Take the Lead
Event Information
Description
This year’s WEA Women@Work Annual Conference, Take the Lead, will take place in Nairn on 8 March, International Women’s Day.
Come along to this friendly, informal event and enjoy a day brimming with engaging speakers, lively discussion, and enjoyable workshops.
The theme of this year’s conference is Leadership.
- What do we mean by leadership?
- What are the barriers?
- What do you need?
- What would help?
This year’s keynote speaker is Amanda Millen, Festival Director of XpoNorth, Scotland's leading creative industries festival.
There will be a choice of four workshops to choose from on the day.
Lunch and light refreshments are included
Be inspired, enjoy, participate.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Who we are
The Worker’s Educational Association has been providing
high-quality educational opportunities to communities since
1903. Our vision is for a better world: equal, democratic and
just; through adult education the WEA challenges and inspires
individuals, communities and society.
The WEA Women@Work project aims to dismantle the barriers
woman face caused by:
- rural isolation
- poverty
- inequality
And to give women a voice:
- in the home
- at work
- and in the community, both locally and nationally.
We have seven W@W network areas across the Highlands, each
with a local coordinator who organises events in their area.
The seven network areas are:
- Caithness
- Sutherland
- Ross-shire
- Skye & Lochalsh
- Lochaber
- Inverness
- Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey
Our workshops and events are free to attend.
The Women@Work project is funded by the Scottish Government Voluntary Action Fund.
The Workers' Educational Association is a charity registered in England and Wales (number 1112775) and in Scotland (number SC039239) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (number 2806910). Registered address is WEA, 4 Luke Street, London, EC2A 4XW.
