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# What does International Women’s Day mean?
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/what-does-international-womens-day-mean/
- Published: 2018-03-03T09:07:27.000Z
- Updated: 2018-03-03T09:09:12.000Z
- Description: International Women’s Day will be celebrated on Thursday, March 8 – but what does it mean? Paris Lees, the award-winning writer, TV personality, presenter, and equality campaigner, will explore the day’s significance at a panel discussion organised by the University of Brighton.
- Author: Besi
- Tags: News, Previews, International Womens Day, Paris Lees, University of Brighton

## International Women’s Day will be celebrated on Thursday, March 8 – but what does it mean?

![Miranda Brawn and Paris Lees](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/web-600-13.jpg)

Miranda Brawn and Paris Lees

**Paris Lees, the award-winning writer,** TV personality, presenter, and equality campaigner, will explore the day’s significance at a panel discussion organised by the University of Brighton.

The University alumni will be joined by others at the *Women of Impact* event including award-winning businesswoman and diversity campaigner **Miranda Brawn** who received an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University last year.

Panelists will also reflect on their career paths and discuss *“how different aspects of a woman’s identity intersect with gender to affect their experiences in the world and the workplace”.*

International Women’s Day is a worldwide event that celebrates women’s achievements – from the political to the social – while calling for gender equality. It has been observed since the early 1900s and is now officially recognised each year on March 8.

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**Event:** International Women’s Day 2018: *Women of Impact* panel [by University of Brighton Equality & Diversity Team](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/international-womens-day-2018-women-of-impact-panel-tickets-43171249369?id=9195716&ref=scenemag.co.uk#listing-organizer)

**Where:** Sallis Benney Theatre, University of Brighton Grand Parade Building

**When:** March 16, 2018

**Time:** 2.30pm

**Cost:** Free event

**To reserve a place online, [click here:](http://bit.ly/2F8jWgW?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**