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8 March 2021

International Women's Day 2021: Choose to Challenge

The theme for International Women's Day 2021 is "Choose to Challenge". In this video, students and staff from the Department of Geography accept the challenge to have a short conversation about gender equality.

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8 March 2021

International Women's Day 2021: our research

This International Women's Day we are celebrating the work of some of the department's women academics, and asking colleagues to share news of their research projects that aim to address issues of gender inequality around the world.

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