IWD 2025: Accelerating Action across campus
Trilogy’s Republic campus marked International Women’s Day 2025 with a series of events and campaigns led by tenant universities and community partners. From creative workshops exploring identity and resistance to student-led initiatives on gender equity, the programme reflected a shared commitment to meaningful action.
For Trilogy, it’s part of our wider approach to supporting inclusive environments and strengthening the civic role of the campuses we manage.
On and around March 8th, Republic and our partner universities came together for International Women’s Day 2025, embracing this year’s theme: Accelerate Action
The call to action is clear - at the current rate of progress, full gender equality won’t be reached until 2158 (WEF Global Gender Gap Report, 2022). That’s more than five generations from now.
Only 10% of FTSE 100 CEOs are women (FTSE Women Leaders Review, 2025)
The UK gender pay gap stands at 13.5% (PwC Women in Work Index, 2023)
At this rate, it will take 132 years to close the global gender gap (WEF Global Gender Gap Report, 2022)
Naming the problem is only the first step; the real work is in accelerating change.
At Republic, we championed creativity as a tool for resistance. Oitij-jo's Creative You programme took over Republic, Rich Mix, and Poplar Union. Students and community members used art as activism, creating self-portraits and textile works exploring identity, representation and resistance.
Across our university partners, IWD was marked by powerful initiatives:
York St John University launched She is Enough, She is Me, tackling the impossible expectations placed on women in the workplace and beyond.
ARU London celebrated pioneering women - Marie Curie, Malala Yousafzai, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg - while highlighting female academics and students shaping the future.
Global Banking School spotlighted stories of resilience, leadership, and ambition from women across their community.
But recognition alone isn’t enough. Progress happens when advocacy leads to policy change, when allyship translates into structural reform, and when visibility is backed by action.