Extras:Activities

Live Light Podcast
17 June 2023:

Live Light Podcast

The Live Light Podcast is brought to you by two curious minds in the lighting design field Maryam Aghajani and Dana Moazenie. The primary aim of this podcast is to have an open conversation with fellow lighties and discuss the dark spots within this field.
Pretty in Pink on a Dark Street
23 February 2023:

Pretty in Pink on a Dark Street

The live performance, Pretty in Pink on a Dark Street, is a collaboration between designer Marina Menéndez-Pidal and dance artist Anastasia Bezruchko. The work is just as much about femininity as it is about the role lighting plays at night.
15 August 2022:

1ST INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF LIGHT ART

Paulina Villalobos, the WIL ambassador in Chile speaks with UK based Liz West, Aleksandra Stratimirovic in Sweden and Jen Lewin in the USA in an online session.
20 December 2021:

2021 WIL Activities

As 2021 draws to a close and we can put all the challenges of the year behind us, we look back proudly on what the WIL community has achieved and also forward with excitement to our plans for 2022.
#womeninlightingUKfacts
20 September 2021:

#womeninlightingUKfacts

The majority of us in the UK lighting industry believe there is a fair gender balance in our workplaces. Is it true?
Logo competition - WIL Mexico
9 April 2021:

Logo competition - WIL Mexico

WIL Mexico held a competition to create a new version of the WIL Logo specifically for local activities, and also created an amazing booklet inspired by UN Women with 12 small actions with big impacts to help us get to equality.
WIL Russia Brochure
18 February 2021:

WIL Russia Brochure

The WIL Russia group has created a book profiling women working in lighting in Russia.
8 Mar 2020 // International Women’s Day: #WILforEqual
8 March 2020:

8 Mar 2020 // International Women’s Day: #WILforEqual

Join the International campaign EachforEqual by posting a picture using the equal sign with your hands.
WIL in Asia
8 November 2019:

WIL in Asia

As part of the Asia trip, we did 13 interviews with amazing female designers in four different countries and met up with some of our ambassadors.
International Day of Light 2019
30 August 2019:

International Day of Light 2019

WIL created a social media campaign on the International Day of Light on May 16th where we asked women to post a shadow photo of themselves and a male colleague.
WIL at Clerkenwell Design Week
25 June 2019:

WIL at Clerkenwell Design Week

"Women In Design" was hosted by WIL UK Ambassador Greta Smetoniute, with panelists Lauren Lever, Katia Kolovea, Faye Robinson and Anna Kharchenkova.
8 Mar 2019 //  International Women’s Day: #BalanceforBetter
3 March 2019:

8 Mar 2019 //  International Women’s Day: #BalanceforBetter

The International Women’s Day 2019 campaign theme of #BalanceforBetter is a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world. This is completely in line with one of the outcomes we want to achieve with this project. As well as creating an inspiring digital platform for women working in lighting, we also…
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