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Women's History Month 2025

Women’s History Month falls in March each year, taking place between 1-31 March 2025.

During this month we will be running events to challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions, improve situations and celebrate women’s achievements and International Women’s Day. As a part of this, we celebrate Women’s History Month with a wide range of SU and University events, including in our Lakeside Theatre and Art Exchange.

We are currently organising our programme of events for Women's History Month 2025 and will update this webpage as events, timings and locations are confirmed. If you would like any further information about our planned programme of events for 2025, please email the Events team at events@essex.ac.uk.

East 15 Acting School and Essex Startups - International Women's Day 2025

Date: Monday 3 March
Location: Loughton Campus Room NB1, 5.45pm

Calling all Women in the Creative Industries! Unlock your potential by learning about growth mindset and goal setting at our IWD 2025 workshop. 

Students - book your place on Career Hub and if you're staff, just go along. 

Kickboxing Class

Date: Tuesday 4 March
Location: Studio 2, Sports Arena, 5.00pm-6.30pm

A Two Woman Hamlet

Dates: Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 March, from 7pm 
Location: Lakeside Theatre, Colchester Campus


A Two Woman Hamlet takes Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy and asks: what happens if you try to do this with a cast of two in just 60 minutes? This is an unpretentious adaptation, with joys in it for those familiar with Hamlet and those new to the story.

Find out more about this fast-paced, fun, and irreverent adaptation for the Lakeside audience on the Lakeside Theatre webpage.

Cake Sale and Fundraising

Date: Wednesday 5 March
Location: Outside room 2N2.4.16 (SSRC Seminar Room), 10am-12pm

To celebrate International Women's Day, the UK Data Archive are holding a number of events and the Cake Sale is supporting International Women's Day and Colchester Foodbank. Whether you'd like to donate home baked goods, store cupboard essentials, or just come along to buy cake, everyone is welcome! The UK Data Archive will be collecting donations for Colchester Foodbank and here is a link to their shopping list.

How to harness a better life-work balance, and what this means as a 21st century woman

Date: Wednesday 5 March
Location: EBS.2.34, Colchester Campus, 1pm-3pm

Join us for an inspiring event exploring how modern women can achieve a more fulfilling work/life balance. This engaging discussion will delve into the challenges and opportunities of balancing professional aspirations with personal wellbeing, within the context of today's fast-paced world. 

Gain valuable insights from a diverse group of successful women who have made their mark in both business and academia. Learn about their journeys, challenges, and triumphs as they share their wisdom and experiences in our panel discussion.

Chair: Dr Maria Hudson (Senior Lecturer - Essex Business School)

Panellists: Dr Christina Ferreira (Senior Lecturer - Essex Business School), Dr Ritta Husted (Senior Lecturer - Essex Pathways), Cami Valenzuela (Director - Belingual) and Emma Swan (Director - Thrive Safe Limited).

Whether you're looking to redefine your priorities, build strategies for self-care, or simply find inspiration to embrace balance in your life, this event is for you!

Book your place via Career Hub.

Banner Making for Women's March

Date: Wednesday 5 March
Location: Atrium, 6pm-8pm

Market Stall Day

Date: Friday 7 March
Location: Square 3, 11am-2pm

Women's March

Date: Friday 7 March
Location: Square 3, 12pm-1pm

Women at the forefront of Change Economics x WIF

Date: Friday 7 March
Location: The Hex, 6pm-9pm

In celebration of International Women's Day, join the Economic Society and Women in Finance Society for "Women at the Forefront of Change," an insightful discussion featuring industry experts who will share their experiences, challenges, and success stories. This is an incredible opportunity to gain valuable knowledge, network with inspiring professionals, and be part of the movement toward a more equitable future.

International Women's Day Special

Date: Saturday 8 March
Location: Essex Sport Arena, 6pm

Celebrate International Women's Day with the Rebels at the Essex Sport Arena. At 6pm, don't miss our highly anticipated Essex Rebels Women's Volleyball Team as they take on a strong Team SideOut Polonia in a thrilling Superleague clash.

Find out more on the Essex Rebels webpage.

Girls Night In

Date: Sunday 9 March
Location: SU Bar, 9pm-11pm

Come and join us women’s rugby along with, tennis, hockey, lacrosse, pole dance, netball, dodgeball and the music society to celebrate international women’s day with a girls night in at the SU bar.

Milk It: Women's Day!

Date: Monday 10 March
Location: SU Bar, 9pm-2am

The cheesiest night on campus is back!
Grab your cow print clothing and head onto the dance floor to boogie the night away with the milk it cow!
Bust out your best dance moves all the way until 2am!

