Women in Agriculture
Date:
Monday 14 November 2016 - 11:00 to 15:30
Venue:
RBS Gogarburn - Edinburgh , EH12 1HQ
Organiser:
Women in Agriculture
Women in Agriculture has drawn together a collective of organisations - RHASS, Royal Bank of Scotland, SAOS, Scottish Woodlands, SAYFC and NFUS - to support women across Rural Scotland to :
- Share experiences of land based industries and rural Scotland
- Seek advice, support and skills based learning
- Access networking and peer group support
There will be a panel of guests, chaired by Professor Sally Shortall, including Mel Ivine from the TV show This Farming Life.
The event is designed to inspire women in farming, forestry and rural business and to recognise their collective contribution whilst signposting support/development opportunities available from other agencies, who will be present on the day of the event.
This is the third event in the series and is hosted again by Royal Bank of Scotland.
Price:
Free
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The Scottish Government has commissioned research to build a picture of the role women play in agriculture across Scotland.
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Women in Agriculture has drawn together a collective of organisations to support women across Rural Scotland to:
- Share experiences of land based industries and rural Scotland
- Seek advice, support and skills based learning
- Access networking and peer group support
This event is designed to inspire women in farming, forestry and rural business & to recognise their collective contribution whilst signposting support/ development opportunities available from other agencies. This spring the second event will be hosted by RHASS and will offer guests the opportunity to take part in discussion groups on the following topics:
- Workshop 1 - Farm Diversification: Hosted by SRUC, Gall Robertson and Forestry Industry
- Workshop 2 - Pathways to public appointments - Hosted by RHASS & Scottish Government
- Workshop 3 - Resilience & Resourcefulness - hosted by SAOS & RSABI
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This event from YMCA Scotland - Young Women's Movement will be hosted by David Bryan, Hub Manager at Social Enterprise Manager, H&I and supported by Youth Highland.
They are interested in hearing your positive ideas for supporting the leadership of young women in Scotland in the drive for gender equality.
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