International Women’s Day staff event 9 March 2016
15 Feb
9 MARCH EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED
We are running a waiting list and if you would like to be added to the list please email diversity@shu.ac.uk Please note that workshops A and B are massively over-subscribed and it is unlikely that places will become available.
Click here to see an overview of all the SHU IWD 2016 events and activities – and how to join them. IWD SHU Activity 7 to 11 March 2016
Click here for the SheFest brochure. SheFest Brochure 2016
International Women’s Day 2016
The 8th March marks International Women’s Day (IWD). Observed since 1909, it is a global celebration of respect, appreciation and recognition of women, while continuing to call for greater equality. The focus this year is on Parity.
The World Economic Forum predicted in 2014 that it would take until 2095 to achieve global gender parity. Then one year later in 2015, they estimated that a slowdown in the already glacial pace of progress meant the gender gap wouldn’t close entirely until 2133!
Everyone – men and women – can pledge to take a concrete step to help achieve gender parity more quickly – whether to help women and girls achieve their ambitions, call for gender-balanced leadership, respect and value difference, develop more inclusive and flexible cultures or root out workplace bias. Each of us can be a leader within our own spheres of influence and commit to take pragmatic action to accelerate gender parity.
Each year Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) takes an active part in celebrating and recognising IWD. As such, there will be a number of activities and events taking place across the University, week commencing 8th March, to recognise and encourage action that supports and contributes towards gender parity – so watch this space!
On 9th March, in conjunction with The University of Sheffield (TUoS) we are hosting the event below. FULLY BOOKED.
Places are limited. Each University has 60 places, with up to 12 delegates from each University attending each workshop, and each workshop will be run twice – if you wish to attend – we recommend you book this event and select your workshops as soon as possible! Booking details and link can be found after the workshop summaries.
IWD Event: You and Your Career Trajectory
11.45 – 12:00 Registration and Welcome, Heart of the Campus Café Collegiate Crescent Campus
12:00 – 12:45 Professor Shearer West, Deputy Vice Chancellor, TUoS ‘Women and Leadership in HE’ (Lecture Theatre, Main Building, D008)
The session will open with a welcome from Professor Nicola Woodroofe (SHU) and Dr Lynne Bingle (TUoS) followed by a Q&A session at the end of Professor Shearer’s talk.
12:45 – 13:15 Lunch
Following lunch you may attend two facilitated workshops of your choice (outlined below) which focus on different aspects of career development. Afternoon tea will be served between the workshops, followed by a talk from Dr Julia Yates.
15:00 – 15:45, Dr Julia Yates, Senior Lecturer – University of East London. ‘Appearance, Attractiveness and Career’ (Lecture Theatre, Main Building, D008)
Dr Julia Yates has been involved with supporting career development for nearly twenty years as a practitioner, trainer, researcher and writer. As a practitioner she started her career working for the University of London Careers Service and then became Director of Employability and Enterprise at the University of the Arts London. Three years ago Julia became a senior lecturer at the University of East London, on their Diploma in Career Guidance and in 2011 set up the country’s first MSc in Career Coaching. Julia now lectures on career development and conducts research into career decision making, career image and pedagogical approaches.
There are 5 workshops to choose from. You will be asked to rand your preferences from 1 to 5. Where possible you will be placed on your top two choices however, if fully booked your third/fourth option may be offered. Please read the workshop summaries before making your selection.
Workshop details
A) Gaining confidence and resilience
13:15 – 14:30 and 15:45 – 17:00, Main Building, Room D004
Facilitators:
Professor Nicola Woodroofe – Sheffield Hallam University (SHU)
Professor Julie Gray – The University of Sheffield (TUoS)
Session outline:
This will be a supportive and interactive session which encourages delegates to consider and discuss issues surrounding confidence and resilience. The session will cover how confidence impacts our behaviour and explore how to build confidence though positive thinking. We will discuss what resilience is and provide examples of when we have used this, finishing up with some tips around building resilience in your career. The session will be led by two senior women professors, one from each university, who will share their experiences of overcoming setbacks and how they have built up resilience during their careers.
Audience:
The session is aimed at staff at all career stages wanting to build confidence and resilience in their career progression. Examples will principally be taken from programmes available to academic and research staff, but the practices shared will be of relevance to other roles and sectors.
B) How did I get here, and where am I going? The art of strategic career planning
13:15 – 14:30 and 15:45 – 17:00, Oaklands, Room 203
Facilitators:
Rachel Tobbell – trainer, facilitator and equality consultant
Session outline:
In this session delegates will be encouraged to take a step back from their busy daily schedules to reflect on where they are in their work and life and where they might like to go next. We will be discussing our values, our strengths and weaknesses, our likes and dislikes, and what we think success is all about. We will consider what we could do to move ourselves forwards in our career, whilst navigating around ‘career cul-de-sacs’ and away from ‘glass cliffs’. There will be some challenging questions and lots of supportive discussion.
Audience:
Women from any career level, and in any role, who wish to reflect and plan for their future career and career development.
C) Networking: Why you should and how you do it!
13:15 – 14:30 and 15:45 – 17:00, Oaklands, Room 215
Facilitators:
Danny Hannah – Sheffield Hallam University (SHU)
Claire Pickerden – White Rose University Consortium
Session outline:
Networking. Love it or hate it, we all have to do it. In this highly interactive session delegates will be asked to examine their attitudes towards networking as well as their current networking activities and the range and usefulness of their own contacts and connections. We will share tips, experiences on building our professional profiles, and share advice on how to build a personal brand/networks that works for you.
Audience:
Women from any career level and in any role who wish to reflect on their networking skills, their current networks and what they could do to build these further.
D) Athena SWAN: Making positive changes
13:15 – 14:30 and 15:45 – 17:00, Oaklands, Room 216
Facilitators:
Dr Caroline Dalton – Sheffield Hallam University (SHU)
Dr Lynne Bingle – The University of Sheffield (TUoS)
Session outline:
Has the battle for equality/parity been won? Or do we still need “female-specific” initiatives?
As Athena SWAN is widening its remit do we move on from gender issues to other protected characteristics, such as race? Athena SWAN also now includes Arts and Humanities so what is the picture like here in comparison to the original target STEM departments? We will explore the statistics around gender pay differences, the real impact of maternity leave on your career and discuss how we can use the impetus provided by Athena SWAN to make positive changes and how we can make sure EVERYONE is on board to make these changes.
Audience:
Women from any career level and in any role who want to try to and make real seed change in (gender) equality and parity.
E) Challenging conversations and your career
13:15 – 14:30 and 15:45 – 17:00, Heart of Campus, Room HC 0.07
Facilitators:
Katie Leeman – Sheffield Hallam University (SHU)
Dan Newberry – The University of Sheffield (TUoS)
Session outline:
We know when we need to have a challenging conversation with someone, a conversation that, if it took place, could have a positive impact on our career – think promotion, think appraisal, think career development. So why do we put it off or spend little time planning and preparing for it? Where do you start? What do you say? What should you consider, and more importantly – what do you want to get out of it!? This practical session is designed to help you address these questions.
Audience:
This session is open to everyone. If you have avoided having a challenging conversation, come away from one thinking ‘what I should have said was…,’ need to manage one, or want to be prepared for when one arises – this session will equip you. Please come with a challenging scenario you want to address, or one which you have already had, but on reflection would have liked a different outcome.
IMPORTANT: Registration is now closed.
The official IWD theme this year is ‘Pledge for Parity’. For more information about IWD please visit: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/
