International Women's Day

We champion social justice, equality and equity, and we annually celebrate women's achievements at International Women's Day (8 March). Explore our varied programme for IWD 2024, all in line with this year’s IWD theme of #InspireInclusion, and catch up on IWD 2023.

6 March: Thetis and her Sisters - the Nereids in Greek Myth and Thought by Winchester classicist Dr Polly Stoker, on campus

Student sitting with staff member at a table outside

8 March: Women entrepreneurs panel discussion, on campus

8 March: Female-themed student theatre company performances in The Point, Eastleigh

16 March: 'Maryland ' featuring actor/academic Dr Helen Grime and students alongside members of the community

19 March: Enterprise mobility networking event, on campus

19/26 March: History of Women's Education events, online

Resources and revenues of royal women in premodern Europe project: medieval silver coins

Research highlight: money and power of royal women in premodern Europe

IWD 2023

The theme for 2023 was Equity and our Enterprise team organised a networking event connecting women entrepreneurs with our potential student entrepreneurs, enabling the students to meet positive role models and the entrepreneurs to develop professional relationships with our students. We also launched a report on encouraging equitable practice in entrepreneurship.

In 2023, the University signed up to the Advance HE Aurora programme, a leadership programme for women in Higher Education designed to be a positive action measure under the Equality Act 2010.

We have well established expertise and research interests in histories of women’s education, and we published a blog and a book highlighting our research into the role of women in the Anglican Church Congress.