Global data shows that women make up on average only 27% of members of national parliaments, 13% of top managers in corporations, and 19% of the presidents of the top 200 Universities, with a recent UNESCO report (2021) concluding that inequalities run deep and glass ceilings remain high.  Concerns are growing too about the future of diversity, equality and inclusion programmes across many countries, which may further impede progress. 

Fri 27 February, 18:00-20:00 at Inspace, 1 Crichton St, EH8 9AB

£10/Ticketed: https://inspace.ed.ac.uk/ecstatic-visions-album-launch/

Concert Programme:

ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN: Letras para cantar (2019)

ALISTAIR MACDONALD: Ecstatic Visions (2023)

WENDE BARTLEY: Ellipsis (1988)

ERIC CHASALOW: The Fury of Beautiful Bones (1984)

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Join the International Women's Day Lecture to hear from Caroline Criado Perez, award-winning writer, broadcaster and feminist campaigner.

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University of Edinburgh International Women's Day Annual Lecture with Caroline Criado Perez

Join us for the Susan Manning Memorial Lecture 2026 presented by Professor Cedric Tolliver (University of Oklahoma). 2026's Susan Manning Memorial Lecture will be titled 'Shadow War: The Ellisonian Complex of African American Spy Fiction'.

A Northern Scholars Lecture by former IASH Fellow Dr Erika De Vivo.

As part of the Northern Scholars Lectures, the University of Edinburgh is pleased to welcome Dr Erika De Vivo from the Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum og akademi for kunstfag to give a free public talk.

A guest seminar by former IASH Fellow Dr Erika De Vivo.

Her current project examines Sámi people’s experiences during colonial encounters in the late 19th century. This research project aims to shed light on the individual life stories of women and children photographed by two Italian anthropologists between 1879 and 1886.

An IASH Work-in-Progress seminar, delivered by Professor Volker Stümke (Visiting Research Fellow, 2026)

Christian Ethics between Conviction and Compromises