International Women's Day Event - Creating Safe Spaces
Mon 30 Mar
|Bank House
Join Women in Planning North East and guest speakers for this special event inspired by the UN International Women's Day 2026 theme: Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls. Limited spaces available.
Time & Location
30 Mar 2026, 14:00 – 16:00
Bank House, Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QF, UK
About the event
Join Women in Planning North East for a special multi-disciplinary CPD event this March, kindly hosted at Cundall's offices (Level 10, Bank House), inspired by the UN International Women's Day theme for 2026: Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.
This event will feature 3 fabulous speakers exploring how various elements of policymaking and design can contribute to creating inclusive and welcoming places for women and girls, and ultimately, for everyone.
Our Speakers:
Emma Ormerod - Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, Newcastle University – Resetting the Agenda: Investigating the Gendered Power-relations in the Leadership of Regional Development and Policy Making
Mirella Ainsworth - Urban Designer, Stantec – Creating Safe Spaces through Urban Design