Celebrating International Women's Day 2021

St Catharine's is proud to be celebrating International Women's Day on 8 March 2021. International Women's Day has occurred for well over a century with the first gathering held in 1911, and the day has been celebrated by the St Catharine's community for a number of years. In addition to celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, International Women's Day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

International Women's Day events at Catz

'Rising to the challenge of the pandemic' | 12:30–13:00 on Friday 5 March

Reflecting on developments since our recent partnership, Angie Stewart, Chief Executive Officer at Cambridge Women’s Aid, will be in conversation with Georgia Street (2020, Veterinary Sciences) and Juliet Firth (2019, Music), the incoming and outgoing JCR Women’s and Non-binary Officers. All St Catharine's students, staff and Fellows are welcome to join this online event. Submit any questions here.

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International Women’s Day Celebration, hosted by the St Catharine's FemSoc and Shirley Society | 18:00–19:00 on Monday 8 March

Come and listen or take part in this International Women’s Day celebration! The theme is ‘challenge’. If you have any anecdotes, short stories, art or anything you would like to share at this event (anonymous or otherwise), please submit them to the online form. Perhaps you want to share the women/non-binary people who have inspired you, or thoughts on how art can challenge sexism in society? The deadline for submissions is Saturday 6 March.

Listen to our special playlist

A special playlist of music written and performed by women has been chosen by our students. It will be played in our Chapel during our 'TIME OUT/TUNE IN' sessions but the music is also accessible to our community on Spotify.