Embrace Equity: International Women's Day Event

Gender Equality Perth is thrilled to host four local speakers atthis International Women's Day event, on the theme iof #embraceequity. How is equity different from equality? What does an equitable world look like? How can we #embraceequity in our communities? Each of our speakers will speak for about 15 minutes on their experiences of and views on the theme, followed by a Q&A.

Speakers:

Samaira Ali is a volunteer with the Perthshire Welfare Society, supporting minority communities in P&K. She will share her own experiences of being part of a minority community in Scotland, as well of those of the women she works with, speaking on how women with protected characteristics have to work much harder to be heard and recognised.

Hannah Ballantyne is a local author, journalist and business owner with experience of severe mental health problems. She will speak on the limiting nature of fear and how it…