Western Sydney University celebrates women's equality
Western Sydney University will celebrate women across the world, including the diverse and talented women from within the University community, as part of International Women’s Day 2022.
This year’s theme ‘Break the Bias’ speaks to eliminating barriers to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive world – a theme that will be front and centre at a range of events hosted by the University on Tuesday, 8 March.
Students, staff and community partners will come together for the University’s ‘Breaking Barriers’ International Women’s Day event, featuring a presentation from keynote speaker Amna Karra-Hassan, an activist and advocate for diversity, inclusion and gender parity in Western Sydney.
As founder of the first women's AFL team in the region, Ms Karra-Hassan is widely recognised for the diversity she brought to the game, taking the code to Western Sydney and pioneering programs for women from minority communities.
Professor Deborah Sweeney, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Enterprise and International and Professor Clare Pollock, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor will also speak at the event, alongside thought leaders from the University who will lead an engaging panel discussion.
Esteemed panellists will include Dr Amira Aftab, School of Law; Ellen Brackenreg, Executive Director, Equity, Safety and Wellbeing; Associate Professor Brahmaputra Marjadi, School of Medicine; Associate Professor Lucy Nicholas, School of Social Sciences; and Associate Professor Corrinne Sullivan, School of Social Sciences.
Western Sydney University is a global leader in gender equality, recognised as 3rd in the world for Gender Equality and 4th for reducing inequalities by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021.
The University has also been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality for 17 years, and was awarded the prestigious Athena Swann Bronze medal under the Science in Gender Equity (SAGE) Program in 2020.
It offers a wide range of supports and resources to assist students and staff to achieve equal access and opportunity across all aspects of their study and work.
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ENDS
7 March 2022
Photo credit: Sally Tsoutas
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