Celebrating Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska

Date: Tuesday 11 March
Location: Ivor Crewe Seminar Room and online, 2pm-4pm

Since this year marks the centenary of Sophie’s death in an asylum at Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire,  her last home, and a place she cherished for its rural beauty, the purpose of the event is to celebrate Sophie’s work and life at the University of Essex which holds an extensive archive of her poetry notebooks and Journal in Special Collections, Albert Sloman Library.

Girls Night In

Date: Friday 14 March
Location: The Atrium, 6.30pm-9.00pm

Film Screening: Hidden Figures

Date: Wednesday 19 March
Location: Cine10, 7pm-9pm

Yoga Session

Date: Thursday 20 March
Location: The Atrium, 12pm-1pm

Previous events

2024

How resilience is helping women win the battle with leprosy
Lepra and the University of Essex co-hosted a special event to celebrate International Women’s Day on Monday 4 March at 7pm in the STEM Centre at the University’s Colchester Campus, which was followed by a drinks reception. View the photos from the event on our University flickr page.

Empowering Women in the Digital Age: Addressing Gender-Based Digital Harm
An event hosted by the University of Essex Human Rights Centre in conjunction with the Centre for Global South Studies, and the Centre for Intimate and Sexual Citizenship. This event explored the theme of gender-based digital and online harm, hosting speakers who were leading experts in understanding and addressing this critical issue. 

Feminist Placard Making
Women and their allies joined together to get creative as they talked about, planned for and activated celebrations for IWD. In this workshop they made placards in preparation for the IWD march across campus on Friday 8 March. This workshop was led by local feminist activist Marina Cusi Sanchez, in collaboration with the University of Essex Colchester campus Students’ Union Women’s Officer and Feminist Society.

Celebrating Women in Political Science 
The event featured a round table, followed by lunch, where there was a chance to network with the speakers and other attendees. There were three panellists: Professor Zeynep Bulutgil from University College London, Dr Janina Beiser-McGrath from Royal Holloway, University of London, and Dr Allyson Benton from the University of Essex.

Making Mentoring Work for Women
Essex Business School hosted an event to celebrate International Women's Day with students and staff joining together for a productive discussion on the importance of mentorship at work, especially for women.

This event also marked the launch of the Essex Business School Women's Working Group, which aims to promote gender equality and opportunities for women in the workplace. The discussion was led by Anna Sarkisyan, one of the co-chairs of the new Essex Business School Women’s Working Group, along with Christina Ferreira and Teresa Alvarez and they discussed mentorship for women in the workplace.

Canvas & Confidence: A Celebration of Women in Colour
Canvas & Confidence offered more than just an ordinary art session; it was an inclusive space for staff and students to come together, celebrate diversity, and empower one another. As part of the session, attendees worked on a collaborative mural project, which served as a powerful symbol of the group's shared strength and resilience. 

Panel Discussion on Women at E15 & in the Arts
The panellists taking part included: Dr Christina Kapadocha (E15 Lecturer in Movement for Acting & Research), Caroline Ibrahim-Hansford (E15 School Manager),  Matthew Lloyd (Associate Director of E15) and Industry Professional, Angela Michaels (Tell Tarra, Half Moon). The panel discussion was chaired by Charlotte Thompson-Lillie (E15 Lecturer in Acting) with an introduction and performance by E15 students. 


International Women's Day: Empowering Women in Economics and Beyond
Hosted by the Economics Society, featuring inspiring female speakers from industries such as the Civil Service, Consulting, Fintech, Transportation and many more. This event will explore crucial topics like women's involvement in AI development to ensure gender equality, barriers to women entering STEM fields, insights into early career opportunities in STEM, workplace myths and navigating professional challenges.


Looking through the glass (The fem lens)
A reel-making competition for women, looking at the world through the feminine lens. 


Womb Eye
A Homegrown Season production by Stella Perry, PhD Theatre Studies, Playwriting.  The performance of Womb Eye was a staged reading. Womb Eye is a concept piece about two entities who awaken in a dark limbo. They explore language, power dynamics, and fate, knowing only one can survive.

Students' Union
The Students' Union organised a number of events throughout Women's History Month and these included a Women's and Black SCO Officer Mixer, a Women's Market, a Period stigma mixer, mug decorating and a Solidarity Bonfire. At our Southend Campus, the Students' Union organised a Gal's Day Out, A 'Women, Culture and Power' exhibition and a talent competition - 'Wonder Women Southend'.

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