Extras:Interesting Reads
30 April 2025:
Ongoing List of Interesting Reads
Newly added: Dissertation by Evie Thursfield on the barriers preventing women from entering and progressing in the entertainment lighting industry
8 March 2024:
WIL Global Gathering Survey Results
WIL launched a survey aiming to examine the lighting profession in the context of the theme of International Women’s Day 2023; Embracing Equity. Here are the results!9 December 2023:
Women Working in Sales and Manufacturing
131 years. That’s how long it will take us to achieve Gender Parity, according to the World Economic Forum. Gender Parity being the equal contribution of women and men to every dimension of life, both Public and Private.21 April 2023:
Addressing Harassment & Bullying in Business Meetings
Mahdis Aliasgari share a personal experience, hoping to raise Awareness of Bullying and Harassment at meetings.
6 April 2022:
Pioneers of Light: a History of Women in Lighting Design
Veteran lighting designers Anne Militello and Beverly Emmons discuss the history of the female pioneers who blazed new trails to create the field of lighting design.25 March 2022:
Women’s Search for Equity
This presentation by Lauren Dandridge focuses on the delineation of equality and equity and how we can use the past few years as a guide for changing the gender system to allow women to bring more of their whole selves to the workplace.
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?
18 February 2021:
WIL Russia Brochure
The WIL Russia group has created a book profiling women working in lighting in Russia.16 November 2020:
Women’s rights: Are we there yet?
Foteini Kyriakidou on abortion rights
14 October 2020:
Night-time Traveller
Night-time Traveller is an initiative which inquires about those specific needs that afflict us as women.
