| Equity & Diversity
| Equity & Diversity
Hello Welcome to this week’s blog. Isn’t it great when an initiative inspires and motivates other colleagues. Having celebrated Chinese New Year, a colleague asked if we could highlight the Persian New Year. I was thrilled, so this week’s blog…
Hi Well LGBT History Month is drawing to a close. Our LGBT+ Student Society organised and ran a couple of events, with a particular focus marking 50 years since the Stonewall Riots. Last Saturday was “Can I come out Now!”…
Hi, this week we have a guest blogger, James Wood, President of the University’s LGBT+ Student Society I’m sure you know that February, is LGBT history month in the UK; it is an observation and celebration of the progress of LGBT history…
Hello This week’s blog features a Black History Month blog from 2014. This was a topic I intended to cover, ahead of October, which marks Black History Month in the UK. However, a colleague in History kindly offered this blog written by…
Hi Given that next week celebrates International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), I thought it might be interesting to explore it’s origins. Although I have been in the field of equality, diversity and inclusion for a couple of…
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the History Department and Society here at the University of Gloucestershire put on an event to celebrate some women who had been influential in society. ‘I know I have but the body of a weak…
Hi This Thursday, 8th March, is International Women’s Day. A day celebrated in many countries around the world. According to the United Nations it is a day “when women are recognised for their achievements without regard to divisions”, while still…
Happy Wednesday, and welcome to this week’s blog! As a History student, I have a strong belief that progress cannot be realized without an examination of where we have been. So before recognizing the distance we still have to go,…
Hi This week we have a guest blogger, Professor Melanie Ilic (History). Her post celebrates 100 years of (some) women having the vote. Her reflection is perhaps a timely reminder of progress made as we continue our journey towards equality.…