What is Women's History Month?
Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March through a number of events and awareness campaigns held throughout the month that pay tribute to women in history and in contemporary society.
Women's History Month at SUBU & BU
At SUBU we work closely with your Women's Officer to bring a fun filled month of events to all BU students to celebrate women past, oresent and future. In previous years our events have included a session on making your own period pads, a pub quiz all around women's history and a Black Girl Detox session from former SU VP Welfare & Community, Tolu. This year we have some more great events of which you can find out how to get involved below!
As well as this various teams accross the university have been busy making plans for you to get involved in too which aare also below.
Thank you for asking! There are a number of ways to be an ally to the women in your life whether that is coming along to the events we are hosting throughout the month, voluteering your time with charities that support women or educating yourself on women's issues via the resources on our Allyship Hub below!
What about the rest of the year?
At SUBU, we know that while Women's History Month is a time where the spotlight is on women and their invaluable contributions to history, past and present, it is important to empower and champion women all year round and to be an active ally to them too.
This is where the Women's Network comes in! Whether you self-identify as a woman or are an ally you can easily be kept up to date by self-defining with the network below