In March, the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) will celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) (8 March), a global day recognising the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. There are a number of events taking place throughout March (online and in person), find out more below:

A Conversation with Dr Pragya Agarwal: Women, bias, race, & (m)otherhood – Wednesday 9 March, 12-3pm (in person and online) Open to all

The School of Health Sciences (SHS) welcomes guest speaker Dr Pragya Agarwal, behavioural and data scientist and author, and founder of research think-tank The 50 Percent Project. Join Dr Adam Danquah, Associate Dean for Inclusive Education and Engagement, as he interviews Dr Pragya Agarwal. The interview will then be followed by networking and a workshop on anti-racism, inclusion and unconscious bias.

Find out more and please register in advance via Eventbrite

Gina Rippon – The Gendered Brain – Thursday 10 March 1-3 pm (in person and online) Open to all

The Faculty welcomes guest speaker Professor Gina Rippon, author of ‘The Gendered Brain’ to celebrate International Women’s Day for 2022.

For centuries both neuroscience and behavioural science have been pursuing a Hunt the Difference agenda, trying to find ways of characterising the differences between the brains and behaviour of women and men. But just how different are our brains?

Can brain scientists tell the differences between what they describe as female and male brains? Are women and men really distinguished by their levels of empathy or their map-reading skills? This talk revisits these old questions and introduces answers that might surprise you.

Gina will be joined by Dr Ellen Poliakoff, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, and Adele MacKinlay, Director of People and Organisational Development, UoM.

Find out more and please register in advance via Eventbrite

From Sticky Floors to Glass Ceilings – Examining and challenging inequality in clinical academic careers – Wednesday 16 March, 2-3.30pm (in person and online) Open to all

Join School of Medical Sciences to examine and challenge inequalities in clinical academic careers with a live panel discussion. Inequalities in any career trajectory is often described as a ‘leaky pipeline’. Women and Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals are the least likely to progress along the clinical academic career trajectory.

• What factors affect access to clinical academic careers?
• Why, and when, do inequalities occur?
• What are the main reasons for leaving clinical academia?
• What support is available to facilitate equality?

To find out more, join panellists:

• Professor Gabrielle Finn, Professor of Medical Education and Vice Dean (Teaching, Learning and Students)
• Banji Adewumi MBE, Director Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Professor Margaret Kingston, Director of Undergraduate Medical Studies,
• Dr Rebecca Farrington, GP & Senior Clinical Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences
• Mr George Obolo, Third-year medical student at the University of Manchester and Co-Founder of The Black Excellence Network.

Find out more and please register in advance via Eventbrite

The Contribution of Women across the Lifespan in the Covid-19 Crisis – Final three Wednesdays of March, 12-1 pm (online) Open to all

SHS Athena Swan committee are hosting a series of online inspirational lunchtime lectures to highlight the contributions of women during the Covid-19 pandemic. Including;  

• Challenges and Contributions of women over 50 in Manchester during Covid-19: Lessons from the Uncertain Futures Project
• The effect of Covid-19 on mothers

Find out more and please register in advance via Eventbrite

Save the Date: Career progression of people from an ethnic diverse background – Wednesday 30^th March 2-3.30pm

School of Biological Sciences event. Further details to follow.

Pledge Photo Campaign #BreakTheBias (8 March all day)

This year’s IWD theme #BreakTheBias focuses on how collectively, we can all break the bias by:

• breaking the bias in our communities.
• breaking the bias in our workplaces.
• breaking the bias in our schools, colleges and universities.

You can show your solidarity in #BreakTheBias by taking a photo of yourself crossing your arms to pledge your support and tagging @FBMH_SR in your photos on Twitter. 

Find out more about additional events taking place at the University here

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