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<\/a>SUBU Elections Night 2019 (Women’s Committee)<\/p><\/div>\n
Dorset Chamber is celebrating with a women’s lunch at The Captain’s Club, Christchurch where you can take part in a panel discussion and Q&A which celebrates how digital technology has enabled and empowered women.<\/p>\n
Dorset Women, together with charity, GO Girls, are hosting Dorset’s first woman’s Health Symposium. The event is to be called \u201cFrom Menstruation to Menopause\u201d and aimed for all ages of women. The event will be launched by comedian and GO Girls patron, Helen Lederer, with an online guest appearance from Scottish comedian, Janey Godley. This is an exciting time for the voices of women to be heard and to understand the impact of their developing health.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The Guilty Feminist Podcast Show- Bath March 2022<\/p><\/div>\n
If you’re willing to travel a little further afield to celebrate. A personal favourite of mine is a Podcast called The Guilty Feminist. They’re hosting an international women’s Day special show in London on March 4th. The Guilty Feminist \u2013 The comedy podcast hosted by Deborah Frances-White<\/a> You can also listen to their podcasts online.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re interested in becoming involved, you could get in touch with BU Women\u2019s Committee and help volunteer at an event or set up a workshop of your own. If you\u2019re interested in raising funds and making a difference, you could research local women\u2019s shelters and find out what donations are most needed and support them in that way. You could also fundraise for a local charity you\u2019re passionate about for International Women\u2019s Day. Here\u2019s a range of great charities you could support:<\/p>\n Five X More \u2013 These are a charity focusing on addressing and combatting the maternity health outcomes of Black Women in the UK.<\/p>\n Young Women’s Trust is a charity that is working to achieve economic justice for young women between 16-30 years of age. They focus on women struggling to live on low income and offer them coaching services to focus on a brighter future.<\/p>\n Sistah Space is a London community-based non-profit initiative created to bridge the gap in domestic abuse services for African heritage women and girls. Sistah Space (eaction.org.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n Bloody Good Period offers menstrual products to asylum seekers, refugees and those who can\u2019t afford them. On top of this, it also offers menstrual education to those who are less likely to access it.<\/p>\n HOME – Women at WISH<\/a> Wis<\/p>\n FiveXMore Charity<\/p><\/div>\n h, is the country\u2019s only mental health service that specifically focuses on women. They aim to provide emotional support, guidance and advocacy at all life stages and support for women moving across hospitals and prisons into the community.<\/p>\n Bournemouth University is particularly good at high<\/p>\n lighting women within STEM. In February 2023<\/a> they hosted an online and in person event including online careers events for woman in science. Previously BU have hosted workshops, open mic events, ladies nights and career fairs specifically designed to promote and celebrate women.<\/p>\n Book Recommendations<\/p><\/div>\n International women’s Day takes place on 8 March this year and is a day to reflect upon achievements and promote advocacy, action and change across time as we evolve as a society. 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