Women in STEM: Opening of ATHENA SWAN Symposium UCC
Saturday, March 09, 2019
Friday March 8th
18:00 Opening of symposium by President Patrick O'Shea, UCC with keynote speaker, Professor Pat O’Connor, UL
Saturday March 9th
09:30 Opening of day's events with brief address of welcome
9:45-11:00 Roundtable discussion with MAWS founders and alumni about the programme and its applicability, academic contribution to gender equality and the changing landscape of gender equality since the inception of the course (participants to be invited by Board of MAWS – confirmed to date are Drs Sandra McAvoy and Liz Steiner-Scott, and former students Michael Rowan (MA) and Liz Kyte (PhD))
COFFEE – 15 minutes
11:15-13:00 Workshop on Ethnicity/Gender Intersectionality facilitated by Advance HE
LUNCH – 60 minutes
14:00-16:00 Keynote by Professor Maggie O’Neill, Sociology, UCC, with panel discussion "Perspectives on intersectionality and gender equality" – confirmed panellists Senator Ivana Bacik, Brigid Quilligan, Irish Traveller activist, Rola Abu Zeid O’Neill UCC & Judy Walsh UCD. Moderator: Dr Amanullah De Sondy, UCC
16:00-16:15 - Closing remarks
Lunch and refreshments provided on the day.
Starts: 9 March 2019 09:00
Ends: 9 March 2019 16:30
Location: Aula Maxima
University College Cork
Cork