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Election
Network committee members actively support Student Officers that convene their network, and assist with the over-all decision making processes within the network.
The Social Secretary shall:
- Lead on organising regular social activities
You must self-define as a woman to vote for this position.
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Candidates
- Foster intra and inter university engagement
- Organise more career fairs aimed for women
- More engagement with mental health institutions to facilitate individual and group therapy for women
- Organise workshops around the topics of safety, religion, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, wellbeing/health, work-life balance, etc.
- Aim for more intersectional events, especially in sciences
- More collaboration with other SU societies
- Wide use of media outlets to promote events, possibly introduce a specific website for women-related news/events in and around UCL
- Sensitivity to different cultures as someone who comes from three different cultures and who has lived in various countries
- Social skills fostered by my experience in the European Youth Parliament
- General interest in topics related to women (especially gender equality and health)
- My love in interacting and learning from different people and perspectives
- Speaking 5 languages fluently (English, Spanish, French, Italian, German) which I can use to interact with various people
Hey! My Name is Elia-Marie Voeffray and I would love to take on this role :)
I bring ideas to the table that I think would be useful for the community. I am a person who loves to socialise, connect and share, and I hope to shape the union in a way where we can be more intra- and inter-connected in the SU, UCL and other universities.
As a Population Health student, I would also love to have this opportunity to integrate together my interest for women’s health within the SU and organise more workshops aimed at health and wellbeing.
I hope to make women's network more inviting to students with different interests and goals by introducing a variety of activities:
- Thematic book clubs (i.e. women in history, fiction by women authors, feminist thought, self-care), where participants will be encouraged to share their perspectives in a welcoming space.
- Career talks with women in various industries to provide practical advice and guidance.
- Workshops on topics such as women's health and well-being.
- Newsletters to feature and celebrate members' projects, research, or initiatives.
- And regular social activities
With this role, I would hope to achieve better representation of women by encouraging students to attend events that:
- Raise awareness about intersectionality with panel talks
- Involve film screenings or reading books, and think of ways to “solve it”, such as “women in film”, “women in music”, “women in finance”, “women in history”…
- Collaborate with charities that work to help women who are refugees, homeless, victims of domestic violence
- Celebrate cultural differences to learn more about women all round the world
- Encourage challenging barriers in the workplace with workshops and networking events
I am interested in helping people raise their voices, especially those who are unrepresented in society. I have been able to do that by getting elected as the Young Speaker of my borough, which equipped me with several skills that I believe are crucial for this role. I was invited to scrutiny meetings at the council to discuss how we could solve discrimination against women from ethnic minority backgrounds, especially within the institution of education. Eventually, I was able to encourage schools in my borough to hold assemblies about women's rights to teach them to stand up for themselves
I am a reliable candidate because I have skills applicable for this role. For example, my ability to listen to feedback, collaborate with a team, being organised and having creative ideas that I cannot wait to implement. I have a genuine interest in building a community where women feel safe and freely express themselves. If I get elected, I am going to make sure that events will be both academic and social, so that knowledge is spread in a fun and creative way. I am also going to hold events accessible for women from every background in order to learn from each other's experiences!!