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In line with the College’s values and commitment to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, each year we celebrate key diversity events including International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March.

International Women's Day 2025

As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, join us for this important discussion where we consider what we know and see relating to the increasing prevalence of mental health issues in girls and young women, the importance of parental support and how psychiatry can work with individuals, families and organisations to offer the best support.

We are delighted to be joined by speakers Professor Tamsin Newlove-Delgado, Matilda Gosling, Dr Raka Maitra and Dr Su Sukumaran, with co-chairs Dr Stella Kingett and Dr Philippa Greenfield.

IWD 2024

In 2024, the IWD campaign theme was Inspire Inclusion. We planned a range of activities that helped us to celebrate women's achievements and raise awareness about women's equality and gender parity.

We also published the results from an alarming survey that revealed violence and abuse are driving mental illness in women and girls.

In addition to holding a webinar on Still the Second Sex? Data, Disaggregation and Discrimination, we also recorded a podcast. This featured our Presidential Leads for Women and Mental Health Dr Philippa Greenfield and Dr Catherine Durkin hosting a conversation that looked at the specific determinants and risk factors that impact disproportionately on women’s mental health, and much more.

Additionally, Dr Stella Kingett wrote a blog post reflecting on her first year as Chair of the Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group (WMHSIG) and her time spent 'listening to inspirational women and finding the data'.

IWD 2023

Speakers included:

• Dr Shubulade Smith CBE: Dr Smith is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and an academic at King’s College London. She became President of RCPsych in July 2023.
• Dr Sumi Ratnam, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT). Dr Ratnam has worked in women’s services for 19 years and has an interest in the well-being of women at work.
• Dr Philippa Greenfield is the RCPsych Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group (WMHSIG) lead for their work on Violence Against Women and Girls. Dr Greenfield is a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist.
• Dr Stella Kingett is the incoming chair of the RCPsych WMHSIG.

In the first part of this webinar, Dr Ratnam discussed sexual harassment faced by girls and women in the public and work spheres of their life. She was then joined by colleagues from ELFT who shared findings from a survey that looked at the experiences of female doctors in their trust. The webinar ended with a Q&A.

Video interview

For IWD 2023 Dr Elaine Lockhart, Chair of the RCPsych Child and Adolescent Faculty, spoke to us about equality and equity for women in the mental health space.