Treasurer's Lecture | Difference, Inclusion and Belonging: a Perspective on International Women’s Day

The event is open to all and is free of charge.

Speakers:

Master Sarah Mullally

Bishop Sarah sits in the House of Lords as one of the Lords Spirituals, having been introduced on 24 May 2018. She was sworn as a member of the Privy Council on 14 March 2018, and became Dean of Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal on 11 July 2019. Bishop Sarah studied first at South Bank University for her BSc followed by a MSc and then at Heythrop College, University of London where she got her MA. She was awarded Honorary Doctorates of Science from Bournemouth University, (2004), University of Wolverhampton (2004) and University of Hertfordshire (2005) and was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 2005 for her contribution to nursing and midwifery. She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of Exeter in 2019 and is the first female Bishop of London.

Accessing the remote Event:

This remote event will take place using software called Zoom.  A link for the 'meeting room' will be sent by email between 12-24 hours before the scheduled start time.

It is preferable to join the event on a laptop, but if that’s not possible then use your phone/tablet. Download the app from zoom.us

Student members: One guest maximum

Hall members and Benchers: Two guests maximum

Click here to see details of the QS Requirements and how to be credited with the QS for this session

Learning Outcomes:

After this session, students should be able to:

• Identify and define the core values that are essential to the politico-legal professions.
• Identify challenges associated with delivering on these core values of equality, diversity & Inclusion.
• Apply their new knowledge to inform their ethical and value driven decision making

Links to the Professional Statement, wider workings of the Bar, administration of justice or a public interest matter

In order to mark International Women's Day, Master Mullally will discuss the core values that are needed to improve diversity, inclusion and belonging at the Bar; plus, the possible challenges we face along the way.

Click here to view the BSB's Professional Statement

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