London South Bank University academics co-host House of Commons conference

Academics from London South Bank University (LSBU) co-hosted the 'Women Agents of Social Change' at the House of Commons on Monday 14th March. The purpose of this a conference was to drive Commonwealth governmental recognition on the importance of educating women.

Sally Keeble, former Labour MP for Northampton, and an Honorary Fellow of LSBU, as well as being the Executive Chair of the Council for Education in the Commonwealth, invited LSBU to co-host the conference.

The conference celebrated Commonwealth Day and the Centenary of International Women's Day, bringing together Commonwealth, and women's and educational non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The aim was to promote equal access to education for men and women.

Ros Wade, LSBU's Course Director of MSc Education for Sustainability, and Dr Shaminder Takhar, Course Director of BA (Hons) Sociology at LSBU, participated in a panel discussion entitled 'Through the Glass Ceiling: Overcoming Barriers to Education'.

Other panellists include: David Lammy, MP, a former Trustee and Honorary Ambassador of the international development charity ActionAid; Simone de Comarmond, one of the five founding members of the Forum for African Women Educationalists; and Harriet Harman, QC MP, who played a central role in bringing forward the National Minimum Wage and the Equality Act, and is one of the most highly-regarded figures in this area.

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Content added on 24th March 2011.

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