WomenEd Blogs

by Tracey Leese Twitter During the recent school holidays I took my sons to see an exhibition which celebrated the engineering STEM work of Mary Adela Blagg (1858- 1944). Blagg lived in the market town of Cheadle in Staffordshire her whole life,...

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by Miss Kiran Satti @Miss_K_Sunray3 Barbie is so much more than the stereotype that has been projected onto her. Barbie is our teacher. Barbie is our doctor. Barbie is Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Barbie is Malala and Michelle Obama. Barbie, in my opinion,...

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By Vivienne Porritt @ViviennePorritt Our team of Global Strategic Leaders were thrilled we gained Registered Charity status before Christmas. It was even more special as these are the charitable objects we want to achieve: to promote equality and...

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By Viv Griffiths Jacinda Ardern's resignation announcement last week, without apparent prior warning, naturally came as a shock. She gave a characteristically honest and at times emotional speech explaining her reasons for stepping down from her...

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By Sammy White @WhatTheTrigMath "All technology is assistive technology." Carol Allen' s words are ringing in my ears from this #EdTech Show from last year hosted by Bukky Yusuf . All technology assists us, makes things easier, that's why we use it....

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by Kerry Jordan Daus @KerryJordanDaus The 3rd Annual Unconference of #WomenEd is set to excite, challenge and enthuse us all. I am taking a moment, a space, to reflect on Shirley Chisholm's words and the provocation for our weekend: "If they don't...

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by Imogen Senior @MrsSeniorStBens1 When I offered to speak at the #WomenEdEastern unconference on 23rd September, 2021, I hoped that I had something to offer. I have been a headteacher of a secondary school of 900 students for over two years and...

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by Katrina Edmunds @KatrinaAEdmunds In my previous blog , we explored the importance of tackling SDG5, why gender equality matters in international schools, what it consists of and how to achieve it. Here we will consider the imperative for...

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by Katrina Edmunds @KatrinaAEdmunds My work as an academic counsellor revolves around listening to young people, empowering them to design their future aspirations and to achieve them. From this, we often stray into understanding their identity and...

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by Karen Sherman @karsherman It was years ago, in 1992, but the day is etched in Judge Najla Ayoubi’s memory. She was at home, on the outskirts of Kabul, when she heard the crack of a gunshot nearby. She ran outside to find someone collapsed in the...

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by Lizana Oberholzer @LO_EduforAll Women play a pivotal role as role models to inspire the future generation of female leaders in education, whether it is in schools or in Higher Education. According to Hewitt (2020) and Osho (2018), 56.6% of the...

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