
International Women's Day 2021
How is everyone celebrating IWD 2021?
Here's a few things to keep you busy...
International Women’s Day 2021 – Virtual Hackathon
Hosted by:
TH.0
Greatness has no gender. This event is gender inclusive.
Focusing on three challenges;
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Open Source Education
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Skills Change
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Crowd Funding
Fri, 5 Mar 2021, 19:00 –
Sun, 7 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT
Tickets can be found on the link below.
Online History Talk: To Have Power Over Themselves - A Short History of Women's Rights
Hosted by:
Tudor House & Garden
To celebrate 2021’s International Women’s Day theme, #ChooseToChallenge, join Becky Sharp to discover how women throughout history have challenged the barriers that were put in their way at this accessible talk.
Tuesday 09 March 7.00pm Tickets from: £4.50
Tickets can be found on the link below.
Natwest : International Women’s Day Celebrations 2021
Hosted by:
Natwest
Join us as we recognise 100 incredible women who chose to challenge, in an event to celebrate, recognise and connect.
During this session we will also launch an ebook showcasing all 100 women.
Monday 08 March 10.00 - 11.00am
Tickets can be found on the link below.
The Scottish Women's Convention - International Women's Day 2021
Hosted by:
Scottish Women's Convention
Attendees will hear from a range of contributors and key speakers who will discuss their experiences over the past year and their hopes for what a post-COVID Scotland will look like for women. This will be followed by an interactive question and answer session.
To commemorate the tireless and heroic efforts of our key workers over the past months, our chosen theme is “Celebrating Women in Scotland”. We want to highlight the amazing work done by women in all walks of life during this pandemic.
Monday 08 March 6pm-8pm
Tickets can be found on the link below.
From Resistance to Resilience
Hosted by:
Women in Tech Republic
On International Women’s Day, W.I.T. Republic will use its platform to celebrate women’s achievements and raise awareness about women’s equality in the world of tech.
Not only will we be joined by 4 leading women with a wealth of experience in tech, as well as the diversity & inclusion space... but we also want this to be an interactive event where you'll be encouraged to share your own experiences and thoughts.
Joining us for the evening to get the conversation started:
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Cheryl Razzell, VP of Engineering at Polystream
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Saskia Nijs, CEO at Studio 21st / Boardmember, Author, Speaker
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Salma de Graaff, Chief People Officer at Travix
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Ivett Ördög, Engineering Manager at Contentful / Creator of Lean Poker
Following the panel discussion, we'll split into breakout rooms for a deeper delve into diversity and equality in tech.
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Room 1 discussion: Experiences around inequality in your career?
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Room 2 discussion: How can we forge more diversity in tech?
We'll reconvene as a group at the end of the evening to discuss the key takeaways from each of the breakout room sessions and for some final positive thoughts on the future of women in tech!
Monday 08 March 5pm-8pm
Tickets can be found on the link below.