CUSU Women's Campaign
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All women students at Cambridge are automatically members of the Women's Campaign. Our ultimate aim is to support and represent the diverse needs of these women, including those that belong to all ethnic, religious and class backgrounds, trans, queer and lesbian women, and student parents. Through working in conjunction with university committees, societies, and national and international initiatives, the Campaign seeks to realize this aim, putting it at the centre of addressing issues of inequality in Cambridge, running events, campaigns and providing support for students who self-define as women.
As her-story shows, despite huge progress in gender equality in this institution over the years, women at Cambridge University still face inequalities. Many of these reflect those faced by women on a national and international basis, such as gendered violence, institutional sexism and the prospect of a glass covered future in the work place. However, many are specific to Cambridge, for example, there is a worrying disparity between women's and men's exam results, with men in many subjects receiving more firsts than women, despite the fact that this gap is not evident at most other universities nor at A level. Many subjects, particularly those within the sciences, are predominantly male, and despite the fact that there are still three all female colleges in the University, women students have only recently begun to make up 50% of the undergraduate student body with at least five colleges still containing well under 50% women. Outside of academia, female students encounter further challenges. Cambridge is host to a number of amazing women's sports teams, but these teams often receive less funding, recognition and support than their male counterparts. College student unions are often dominated by male students, and student parents face inadequate funding and support.
Despite these challenges, Cambridge women continue to be powerhouses of innovation and achievement. The Women's Campaign is there to ensure that this energy and enthusiasm may continue to be expressed by women students without being hindered by inequality within University or cultural structures, and that, where inequalities arise they are fought and those bearing the brunt of them supported.
The Women's Campaign is one of the most vibrant, dynamic Students' Union campaigns-
Get Tuned In!
- Sign up to the Women's Bulletin to get a weekly email about the exciting things happening in Cambridge. Read the Latest Bulletin here.
- Please get in touch with the CUSU Women's Officer, with any questions or ideas about gender campaigning in Cambridge.