Events
Information about our upcoming events for this year will be posted here:
2025
International Women's Day Monday 17 March 2025 Satinwood Suite, City Chambers
We're excited to welcome you all to our International Women's Day event on Monday 17 March 2025, taking place in the Satinwood Suite, City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow G2 1DU. On arrival, please report to the main reception desk and you will be directed to the Satinwood Suite. Your attendance will be registered on entering the Satinwood Suite.
Please hold the date in your calendar.
Main Event
We request you arrive and are seated by 11:30am for the main event which includes 3 speakers from a variety of fields followed by a Questions and Answers Session.
Sign Up for Activities
Following the main event, you will have the opportunity to network and take part in some activities including a free introductory yoga sessions (suitable for beginners), a short seated massage and in person menopause cafés - all activities will end by around 2.45pm.
Places will be limited so you can book now using the links below:
- Menopause Conversation 45 minutes - 12:45
- Menopause Conversation 45 minutes - 13:45
- Yoga session 1 45 minutes 12:45
- Yoga session 2 45 minutes 13:45
- Seated Massage 12:45 to 14:45 (10 minute sessions) - Allocated on the day of event
If you are participating in yoga, remember to bring or wear comfortable clothing, a mat will be provided.
Tea and coffee will be served from 11am, giving you the opportunity to socialise before the event.
We're really looking forward to seeing you on the day. If you have any specific questions about travel or any special requirements let us know by email to EqualityAndDiversity@glasgow.gov.uk.
If you are the named contact for your colleagues who are attending this event, please forward this email on to them.
International Women's Day 8 March 2025
Colleagues from Corporate HR, supported by the Women's Network have organised an event to mark International Women's Day, on 17th March 2025 in The City Chambers. Look out for news, updates and coverage of the event in the coming weeks.
This year's theme is Accelerate Action - it calls for urgent and decisive progress towards gender equality. In the meantime, here are some of our colleagues sharing what International Women's Day means to them.
A message from the Women's Network Steering Group (Sarah Jones, Corrin Strain and Danni Glover) on International Women's Day.
2024
Women in Leadership with Jenny O'Hagan - 30 October 2024
The Glasgow City Council Women's Network invite all staff to our next Women in Leadership event of 2024.
Jenny O'Hagan is a Chartered Accountant, who has worked within Local Government at a senior level for over 30 years, after training in the private sector. She has carried out various roles, across a range of departments, building lots of networks and friendships along the way. Her roles have largely been within the Finance and the Transformation/business change field but her current role, which she has been carrying out for just over 2 years is Divisional Director - Operations within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability, where she is responsible for leading approximately 2000 staff across frontline, professional and management roles across refuse and waste, Public Health, parks, events and Community Safety.
Jenny has recently been appointed to the role of Director of Service Delivery, Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability.
Jenny is an ambassador for health and wellbeing within the workplace as part of a healthy worklife balance, being sensitive to the impact the challenging work environment has on staff. She keeps fit with a particular focus on open water swimming as her release to keep her mind and body fit for the resilience that is required for her job - having recently been the first woman to swim round Inchmarnock Island, off the Island of Bute, for charity - an 8km technical swim taking just over 4 hours to complete. She gives passion and enthusiasm to both work and her personal life, being the chair of the Port Bannatyne Development Trust, which completed a Community buyout of the local pub/hub, which opened in April 2022 and is going from strength to strength breathing life and vibrancy into the village community of which she is extremely proud.
Jenny also has two children who are now in their twenties, embarking on their own careers, and she would be keen to share with you her journey as a working mother, juggling career, motherhood and time for herself as well as her varied career opportunities within Local Government and how she remains positive in the face of adversity with a focus on making a real difference for her staff and the City.
Who can attend?
The event is open to all staff across the Glasgow Family.
Event Details
Wednesday 30 October 2024 from 12.00 - 13.00
The event will be held on MS Teams
Menopause Café - Wednesday 23 October 2024
Wednesday 23rd October 2024
12.30 pm - 13.30 pm on MS Teams
Pop along for a cuppa and a chat in a menopause friendly space where you can share your experiences with your colleagues, hear some hints and tips or even just to connect with other people who are experiencing menopause right now.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please get in touch if you would like more information by emailing Women's Network.
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Event Details
Date: Wednesday 23rd October 2024
Time: 12:30 - 13:30pm
Location: MS Teams Click here to join the meeting
Women in Leadership with Naghat Ahmed : Wednesday 17 April 2024
The Women's Network invite all staff to our first Women in Leadership event of 2024. Naghat Ahmed is a Law and Accountancy graduate and a board member for Social Security Scotland, the Care Inspectorate and a committee member of the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland.
She previously worked in the Commission for Racial Equality and NHS 24, specialising in equality and diversity. Naghat is also a carer for relatives who have disabilities. Naghat was a committee member of the Law Society of Scotland Client Protection Sub committee and recently won the award for Achievements in the Public Sector/Third Sector at the Scottish Asian Business Awards 2023.
Her current role at Glasgow City Council within Corporate Policy and Governance, includes both policy and project management. She has previously worked on strategy development, equality and diversity, change management, corporate governance and utilising project methodologies.
At this informal event Naghat will be discussing what motivates her to make a difference, her career path, the challenges and opportunities along the way and sharing her experiences of being a woman in leadership in the public and third sector.
Event Details
Wednesday 17 April 2024 | 12.00 - 13.00 | The event will be held on MS Teams
Sign up to attend using the event registration form or email womensnetwork@glasgow.gov.uk
If you would like to join the Women's Network mailing list of find out about how the network can support you go to Connect or email womensnetwork@glasgow.gov.uk
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