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EVENTS: Scotland and UK wide
In this post you will find a selection of up and coming events and programmes relating to gender and women's participation in the labour market.
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Engender
Engender hosts a range of conferences, seminars, round-tables and discussions to explore women’s inequality, and share strategies to challenge it.
Some of events are members only, but all are welcome at their public events.
Inspiring Women: Intersectionality
May 17, 2014, 11.00 – 13.30
The Melting Pot, Edinburgh
Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.
Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.
This Inspiring Women will be discussing intersectionality. The concept of intersectionality came from Kimberle Crenshaw, an academic scholar, in 1989. It describes the connections between different forms of oppression such as sexism, racism, ableism, classism, homophobia, transphobia and xenophobia and the need to recognise that these are interconnected and cannot be considered separately.
This session allows Engender members the opportunity to get together to discuss how intersectional approaches would be useful for Scottish feminism in 2014, and to identify any challenges that intersectionality presents.
Open Space Workshops
Engender are working towards gaining a better understanding of women’s experiences and views of intra-Christian sectarianism.
We are holding a series of Open Space workshops to explore women’s experiences of and ideas on the relationship between sectarianism, faith, family and community. So far discussions on women and sectarianism have been focused around football and domestic abuse. The aim of these events is to bring women together to talk about the impact sectarianism has (or doesn’t have) on their lives and how women can work together to make their communities strong and resilient.
What is Open Space? The ‘Open Space’ way of working was created in 1985 and brings people together to discuss a common theme. Open Space is fully participative, there are no talking heads, and it believes that the participants are the real experts. Just come along with an open mind and your thoughts and opinions.
Open space workshops are scheduled as follows:
Glasgow: May 27, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - IET Glasgow: Teacher Building. Book for this event Hamilton: May 29, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - Avonbridge Hotel. Book for this event Edinburgh: June 3, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - Café Camino. Book for this event Kilmarnock: June 11, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - Palace & Grand Hall Complex. Book for this event Oban: June 13, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - The Regent Hotel. Book for this eventAberdeen: June 17, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - Carmelite Hotel. Book for this event
For more information please contact Rosaria Votta at Engender by emailing Rosaria@engender.org.uk or call 0131 558 9596.
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SRC Women in Science, Engineering and Technology
‘Sticky Floors & Glass Ceilings’
FREE Career Development Workshop
For women with qualifications in Science, Engineering or Technology
Wednesday 4th June 2014, 10am – 4pm, Edinburgh
Do women hold themselves back? There is a considerable body of evidence which shows that women can encounter structural barriers to their progression at work in the SET professions - that glass (or sometimes concrete) ceiling. There is also evidence which points to the ‘sticky floors’ that can prevent women from making the most of their skills, knowledge and abilities – these more internal barriers which can hold women back. The good news is that there can be progress on both fronts. This workshop will look at tackling these structural barriers. Due to funding this workshop is aimed at women working in business and industry.
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Women in Renewable Energy Scotland (WiRES)
WiRES is a network for women working, or who would like to work, in the renewable energy sector in Scotland. Our aim is to support women's participation in the sector through information, education, and networking opportunities.
Networking reception with Fergus Ewing
Tuesday, 27 May, 6.00pm-8.00pm, GlasgowWe are delighted to announce that Fergus Ewing, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, will speak at our next networking reception.
The evening reception will be held in the Finnieston Room at the Radisson Blu Hotel in central Glasgow on Tuesday 27 May, 6pm-8pm. Wine, juice, and light snacks will be provided.
If you have any questions please contact us at info@wirescotland.com or by calling 0141 337 8144.
Site visit to Gask Farm Biogas Plant
Friday, 6 June, 11.30am-5.00pm, Turriff, Aberdeenshire
We are very pleased to offer our members the opportunity to visit the award-winning Gask Farm Biogas Plant in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, on 6 June 2014.
The event will include transport from Inverurie train station to Turriff, a networking lunch, and an introductory presentation on AD and biogas by a representative from Zebec Energy. We will then take a guided tour at the Gask's AD plant and hear from Gask's owner Andrew Rennie about the innovative process that turns waste into a resource.
This event is organised in partnership with the Scottish Biofuel Programme.
If you have any questions, please contact us on 0141 337 8144 or email info@wirescotland.com. Final agenda and transport information to be confirmed.
Save the date: Site Visit to Pelamis Wave Power
Friday, 29 August, 10.00am-1.00pm, Leith, Edinburgh
We are pleased to organise a site visit for women to Pelamis Wave Power, the world’s most advanced wave energy technology company.
We will hold a presentation/Q&A session, followed by a tour of the facilities, including Control room, Fabrication bay, and Component testing/hydraulics bay.
Please register your interest. The agenda will be confirmed in due course.
Save the date: Networking Event Edinburgh
Thursday, 25 September, 6.00pm-8.00pm, Edinburgh
We are delighted that Judith Patten will attend our September event in Edinburgh which will be an opportunity for networking and information sharing in a relaxed atmosphere.
Judith is the founder of All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy event, and winner of Scottish Renewables' Outstanding Contribution award 2012.
Please register your interest. Venue and agenda will be confirmed in due course.
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ENGENDER
Inspiring Women: Masculinities
September 20, 2014, 11.00 – 13.00
Room 3, STUC, Glasgow
Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.
Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.
This Inspiring Women will be discussing masculinities.
Masculinities and men are not the same thing. Masculinities refer to gender relations, the position of men and how people engage with that position. It is a commonly held belief that masculinity is innate and cannot be changed but there is significant evidence that there are multiple masculinities and that these change over time and that they are subject to influence.
This session gives Engender members an opportunity to reflect on the predominant masculinities in Scotland to day and how feminists can best engage with theories and practice around masculinities.
Inspiring Women: Pornography and new media
November 15, 2014, 11.00 – 13.00
The Melting Pot, Edinburgh
Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.
Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.
This Inspiring Women will be discussing pornography and new media.
The rise of the Internet and increased use of social media has provided millions of consumers with the opportunity to purchase and view pornography almost anonymously, and to share and abuse personal images.
This session offers an opportunity for Engender members to discuss the implications and consequences of pornography in the digital age.
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