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The äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ is bringing together senior leaders in the county for an International Women’s Day panel to discuss whether organisations and businesses are doing enough to enable women to lead.

Spotlight äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾: Have women smashed the glass ceiling? Are organisations doing enough to enable women to lead?  will be chaired by Chief Constable Rachel Kearton and takes place on Wednesday 4 March in the Waterfront Building in Ipswich. 

Panellists include: 

• Professor Jenny Higham, Vice-Chancellor of the University 

• Judi Newman, Chief Executive of St Elizabeth Hospice 

• Pauline Essah, CEO of Essa, an organisation dedicated to high-quality education in sub-Saharan Africa 

• Honor Pollok, Founder and CEO of executive search agency Kynigos Partners 

äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Vice-Chancellor Professor Jenny Higham said: “It is really encouraging to see how many of the county’s business and public sector organisations are being led by women – but there is still more to do to ensure all women have an equal chance of career success. 

“We are looking forward to a lively and thought-provoking discussion on women as leaders.” 

The University’s popular Spotlight äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ events cover topics that matter to communities in the county. Previous events have covered sustainability, crime and safety, AI and whether Ipswich should bid for city status. 

The Spotlight äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ event is a public event starting at 6.00pm (doors open 5.30pm). Attendance is free, but tickets must be booked in advance at: /about/events/2026/spotlight-suffolk-have-women-smashed-the-glass-ceiling-/  

 The äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ runs a programme of events and lectures and upcoming free events at include an Open Lecture, A History of Refugees in äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBվ by Martin Simmonds from äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Refugee support, introduced by the charity’s patron Sir Nick Young on Thursday 12 February. 

 See the University’s events programme at: â€¯or contact eventsandconferencing@uos.ac.uk for more information.