Step up to celebrate International Women's Day and support girls everywhere!

Are you ready to step up for girls rights? Would you like to join Health Sciences Athena Swan Implementation Team (ASIT) in a challenge event that will raise critical funds for girls everywhere and the women they will one day become?

Choose your own distance and step up for girls rights your way. This event is organised by Plan International UK, who suggest you walk your chosen distance over 14 days. Their suggested fundraising target is £150 each and once you have raised £50, you will receive a Plan International UK T-shirt.

Team up with your colleagues, arrange meetings that you can join while you walk, either in person or dialling in on your phone. This challenge event will encourage us all to take time away from our desks/students to take care of ourselves and improve our wellbeing, while raising funds for a community determined to support girls and tackle gender inequality.

Whether you walk alone or with others, you may choose to consider how gender inequality could be challenged, or simply to think about the inspirational women (and girls) in your life.

The Athena Swan Implementation Team will be stepping out for their first walk on Wednesday 23rd February and their final walk will coincide with International Women's Day on Tuesday 8th March. Please join us in person on International Women's Day if you can so we can celebrate together (details to follow).

Set up a fundraising page by clicking 'start fundraising' and personalise your page. You can do this as an individual or in a team. Why not link your Strava account to your page as well to track your progress? Please also email Anna Cox (a.cox@surrey.ac.uk) who is co-ordinating the ASIT team and would love to welcome anyone else in the University of Surrey who would like to join.