Image with purple background with the text International Women's Day 8 March 2023

International Women's Day

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Taking place annually on 8 March, IWD is one of the most important days of the year to celebrate women's achievements, educate and raise awareness for women's equality, call for positive change advancing women and more.

This year's global IWD campaign theme is #EmbraceEquity. The 2023 theme should encourage us all to challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, draw attention to bias and seek out inclusion; we can all embrace equity.

Here at the Management School we will continue to celebrate IWD and #EmbraceEquity. We will be marking the day with an internal event for all staff to attend to hear from Professor Jo Meehan who will be sharing her experiences of her career pathway and the obstacles she has faced and overcome to inspire other women and future role models.

Furthermore, you can take a look at the esteemed research from our School's experts:

Women proposing: Gender equality in wedding rituals? Women proposing: Gender equality in wedding rituals?

Women proposing: Gender equality in wedding rituals?

Dr Daniela Pirani, Dr Vera Beckley-Hoelscher and Dr Ratna Khanijou take a critical look at how, while more women are pushing the boundaries, proposing to men reinforces the perception that marriage is the socially accepted way to move forward with relationships.

The impact of domestic violence on female labour supply The impact of domestic violence on female labour supply

The impact of domestic violence on female labour supply

With a staggering number of yearly victims of domestic abuse in the UK, Dr Noemi Mantovan explores how partner violence impacts women’s life choices with respect to partnership status, labour supply and fertility.

Job age discrimination for women starts at least 10 years earlier than for men Job age discrimination for women starts at least 10 years earlier than for men

Job age discrimination for women starts at least 10 years earlier than for men

Professor Ian Burn's research responds to some of the key questions regarding age discrimination in recruitment and explains how this specifically affects women looking for jobs from as early as 40 years of age.

Juggling childcare and work during COVID19: A mothers’ job Juggling childcare and work during COVID19: A mothers’ job

Juggling childcare and work during COVID19: A mothers’ job

Dr Rachel Ashman, Dr Laura Radcliffe and Professor Caroline Gatrell delve into the experiences of working mothers during COVID19 and reflect on how national lockdowns caused a reversal to traditional gender roles.

Gender diversity reforms have helped UK company boards, but they are failing in other countries - new research explains why Gender diversity reforms have helped UK company boards, but they are failing in other countries - new research explains why

Gender diversity reforms have helped UK company boards, but they are failing in other countries - new research explains why

Dr Jannine Poletti-Hughes explores the impact of independent female board directors on organisational performance, within the cultural context and family traditions of Latin America.

BME Women: Breaking through the ‘concrete ceiling’ to achieve career success BME Women: Breaking through the ‘concrete ceiling’ to achieve career success

BME Women: Breaking through the ‘concrete ceiling’ to achieve career success

As BME women remain dramatically underrepresented in the corporate world, Professor Lilian Otaye-Ebede and Dr Samah Shaffakat look into the experiences of ethnic minority female leaders to understand how they have overcome the ‘concrete ceiling’.

Image of Professor Jo Meehan

Watch Professor Jo Meehan's International Women's Day Talk

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Management School hosted a seminar for all staff to hear about the successful career journey of Professor Jo Meehan. Jo shared experiences of her career pathway and the obstacles she has faced and overcome to inspire other women and future role models.