IE Women´s Week 2020

This event will be re-scheduled. Stay tuned for future information.

The events on Fridays 6 of March will take place on IE Segovia Campus and there is a bus – pick up service at disposal for the public attending.

This event will be re-scheduled. Stay tuned for future information.

Temporary exhibition of the Purple Corner in The Cloister. The “Purple Corner “ is a friendly space in IE Library with access to resources on gender equality. It offers bibliography on gender studies, monthly suggested readings & brochures with practical information for the entire IEU Community.

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The IE Africa Center is delighted to present a conversation on gender, identity, and belonging with Thenji Mtintso, current Ambassador of South Africa in Spain.

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Girl Rising travels the globe to meet nine unforgettable girls, striving beyond circumstance and overcoming nearly insurmountable odds to achieve their dreams. Directed by Academy Award Nominee, Richard E. Robbins, written by acclaimed female writers, and voiced by celebrated actresses including Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, Anne Hathaway and more, Girl Rising proves that one girl with courage is a revolution.

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You will have the possibility to access the most important books written by IE Women Faculty. Join us for a networking cocktail!

This event has been moved to V-302 at Velazquez 130, Madrid Campus.
If you can not join us in Madrid, you can always log in to the online Campus: https://meet.ie.edu/IECenterforDiversity

During the week several Student Groups will be discussing different topics of interest (Women in the Media, Women and Taboos, Women in Politics, Women and Violence) and will organize a Self-Defense Workshop for those who want to join. Co-organized with the Humanities.

On Friday they will all get together to share and wrap up the main conclusions.

If any of you are interested in these seminars and activities, please contact the following coordinators:

1. Women in the Media 
Organizer: Elena Yustres 
eyustres.ieu2017@student.ie.edu
 
2. Women and Taboos 
Organizer: Ishwari Rajesh Sawant
isawant.ieu2016@student.ie.edu
 
3. Women in Politics
Organizer: Ariel Eva Segal 
asegal.ieu2016@student.ie.edu
 
4. Women and Violence
Organizer: Paula Koller Alonso 
Paula.kolleralonso@student.ie.edu
 
5. Self-Defense Workshop
Organizer: Justine Waddell 
jwaddell.ieu2018@student.ie.edu
 
6. Video: Why are you a Feminist?
Organizer: Isabel Barquin 
Ibarquin.ieu2016@student.ie.edu

This event has been moved to V-302 at Velazquez 130, Madrid Campus.
If you can not join us in Madrid, you can always log in to the online Campus: https://meet.ie.edu/IECenterforDiversity

Join us for the final celebration of the Intl. Women's Week. The Women´s Week ends however the women at IE´s journey continues. Celia de Anca, Director of the IE Center for Diversity in Global Management, Isabela Alcazar, Global Head of Sustainability at IE University, and María José Ferrari, Associate Head for Academic Affairs at IE Arts and Humanities Division, will discuss how the women´s objectives are integrated in the overall sustainability strategy of IE University.

After the discussion, we will show a recognition to one of the selected 20 photos to be used as the cover for next years’ presentation of IE Women’s Week. Co – organized by IE Arts and Humanities Division.

The Jury is composed by:
Regina Llamas: IE Humanities Professor
Jessica Fowler: IE Humanities Professor
Goretti González: IE Humanities Professor
Catalina Tejero: Head of the Arts and Humanities Division
Maria José Ferrari: Academic Head of the Arts and Humanities Division
Ruth Palmer: IE Media Professor
Begoña González Cuesta: Dean Communication and Media. IE University
Viet Ha Tran: Curatorial Board Member and Exhibition manager at the IE International Women´s Week
Ruth Díaz: IE Brand and Insights Manager

Learn about the IE Mentoring program at our networking cocktail with mentors and mentees of the IE Women Mentoring Program from CFA, AmChamSpain and IE Business School. In collaboration with the IE Women in Business Club.

Thanks to the close collaboration between Cartier Spain and IE on empowering women these are the amazing prizes:

1. Flight and one-night hotel in Paris + guided tour of the Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain (for winner plus companion)

2. Ticket for the winner and companion for the event organized byCartier on March 7 on the occasion of the Women's Day in Madrid

3. Magnum Cartier Champagne

Remember, in case of a tie, the person who answers faster will appear first in the ranking.

