene Donald, equality champion for gender at the University.
Mariella will talk about her work for global charity the GREAT initiative, which engages in issues of gender imbalance and works to encourage improvements for women, children and families on the African continent.
Other events across the University and city will also be taking place to mark International Women’s Day, among them ‘No Going Back! What Next for Women Today?’, a series of talks, exhibitions and workshops by some 20 groups and organisations across Cambridge, which will take place on Saturday, 10 March. Speakers include Professor Donald, Julie Spence OBE, former Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Antoinette Jackson, Chief Executive of Cambridge City Council, and Kat Banyard, author, critic and feminist campaigner.
Sigrid Fisher, Head of Equality and Diversity at the University, said: “Saturday’s event is a joint effort by different local and national organisations to highlight and celebrate the achievements of women. In Cambridge, we think it is really important to recognise International Women’s Day and involve groups large and small in promoting issues that continue to affect women’s lives all over the world.”
Meanwhile, the University’s Annual Disability Lecture has been postponed until a later date. The lecture was due to be given by MP Dame Anne Begg on 22 March at St John’s College. If you would like to be informed of the rescheduled date, please email disability@admin.cam.ac.uk.
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