International Women's Week Main Event: 'Women Shaping Society' Event
- Time:
- 17:30 - 20:00
- Date:
- 8 March 2013
- Venue:
- The Bridge SUSU Building 42 Highfield
For more information regarding this event, please telephone Sunny Takhar on x 29671 or email sunny.takhar@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
‘Women shaping society' is a free event bringing together staff, students and local people to celebrate International Women’s Day. The event will be opened by Professor Jeremy Howells, Diversity Champion and includes guest speakers Professor Jessica Corner, Nyovani Madise and Councillor Sarah Bogle.
The event includes three thought provoking and inspirational speakers, a fashion show and monologue from the African Caribbean Society, plenty of time to network and socialise, free light refreshments and music. There will also be an art exhibition by Winchester School of Art students and The Art House Cafe stall will be selling some delicious organic treats. Book your free ticket as numbers are limited!
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Professor Jessica Corner,Jessica is Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and has over 25 years experience in higher education. One of the first students to graduate with a degree in Nursing from London University, she went on to specialise in Cancer Nursing at the Royal Marsden Hospital. She gained her PhD in 1990 from Kings College London. She was Director of the Centre of Cancer and Palliative care Studies and Deputy Dean (Nursing) at the Institute of Cancer Research at the Royal Marsden Hospital for 12 years and was the first nurse to be appointed to a Chair at the Institute. She joined the University of Southampton in 2002. Throughout her career she has a wide range of research interest focussed on improving the care and support for People with Cancer combining academic, clinical work and research. In 2005 she was seconded to Macmillan Cancer Support to work as Director of Improving Cancer Services returning to Southampton University in 2008 to become Head of the School of Health Sciences a new entity bringing together Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health professions into a new School.
Nyovani J Madise ,Nyovani Madise obtained her PhD in 1993. It investigated the interface between birth interval length and infant mortality in Malawi using multilevel modelling. Before joining the University of Southampton in 1994, Nyovani worked as a lecturer in statistics at the University of Malawi. Nyovani co-directed Opportunities and Choices, a DFID-funded knowledge programme of research in reproductive health between 1999 and 2001 and was the first director of the Centre for AIDS Research. Nyovani is currently director of the Centre for Global Health, Population, Poverty, and Policy. She is also continuing to work on child survival, nutrition, HIV/AIDS and contraceptive use dynamics in sub-saharan Africa.
Sarah Bogle, Labour Councillor for Bargate,Southampton City Council,I became a Councillor after many years campaigning and party activist experience, and enjoy representing Bargate Ward, which is challenging, diverse and ever-changing. My policy interests include transport, city centre regeneration and economic development. Tackling the skills gap and generating more confidence and aspiration in the city is critical to Southampton's future. I am currently working at Southampton Solent University as a Programme Manager, helping to accelerate their Strategic Plan. I have many years' experience in various operational and project management roles in industry and more recently in the public sector. I sing in a local choir and take an active interest in arts and culture, particularly where it can have a positive impact on regeneration of the city.