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International Women's Day 2024: #InspireInclusion
We’re embracing inclusion and forging a path for the women of the future.
International Women’s Day is a time to raise awareness about discrimination, celebrate women’s achievements and take action to inspire inclusion.
This year’s United Nations call is to ‘Invest in women: Accelerate progress’, recognising the alarming lack of financing identified as one of the key challenges in achieving gender equality by 2030.
As a University, equality, diversity and inclusion is central to Our future, our strategic plan, vision and values; we’re committed to accelerating and achieving gender equality for the benefit of our staff, students and wider community.
Embracing inclusion across our University community
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Our diversity and global connections also place us in the unique position of being able to make a difference for women as we seek a world that is free of bias, stereotyping and discrimination, and is fair for all.
Oyebanji Adewumi MBE / Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Oyebanji Adewumi MBE, our Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, discusses her responsibility to inspire inclusion and how together we can make a difference:
“I will inspire inclusion as it’s not only my responsibility to do so, but, as a leader, I also need to raise awareness about the importance of valuing difference and challenging discriminatory practices and thereby building a brighter future for both women and men.
“Over the years, our University community of staff, students, alumni and partners have done a lot to progress inclusion locally, across the region and beyond. We are in the unique position of being able to make a difference for women as we seek a world that is free of bias, stereotyping and discrimination and is fair for all.
"This can only be achieved if we collectively try to make a difference each day by being intentional about inspiring inclusion."