There is an exciting range of internal and external speakers lined up, who will be discussing a range of topics and issues that are relevant to women, and also of interest to men, in both the Professional Services and academic Schools.

Free childcare for children up to the age of 11 is being offered to colleagues attending the evening book group event on Wednesday 11 March*.

You can book onto the events by visiting our International Women's Day 2020 website, which also showcases research by women from the #LboroFamily who are pushing the boundaries of current thinking, shaping public policy and helping to improve the quality of people's lives. In addition, profiles of brilliant women from across our diverse community are available to read, highlighting their achievements and their thoughts on what International Women's Day means to them.

Monday 9 March

• Equality of Opportunity, 11am-12noon
  • Find out how the University is working to address pay imbalance and inequity
• Launch of International Women’s Week and Women@Lboro, the Loughborough women’s network, 12.15pm-2pm 
• Tackling internet trolling and sexual harassment, 2pm-4pm
  • A panel debate
• Why race is a feminist issue, 6pm-8pm   
  • A panel debate

Tuesday 10 March

• Imposter Syndrome, 10.30am-11.30am     
  • Bringing your authentic self into your professional life
• How to be a good ally: Tackling everyday sexism, 11.45am-12.45pm 
  • Exploring the role we all play in addressing sexism
• Insights from the Provost: Female Leadership and Strategic Challenges in Higher Education, 1.15pm-2.45pm      
  • A keynote presentation from Professor Helen Higson from Aston University, who will offer insights into her own career journey and how to tackle strategic issues within higher education management
• Menopause, 3pm-4.30pm
  • Launch of the University’s new guidance and ideas discussion on possible additional support

Wednesday 11 March

• ‘(WHEN) we own it’, 12pm-1.30pm (FULLY BOOKED)
  • This masterclass, delivered by colleagues from the Women’s Higher Education Network (WHEN), will help women to create strategies to narrate accomplishments simply yet powerfully

• Women's Higher Education Network, 11am-12pm
  • Introductory session to discuss the group’s aims and objectives and how they envision the future of women in higher education

• Loughborough Enterprise Network’s ‘Women in Enterprise’, 2pm-3.30pm
  • Panel discussion on the triumphs and challenges of being a woman starting up a new venture and how we can tackle the lack of female entrepreneurs

• Book Group*, 4.15pm-6pm       
  • Informal group discussion of Caroline Criado-Perez’s Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men.
  • Free childcare for children up to the age of 11 is being offered to colleagues attending this event

 Thursday 12 March

• Resilience for Leaders, 9am-12noon
  • Delivered by Deborah Bulcock (coach and consultant), this is an interactive workshop to explore stress and how to build resilience

• What’s gender equality got to do with me?, 11am-12noon
  • This session, led by Professor Andy Dainty and Dr Manuel Alonso, is designed for male colleagues to discuss how they actively support and champion female colleagues to challenge gender inequality

• Beating Burnout,1pm-2pm
  • Deborah Bulcock (coach and consultant) shares her personal journey of beating the burnout

• Gender Journeys, 3pm-4pm      
  • A spoken word performance of personal stories and experiences
• Inspirational Female Leaders in STEM, 6.15pm-8.30pm
  • The Careers Network and Women's Engineering Society bring exclusive guest speakers working in STEM careers. This event must be booked via the internal events listings. 

Friday 13 March

• Café Academique, 9.30am-12.30pm           
  • A popular social and educational event for Doctoral Researchers focusing on research for and about women

• How to be a good ally: Tackling everyday sexism, 11.30am-12.30pm 
  • Exploring the role we all play in addressing sexism

• Psychology of Flourishing: Leveraging wellbeing and resilience,12.30pm-2pm
  • Delivered by Dr Jummy Okoya (University of East London), this session will cover the psychology of happiness, how it contributes to fulfilment and productivity, and what we can do to strengthen our resilience and wellbeing

• Women can have it all: How to balance research, leadership and family, 1pm-4pm      
  • A panel debate - this event is taking place on the London campus and is not bookable via myHR