On International Women Day 2022 , Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA), European Women Rectors Association (EWORA) and the International Association of Universities (IAU) to launched a global conversation on women in leadership in education. With special focus on Europe and Africa, the initial conversation addressed: gender sensitive institutional structures and policies.

During the webinar evidence and data from research was shared, including findings from the : ESSA The State of Women Leading Report, European She figures 2021 - Statistics on Gender in Research and Innovation by EWORA, and Information from the IAU World Higher Education Database (WHED).

University leaders and organisations from Europe and Africa will present on gender equality issues in higher education and research. This will set the scene for a panel discussion on gender sensitive institutional structures and policies to support female leadership development in education.

Speakers:

• Pam Fredman, IAU President

• Lucy Heady, ESSA, CEO

• Hilligje Vant’Land, IAU, Secretary-General

• Gulsun Saglamer, President EWORA and ESSA representative

• Jennifer Udeh, Head of Programmes and Partnerships, ESSA

• Carmen Fenoll, EWORA

• Mwenda Ntarangwi, CEO, Commission for University Education, Nairobi, Kenya

• Mary Okwakol – Busitema, Executive Director, National Council for Higher Education, Uganda, Founding Member FAWoVC

• Inga Žalėnienė, Rector, Mykolas Romeris University

• Folabit Lena Novel, Global Student Forum Steering Committee Member

Watch the recording here on the IAU Youtube page.