Dr Irene Khan - Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: The Unfinished Revolution
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The 2011 International Women's Day lecture is presented by Dr Irene Khan, International Human Rights expert and former Secretary General, Amnesty International.
Dr Khan considers gender equality and women's empowerment.
The lecture is chaired by the journalist and broadcaster, Sheena McDonald.
Professor Sargent, a past President of the American Astronomical Society and an advisor to the White House, delivers the 2015 International Women's Day lecture, entitled Make it Happen: Women into Science
Professor Sargent draws from her own experiences to discuss the challenges many women may...
Published 03/12/15
Olympic gold medallist Katherine Grainger presents the 2014 International Women's Day Lecture.
Ms Grainger, who took up rowing as a student at Edinburgh, won gold in the Double Sculls at the London Olympics in 2012.
Louise Martin, Vice Chair of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, also...
Published 03/08/14
The 2013 International Women's Day lecture is by Professor Lesley Yellowlees, University Vice Principal and President of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Professor Yellowlees tells of the culture change needed to retain talented female scientists.
Recorded on Friday 8 March 2013 at the Michael...
Published 03/08/13