Updated: 23 February 2024
International Women's Day 2024 #InspireInclusion
Marked annually on 8 March, International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The campaign theme for International Women's Day 2024 is Inspire Inclusion. When we inspire others to understand and value women's inclusion, we forge a better world. And when women themselves are inspired to be included, there's a sense of belonging, relevance, and empowerment. Collectively, let's forge a more inclusive world for women.
Message from Prof Aoife Ahern, Vice President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
I am delighted to see so many events taking place in UCD to mark IWD. This year, the campaign for IWD is "Inspire Inclusion" - something we have strived for in the University and where I hope we can support all colleagues in the careers they are pursuing here.
International Women’s Day Training and Support Bundle
EDI are delighted to offer two sessions tailored for women in academia and women in leadership and management to mark International Women's Day 2024 as well as a curated LinkedIn Learning Collection called "Inspire Inclusion - Women in Leadership and Supporting Women at Work". This collection features courses and videos on female empowerment, leadership, inclusion and supporting women in the workplace. Find out more on the EDI eLearning section of our website.
Update: Both sessions currently are full and you can join the waitlist.
Women and Leadership - Don’t Let Imposter Feelings Hold you Back
The call for women to step into positions of seniority and leadership is widespread. Many women are aware that unconscious bias is still subtly affecting their career progression and that feelings of not being good enough – what we often describe as Imposter Syndrome feelings – stop them volunteering or going for positions of leadership. If not addressed the Imposter Syndrome can cause individuals to experience significant stress, anxiety and fear. It can drive them to burn-out or inhibit them from achieving their full potential, prevent them from making valuable contributions to projects or meetings and deprive an organisation from seeing the very best that their staff can give.
The workshops will explore:
- What is Imposter Syndrome
- Who might experience imposter feelings and why
- Solutions - Ways to move forward:
- How to manage feelings around success and failure
- How to manage our Inner Critic
- Powerful female archetypes to give insight to leadership skills and presence.