Southbank Centre’s fifth annual Women of the World festival runs all this week to coincide with International Women's Day (March 8).
Don't miss Salma Hayek Pinault presenting the UK premiere of animated film The Prophet (March 8), which she produced, and provided voice-work for.
Highlights also incude:
-Titans of comedy Caitlin Moran, Bridget Christie and Shazia Mirza (March 7) will be talking about what they are doing to change the world.
-The London premiere of No Guts, No Heart, No Glory based on interviews with Muslim women boxers ( March 5 to 8)
-Tessa Jowell, Sandie Okoro and a panel of female bosses from FTSE 100 companies highlighting obstacles women face in the workplace (March 6
-Vagina Monologues playwright Eve Ensler discussing writing and activism (7 March)
-Radio 1 DJ Gemma Cairney talking to teenage girls about the reality of being a girl today (March 7
-Fashion designers Betty Jackson, Katherine Hamnett and Sakina M’Sa discussing feminism in the fashion industry (March 7)
-A celebration of Emily Dickinson by Juliet Stevenson (March 8)
-Radio 6 DJ Lauren Laverne and senior city lawyer Sandie Okoro talking about positive role models for women (March 8)
-Mumsnet asking whether parenting has become a more equal endeavour (March 8).
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX, until March 8. Details: southbankcentre.co.uk/wow
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