2020 School Magazine

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

T he 2020 BGGS International Women’s Day installation is the product of the imagination and hard work of a group of Year 11 students: Tara Bashirzadeh (11R); Stephanie Burgess (11E); Swetha Gottumukkala (11H); Hanna Hussain (11O); Tylah Hutton (11B); Laura Mahon (11G); Sophie McLeod (11M); Hannah Rutter (11W); and Romy Spurgin (11L). Having attended the 2019 Women of the World Conference, they took inspiration from what they learned from listening to and talking with several young female pioneers in their respective fields. The purpose of International Women’s Day, and our installation, was to celebrate the many social, political and economic achievements of women, but also to consider the obstacles and challenges we have yet overcome in our pursuit to realise true gender equality. This year’s theme was ‘Generation Equality’. It invited all of us, regardless of age, to come together and work towards the goal: a world where gender will never prevent someone from reaching their full potential. Students and staff created an installation of 10 female cut-outs: one for each House and one for staff. Over the course of a week, everyone was invited to write a tribute to the women in their lives who have helped us along the way. On Friday 6 March, we proudly displayed these figures in the CLC where we were able to read the heartfelt tributes, take photos of us standing next to them, and then send the photos on to the women in our lives who have inspired us. Ms Ruth Jans HEAD OF MACKAY HOUSE

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