Santiago Iñiguez, Executive President of IE University, will be presenting his latest book “An Ideal Business. How The Ideas of 10 Female Philosophers Bring Value to The Workplace” together with María Benjumea, Founder & CEO of SPAIN STARTUP - SOUTH SUMMIT, Michelle Raymond, Diversity and inclusion Consultant, and Mª José Ferrari, Academic Head of the Arts and Humanities Division at IE University. The session will be moderated by Celia de Anca, Director of the IE Center for Diversity in Global Management. 

A cocktail will be served.

A special group mentoring workshop will be carried out for the Women In Business Club, Undergraduate Chapter and IE women Board’s members.

Catalina Tejero, Associate Head of the Arts & Humanities Division at IE University, in conversation with Ms. Fontanals-Cisneros where we will learn more about Ms. Fontanals-Cisneros´ promotion of contemporary art from Latin America and the activities of Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO), a nonprofit organization she and her family founded in Miami in 2002.

The IE Arts & Business Club will moderate the Q&A session with the public after the talk.

With cities growing ever-faster, urban development models are more important than ever. Sustainability, integration, and the resilience of city inhabitants are fundamental objectives. What strategies should cities take on to adapt to the new dynamics of life and to encourage a work-life balance? What trends are we seeing in global cities to foster this goal?

Join this conversation, organized by IE School of Architecture and Design, as citizens/communities play a key role in these efforts.

IE Law School and Allen & Overy have joined forces to discuss the fears that younger generations face in joining the work force and what measures are being implemented, in particular, in the legal arena, to help them. A panel of distinguished lawyers will discuss the conclusions reached by IE undergraduate and Masters law students on gender inequality in the workplace and possible viable solutions.

The “Purple Corner “ is a friendly space in IE Library with access to resources on gender equality. It offers bibliography on gender studies, monthly suggested readings & brochures with practical information for the entire IEU Community.

This guided tour of women and books will bring together a selection of artworks from the Museum’s permanent collection featuring women reading. Thematically and formally related but from different periods and places, these works help us reflect on how the intellectual traits of women have been depicted in Western painting through the years.

Join us this week in celebrating our uniqueness, as well as our differences. Discover how the fusion of cultures is a defining factor in how we as a community enrich and impact our society. Opening by Celia de Anca, Director of IE Women Initiative.

A conversation between Diego del Alcázar Benjumea, Executive Vice President of IE, with Cecilia Xu, Bidalgo Country Manager for Greater China Region, IE Business School EMBA and member of the IE International Women's Board. 

“Where we are and where we want to be?” A round table with the participants Patricia Gabaldón, IE Professor; Mar Hurtado de Mendoza, VP Global Recruitment & Marketing, and José Esteves, Associate Dean for International MBA and Tech MBA programs. Moderated by Celia de Anca, Director of IE Women Initiative.

Our Dean of School of Global and Public Affairs at IE University, Susana Malcorra, will close the inauguration ceremony with some words on women leadership.

During the opening Zapiens, an IE Rockets winner App & Chatbot solution, will be launched as a funny and easy way to train students, professors and staff about women´s achievements and women at IE. In collaboration with Cartier Spain and IE Learning Innovation Dept.

Come and meet the women faculty who teach at IE. They will be signing their books at our book corner and will then join us for a networking cocktail.

The IE Women in Business Club is thrilled to announce its 4th Annual Women in Leadership Conference. The half-day conference brings together students, alumni, faculty, and professionals from across the globe to discuss some of the most important issues affecting not only women in business, but the workplace in general.

IE Library presents the artistic photography exhibition I FEMME by artist Viet Ha Tran at IE Library on both campuses in Madrid and Segovia during the International Women´s Week. I FEMME is a project made by women, for women. I FEMME is not only an internationally acclaimed artistic project but also a charity venture launched by IE Business School alumni Tetyana Kretova and Viet Ha Tran. Inspired by empowering women and tremendously enthusiastic about developing talents, the two alumni joined forces in creating an art project that aims to develop and nurture girls´ talent.