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International Womens Day 2026 Global Charts

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The Gender Equality Index UK

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International Women’s Day 2026: In conversation with Caitlin Moran and Julia Gillard

At our International Women’s Day event, Kelly Beaver MBE, Chief Executive of Ipsos in the UK and Ireland, shared insights from Ipsos’ global research on attitudes to masculinity, feminism and gender equality. Kelly’s talk opened an evening featuring a fireside conversation between broadcaster and author Caitlin Moran and Chair of GIWL, Julia Gillard on the future of feminism, masculinity, and equality in the mid‑2020s.

Professor Heejung Chung appointed Fellow of The Academy of Social Sciences

Professor Heejung Chung, Professor of Work and Employment and Director of the King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership at King’s Business School, joins 73 other social scientists in being welcomed to The Academy of Social Sciences.

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A Podcast of One's Own

Our podcast series features GIWL Chair Julia Gillard in conversation with prominent women including Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Sandi Toksvig, Caroline Criado-Perez and more. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

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Changemakers: From grassroots to political authority

As part of GIWL’s Changemakers series, we hosted a conversation on amplifying women’s voices in Sierra Leone. The event featured Florence Sesay, a GIWL Changemaker, alongside Julia Gillard, GIWL Chair and former Prime Minister of Australia, and Katharina Samara-Wickrama, Co-Founder of Helia Collaborative. Together, they explored how women move from grassroots activism into positions of political authority, drawing on research, lived experience and practice.