{"id":713,"date":"2017-03-10T11:33:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T10:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/nantwich-and-district\/?page_id=713"},"modified":"2020-06-09T17:54:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T16:54:49","slug":"international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/nantwich-and-district\/old-pages\/international-womens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"International Womens Day 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">International Women\u2019s Day public lecture \u2013 7 March 2019\u00a0\u00a0Staffordshire University<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\">#Balance for Better \u2013 Walking the Tightrope\u00a0\u00a0 by Dr Laura Walton-Williams. A report from SI Nantwich members who went along to the lecture:<\/h5>\n<p>Following on from her #ItsNotOK public lecture in 2018 the lecture aimed to \u2018challenge bias and promote gender equality\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Awareness of sexual abuse and sexual violence has increased significantly over the past few year but a report published in Dec 2018 indicates that public perceptions of the victims and perpetrators of these type of offences continue to be skewed by bias and gender stereotyping\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The lecture explored \u2018how misconceptions relating to gender impact on the reporting and prosecution of sexual offences\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It was a very thought provoking talk covering a range of issues including how the use of language impacts on gender equality.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1417&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Laura also managed to get the audience engaged through their mobile phones answering questions about the words they associate with women and then men which was a fun way of getting us to think about our own assumptions! The key words for women were \u2018STRONG\u2019 and \u2018INDEPENDENT\u2019, and \u2018STRONG\u2019 was also they key word that came up for men. She also asked us what we thought were the most important issues facing women and girls today. These emerged as \u2018equality\u2019, \u2018sexism\u2019 and \u2018discrimination\u2019. Is that a surprise? What do you think?<\/p>\n<p>On a more serious note, Laura shared some interesting research on the ways that male perpetrators of sexual assault justified their actions; mainly by blaming the woman.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Laura encouraged us not to be bystanders, not to think we can\u2019t do anything because our experience of life is different, but to use whatever privilege we have, such as education, opportunity, positive attitudes etc to tackle discrimination and promote equality for women.<\/p>\n<p>The lecture was broad ranging and interesting take on issues facing women to mark International Women\u2019s Day in 2019, and well worth attending.<\/p>\n<p>For those eager to know more and see the whole lecture, here is a link to this on FaceBook:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StaffsUniLPF\/videos\/2276088259330657\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StaffsUniLPF\/videos\/2276088259330657\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Women Supporting Women in the local community was in full swing at Crewe Women\u2019s Day 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0March<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_media_grid grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1587635140867-65d88068-453d-8&#8243; include=&#8221;1398,1397,1396&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Nantwich and District Soroptimists were part of\u00a0<strong>Crewe Women\u2019s Day<\/strong>\u00a0at Cheshire College South and West on March 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0this year \u2013 an early celebration of\u00a0<strong>International Women\u2019s Day<\/strong>\u00a0that is held annually on March 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0to celebrate women\u2019s achievements and help end discrimination against women. This vibrant event was brilliantly organised by Motherwell,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherwellcheshirecio.com\/\">https:\/\/www.motherwellcheshirecio.com\/\u00a0<\/a>a local charity that supports the mental health and wellbeing of Women and Girls. There was a full programme of speakers, events and workshops, including one from Soroptimist Marion Wade on Modern Slavery and lots of exhibitors. The theme was Body Image and Sexual Consent \u2013 very important issues to tackle in the current climate. It has to be said though that the tone of the day<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights of the day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Laura Smith MP<\/strong>\u00a0opened the event, speaking passionately about championing the cause of women\u2019s equality and she came to chat with us at our stand.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1402&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Sue Piddock-Jones attended a\u00a0<strong>workshop on sex and consent<\/strong>\u00a0led by Detective Inspector Claire Jenson from Cheshire Police. She said the most useful part of this session was a video (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pZwvrxVavnQ\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pZwvrxVavnQ<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018Consent \u2013 it\u2019s as Simple as Tea\u2019) used with people of all ages (even children in Primary school) to help them understand the notion of consent. It used the analogy of asking someone whether they would like a cup of tea \u2013 if they said no then we would not force them to drink it, if they said yes but then changed their mind, again we would not force them to drink it. If they were unconscious, we would not pour the tea into their mouth. This was a very powerful way to try and get a difficult concept across.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A number of us watched a\u00a0<strong>short film about the story of the women\u2019s gay liberation movement<\/strong>\u00a0in Manchester \u2013 a fascinating story of two women who were the driving force behind an unstoppable movement, and how they took direct action to raise awareness and also set up, with other women, the first Women\u2019s Refuge in Manchester. Really worth a watch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/779911130\/invisible-women-the-story-of-two-lgbtq-revolutiona\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/779911130\/invisible-women-the-story-of-two-lgbtq-revolutiona<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gill Palin and Caroline Marsh went to a session run by the\u00a0<strong>Women\u2019s Equality Party<\/strong>\u00a0that highlighted some dreadful statistics about women\u2019s participation in the workplace, showing that there is still a long way to go.<\/p>\n<p>Marion\u2019s workshop was well received as she led\u00a0<strong>discussion about modern slavery<\/strong>\u00a0and what we can do to address this.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1400&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]A key highlight was the Cheshire Without Abuse\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheshirewithoutabuse.org.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.cheshirewithoutabuse.org.uk\/\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><strong>\u2018Catwalk of Courage\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0with some amazing and inventive costumes and make up on display. The women and girls had all been supported by CWA \u2013 one woman told us that it had been \u2018the making of me, it saved me\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There were lots of stands besides ours, on the themes of promoting health and wellbeing. It gave us a great opportunity to engage with women who came to the event, as well as other charities, to explain what we do and make connections. We were able to tell people about our 70<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary Conference on 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0June as well, and there are still places available for this.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/nantwich-and-district\/nantwich-district-soroptimists-70th-anniversary\/\">https:\/\/sigbi.org\/nantwich-and-district\/nantwich-district-soroptimists-70th-anniversary\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was a great day to celebrate women, and see women supporting women in action.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1399&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] International Women\u2019s Day public lecture \u2013 7 March 2019\u00a0\u00a0Staffordshire University #Balance for Better 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