When Catherine Arnold became the 15th Master of St Edmunds College in October 2019 she brought the tally of female heads of colleges across Cambridge University to 50 percent. An impressive statistic, considering women weren’t even allowed to become full members of the 800-year-old university until 1948. One of Oxbridge’s most diverse and international colleges, St Edmund’s was founded over 120 years ago to house Catholic students, previously excluded from the university for centuries. As such, inclusion was at its core from the start – and it became the first male Cambridge college to accept women in 1969. As the college celebrates ‘50 years of women at St Edmunds’ this year, Catherine discusses female role models, the structural and perceptional challenges of inclusion around an Oxbridge education and how St Edmund’s continues to focus on creating a space for academic excellence without barriers.
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Ep 46: Is Black History just for October? Meet the woman challenging the UK Schools curriculum to change
Ep 45 - Let's talk about you: Why Challenging conversations with our daughters can lead to powerful outcomes
Ep 44 - How can more diverse newsrooms change the way we see the world for the better?
Ep 43 - Why are working women still paying a penalty for having children? Meet the woman taking maternity discrimination to task.
Ep 42 - Why are women 'unreliable witnesses' to their own bodies?' meet the author challenging history's healthcare gender bias
Ep 41 - Shouldering the domestic burden: why who does the dishes has big implications for gender equality
Ep 40 - everywomanChangemakers special: How do we stop male violence toward women?
Ep 39 - Meet the woman making waves to bring gender equality to extreme surfing
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Ep 38 - “Never let a good crisis go to waste” – Gold Medal MD Lisa McAuley on facing adverse conditions
Ep 37 - How Girlguiding is changing to empower girls in the modern world — with Girlguiding CEO Angela Salt
Ep 36 - Reverend Joanna Jepson discusses the meaning of faith, both religious and non-religious in 2020
Ep 35 - How to be happier, according to mystery writer Sophie Hannah
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