EmpowerHER: Making the Built Environment Work for Girls

EmpowerHER: Making the Built Environment Work for Girls

19th Oct 2023 5:45pm - 8pm
Greenwich Mean Time

at Mott Macdonald Leeds Office

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2023-10-19 17:45:00 2023-10-19 20:00:00 Europe/London EmpowerHER: Making the Built Environment Work for Girls 7th Floor, 26 Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS12 1BE

Event Details

Celebrate International Day of The Girl with us on Thursday, October 19 2023.

Join Building Female Leeds and Women in Planning Yorkshire  for a panel discussion on "Making the Built Environment Work for Girls."

Agenda

  • 17:45 -18:00 Registration & Networking
  • 18:00 - 18:05 Introductions from Building Female Leeds & Women in Planning Yorkshire
  • 18:05 - 18:15 How we plan for girls, Dr Karen Horwood, Senior Lecturer Leeds Beckett & Women in Planning Gender Mainstreaming Lead
  • 18:15 - 19:15 Panel Discussion chaired by Building Female Leeds
    • Dr Karen Horwood, Senior Lecturer
    • Helen Foreman, Urban Design Manager, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
    • Tomas Johnson, Senior Planning Officer, Policy & Plans, Leeds City Council 
    • Ciara Jenkinson, Student on MA Town and Regional Planning, Leeds Beckett University
  • 19:15 Networking
  • 20:00 Event Ends

This event is kindly sponsored by Mott Macdonald and the Royal Town Planning Institute.