VIRTUAL Oxford Women's Leadership Symposium 7, 8 & 9 December

Women's Leadership Symposium in Oxford

The Oxford Women’s Leadership Symposium will convene virtually this year. While we treasure our time together in person, public health directives, travel restrictions, and safety concerns preclude meeting in person. But, we thrive when we share our ideas - and in moments where we are apart, the strength of ideas is more important than ever.

We will meet as scheduled from 7 – 9 December. We plan a forum with collegial and informal interactions and will provide a user-friendly platform with support and coaching so that everyone is comfortable.

We hope you will join us virtually in Oxford!

We are updating our website with new information. In the meantime, don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Abstract submission and registration are open for our virtual 2020 session.
We review abstracts on a rolling basis and send notifications within ten days of submission.

You are invited to give a talk on an aspect of women's studies, or you may wish to attend as an observer or panel member. We also welcome poster proposals. If you would like to present a paper, submit a brief abstract for review by the Programme Committee. Papers presented will be subsequently peer-reviewed by external readers for possible inclusion in Symposium books or as sponsored journal articles.

Keynote speakers

F.King Alexander

March 2020 Keynote Speaker

Dr. Alexander will discuss gender equity in the university classroom and sports programs.

F King Alexander is President and Chancellor of Louisiana State University (L.S.U.) and will become the new president of Oregon State University beginning on July 1, 2020.

Concerning his attachments to Oxford, Dr. Alexander is a Foundation Fellow at Harris Manchester College in the University of Oxford, has served on the Rhodes Scholar Selection Committee for Illinois, and during his days as a student at Oxford, he rowed for his college, St Peters and was awarded an “Oxford Blue” in men’s basketball.

Annette Mountford

March 2020 Keynote Speaker – Annette Mountford, MBE

Founder of British Nurturing Programme and Chief Executive Officer of Family Links, United Kingdom, 1997-2015.

Oriel Sullivan

December 2017 Keynote Speaker– Oriel Sullivan

Professor of Sociology of Gender and Co-Director, Centre for Time Use Research

Research Areas: Time Use, Gender Practices in Household, Cultural Consumption.

August 2016 Keynote Speaker – Judith Okely

Research Associate at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography and member of the International Gender Studies Centre at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University.

The Audacity to Stand
A poem dedicated to the 20th Oxford Women's Leadership Symposium
EstaBroderick_The Audacity to Stand.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [83.3 KB]

Some of the August 2018 participants

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 7-9 DECEMBER

Hybrid Conference

2021

Week of 22^nd-26^th March (exact dates to be determined)

What our Alumni are Saying

The Audacity to Stand - Esta Broderick-Winkle
A poem dedicated to the 20th Oxford Women's Leadership Symposium
EstaBroderick_The Audacity to Stand.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [83.3 KB]

"Many thanks for an amazing experience."

"The experience far exceeded my expectation."

"I found all the presentations very interesting. It was a great opportunity to hear different perspectives on women's issues. The discussion after my presentation was very enriching and I will take it into account in my further research."