International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8th, is the theme of an extensive program at Unicamp, which extends throughout the month, with lectures, workshops, tributes, discussion groups and an entrepreneurship fair, among other activities, in order to contribute to reflection, training and mobilization of the community.
The Office of the Vice-Rector for Undergraduate Studies (PRG), the Gender and Sexuality Advisory Committee of the Executive Directorate of Human Rights (DEDH), and the Pagu Gender Studies Center released an integrated agenda of activities, bringing together programs from various institutes, with the message that "the commitment to gender equality should be sustained beyond this date."
Topics such as mental health, work, motherhood, sexuality and self-care will be discussed this Wednesday (4), at the Faculty of Education (FE), in the Women in Circle program, starting at 14:30 pm, with psychologist Karen Batista, from the Community Health Center (Cecom). At the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FCM) the Women in Focus Week continues until Friday, with various lectures and workshops.
The Women in Struggle collective, which brings together female workers from Unicamp, is also promoting a series of activities. This Wednesday, at noon, at the Arena Theater, the debate will focus on gender violence in politics. The program continues at the Community Health Center (Cecom) at 14:30 pm with a lecture by physician Bia Bracco on the gynecological health of cis and trans women, trans men, lesbians, bisexuals, and non-binary people.
On Thursday (5), also at the Arena Theater, at noon, the theme is “Clean Record at the University”. On Friday, at the same time, the lecture “Gender and Violence at Work” will be held in the Noble Hall of the Faculty of Education (FE). The collective’s program ends with a solidarity fair during the afternoon, with the Celebrate to Exist gathering, starting at 18 pm, with shows by Elan and Vivi, at the Unicamp Workers Union (STU).
On Friday (6), the Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computing (Imecc) will hold the event “Celebrating March 8th: Women for women, voices that transform”, starting at 8 am, with the aim of reflecting and discussing gender representation in the academic and scientific environment. The event also intends to give visibility to initiatives that seek to expand inclusion and strengthen the female presence in decision-making, research and leadership spaces, as well as encourage the protagonism of women in research and postgraduate studies.
Also on Friday, at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEEC), the WIE Talks event, in the auditorium of the Power Laboratory (Lepo), will feature the lecture “Trajectories of Impact: Women in Science, Technology and Industry”, starting at 16 pm.
Throughout next week, the program celebrating women continues in various institutes of the University. On Monday (the 9th), the Faculty of Food Engineering (FEA) will host a fair and exhibition featuring women entrepreneurs in the central courtyard, from 11 am to 15 pm. On Tuesday (the 10th), at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FEM), at 17 pm, an event will be held to discuss the importance of the date and how to transform this conversation into action.
Also on Tuesday, at the Gleb Wataghin Institute of Physics (IFGW), starting at 14 pm, there will be a meeting and discussion circle on the theme "Between strengths and delicacies, the plurality of being a woman". On Wednesday (the 11th), at 12:30 pm, the IFGW will host a special "pastel meeting" with the discussion circle "Journey through Science: Strategic female perspectives in a world in transformation", where pastries and soft drinks will be served.
Also on Wednesday, the Institute of Computing (IC) will host, starting at noon, a meeting of the institute's women about female representation in the field and a tribute to Professor Cecília Rubira, who passed away in January. At the Library of the Institute of Chemistry (IQ), at 14 pm, women who have distinguished themselves and received awards in 2025 will be celebrated in a meeting.
On the 20th, at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCF), the second edition of the “Dia Delas” event will take place, featuring a yoga class and lectures on skincare and financial education, among other activities.
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