International Women's Day
International Women's day 2023 - #EmbraceEquity
Imagine a gender-equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's equality. Collectively we can all #EmbraceEquity
The work that universities and business schools do to ensure Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is more important than it has ever been.
You can read all about the Business School activity below, and also see what is going on across the University.
Celebrating Women in Business
Highlights of some of the fantastic news, activities and achievements of women across the School, impacting and leading business thought and practice to improve global wealth and well-being.
Professor Martyna Śliwa's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion research
With companies struggling to embed effective EDI, Martyna's study proposes a two-step framework when creating and implementing EDI agendas.
Dr Maria Kakarika
In our Championing our Colleagues Q&A, Maria reflects on where her career started.
Dr Mercy Denedo
UK parliamentary committee has referenced Mercy's research on ‘Reducing social housing stigma in England’
Vic Horan
Vic is preparing to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the fourth time in the World Transplant Games in Perth this April.
PhD student Sophie Milliken awarded MBE in the King's 2023 New Year Honours list
Currently undertaking a PhD in Management with Integrated Studies and was awarded for services to Business and to Education.
Dr Farzana Chowdhury
In our Championing our Colleagues Q&A Farzana connects her entrepreneurship research to mental health.
Dr Sara Eugeni
Sara's research examines the factors behind current account imbalances around the world in terms of sustainability.
Dr Laura Marsiliani
Last year Laura attended COP27 as a member of Durham University observer delegation.
The Peter Problem
Alumna, Jemima Vanhegan, explores why there are more male CEOs called Peter than there are female CEOs in the UK.
Trade union membership steadily increased due to female members
The rise in membership, between 2017-2020, marked the first sustained increase in membership since 1979, with union membership having fallen into steady decline.
Daisy Igbokwe's MBA Strategic Business Project with Sage
Nigerian-Canadian MBA alumna, Daisy Igbokwe, chose to do her Project with Sage, market leaders in cloud accounting and business management software.
Khdeija Sidi-Boubacar, a top entrepreneur
Find out about Khdeija's entrepreneurial spirit as it shines through, with her success and her top award.
Meet two of our international female DBA candidates
Grace Zhang and Jannies Burlingame have been studying two of our DBA programmes, you can catch up with them.
Dr Arzé Karam's research looks at the FinTech revolution
Her model gives a warning well in advance before actual spikes of illiquidity are seen which lead to a crash.
Therese Seiringer, Head of Sustainability, Vodaphone Germany
Switching lanes from finance to sustainability through her Durham Masters.
The Lemonade Principle podcasts
Some of our female alumni talk about their careers, lives, learning and how studying at Durham has supported them to achieve their goals.
Research from across the School
Take a closer look at some of our business disciplines and explore our case-based research led by our outstanding female researchers.
Encouraging more women to join Economics and Finance
Join our Economics and Finance Department. Read some about great examples, experiences and work of women in our team.