Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022
8 March 2022
Last update: 08/03/22 18:09
Cambridge University Press are delighted to be supporting and celebrating International Women’s Day 2022. We are actively working to #BreakTheBias by calling out gender bias, discrimination and stereotyping to forge a diverse, equitable and inclusive world.
This year, we are celebrating by giving you free access to online collections of work by female authors, sharing inspiring highlights from our books list, and giving insights on how our colleagues across Cambridge University Press believe we can all #BreakTheBias.
Read free collections of books and journals by influential women
Read free collections of book chapters and journal articles, learn more about influential women in STM, prominant women in mathematics, and gender gaps in political science.
Inspiring reads
This month we’re highlighting some of our favourite books which celebrate the lives and experiences of women.
Free access to Orlando
Orlando is a unique reference resource on women’s writing in the British Isles, from the earliest times to today, offering a wealth of biographical and critical information on more than 1,400 British and international authors. You can enjoy free access to this fanastic resource until the end of March.
How our colleagues are working to #BreakTheBias
“We can break the bias by letting everyone’s voices be heard.”
“We can break the bias by ensuring that we are all treated as equals and we call out bias and discrimination wherever it occurs.”
“We can the break bias by helping to encourage a diverse and representative contributor base.”
“We are breaking the bias by working on an action plan to reduce the gender pay gap”
“We are currently breaking the bias by ensuring diversity of gender, ethnic and geographic backgrounds in both our authors and reviewers.”
“We break the bias by offering flexibility of hours to support changing and diverse working and home needs.”
“We need to encourage young women to envision themselves in roles of leadership and empower them to pursue those opportunities. Only when everyone has a seat at the table and has their voices heard, can we forge a world free from bias.”
“As a marketer and journalist, I am extremely proud to use my platform and voice to champion and share the success stories of women and minority groups. Let’s work together to #breakthebias because the future is equal.”
“We can break the bias by valuing and celebrating diversity and listening to under-represented voices around the world”
“We can break the bias by making sure that women globally can see themselves in the framework of Cambridge University Press & Assessment from the top down”
“Break the bias by gathering insight through departmental surveys and creating better training opportunities for our teams”
“Break the bias by breaking stereotypes through conscious action and choices in everyday life.”
“Be clear-eyed and call it when we see it. Ask ourselves and others the right questions even when they are uncomfortable.”
“We can break the bias by ensuring fairer representation at all levels in the business and ensure that staff from different branches and regions are also represented at a senior level. We also need to nurture talent and help develop staff from an early career to help with diversity in the future and provide a good career path.”
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