New society at LSE aiming to enhance women’s political leadership and influence, while ensuring members have the abilities to combat the issues and succeed
We are a new society at LSE aiming to encourage and enhance women’s political leadership and influence. We seek to understand how and why governments accommodate or restrain the political role of women globally so we can work towards the betterment of Women in Politics today and enable our society members to succeed. We offer discussion panels and conferences with female political leaders to infor
26/03/2022
WIP is hosting an event this Monday, the 28th about neurodiversity x intersectionality. The speakers are Amanda Kirby and Marcia Brissett-Bailey. Topics discussed: gendered ascertainment bias; how neurodiversity is often experienced alongside other comorbidities; cultural perspectives of neurodiversity, and ND in education and the workplace
15/03/2022
Hello everyone, LSESU Women in Politics in collaboration with LSESU Amnesty is doing a March for women’s safety to get women to feel safe in urban spaces. As part of our ‘Gender-Violence in Urban Spaces’ campaign, we are organising a late night march, reclaiming the urban space, on March 23rd. We would love to have you for our talks, refreshments, poster making activities and the March itself which starts at 6:30 PM (details on the graphic).
The sign-up link is:
https://forms.gle/pe1oj3iudcA5Vahe9
29/01/2022
Women In Politics and UNSOC are collaborating on an event on Women in Foreign Policy. Sara Sajjad is an LSE alumnus, International Engagement Lead for COP26 and Interviews Coordinator at Women in Foreign Policy. She will be discussing feminist foreign policy, her career in diplomacy, activism concerning climate action, human rights and inclusivity and her views on achieving gender equality in foreign policy. She will be talking about particular case studies, her projects and policies that can be promoted to promote inclusivity.
Join us on Tuesday, February 1st at 5 PM at 32.L and ask her any questions. It will be a hybrid event and will comprise of a 40 minute long talk followed by a 20 minute long question and answer session.
Register for the event via the link in our bio!
Sara Sajjad currently works for the Unit for International Engagement in the incoming COP26 Presidency team, for the UK Government’s Cabinet Office. The UK hosted the 26th UN climate summit, bringing together parties to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. She also volunteers for Women in Foreign Policy (WiFP) - an organisation advocating for an intersectional and representative workforce in International Affairs. Sara holds an MSc in Human Rights from The London School of Economics and Political Science and has previously graduated with a First-Class Honours BA in International Relations. During both degrees, she specialized in gender and women’s rights in South Asia. She is interested in championing climate action, human rights, and inclusivity.
https://tinyurl.com/feministforeignpolicy
21/01/2022
LSESU Women in Politics and Gov Soc are hosting a panel on challenges for women’s representation in government. Guests include Mandu Reid, leader of the Women’s Equality Party, Vicky Spratt, Political Correspondent for the I Paper and Laura Smith, former Labour Party MP and current labour councillor.
The panel will be discussing our panelists' varied careers across all aspects of politics, ranging from national governance to journalism and everything in between.We currently expect this to be an in person event. A negative covid test will be required for entry to the event due to the School's Covid restrictions.
Register here:
Women In Politics Panel LSESU Women in Politics and LSE Gov Soc are proud to present our Women In Politics Panel.
21/01/2022
LSESU Women in Politics and Gov Soc are hosting a panel on challenges for women’s representation in government. Guests include Mandu Reid, leader of the Women’s Equality Party, Vicky Spratt, Political Correspondent for the I Paper and Laura Smith, former Labour Party MP and current labour councillor.
The panel will be discussing our panelists' varied careers across all aspects of politics, ranging from national governance to journalism and everything in between.We currently expect this to be an in person event. A negative covid test will be required for entry to the event due to the School's Covid restrictions.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-politics-panel-tickets-252953519787
22/11/2021
Hello everyone, LSESU Women in Politics Society will be holding a talk " Explaining the rise of populism'' on 24th November, 1-2 PM at CBG.1.02. You can register to attend below:
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdXFMSepjC.../viewform...
12/11/2021
If you want to attend the event, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/NbhvB1MT4CR8EhuG6
Location is NAB.1.15
09/11/2021
Join us on 11 November 6pm on Zoom with Atsi Sheth. Hello everyone, in collaboration with LSESU Developing Markets and other LSE and UCL societies, we invite you to our event: Gender and Sustainability: A New Lens for Emerging Markets. Link in our bio!!
Register here:
https://lse.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqd-GqqjkqHdK1edWVqGoNNdm-ZxUUouaD
30/10/2021
Join us for a guest speaker event with Dr. Steve Davies! The topic of the conversation will be Libertarianism as a political ideology. If you want to make it, fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT-jJEM-XE-_pUuDyrIWJPUYObMZAAt31l_m-2JkYKlDiX8A/viewform?usp=sf_link
Update! This event will be held in CBG.2.03.
We will also be giving out WIP merch at this event tomorrow
20/09/2021
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20/09/2021
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