FURTHER NEWS VIRT U AL EVEN TS BRING COV I D P I CK - M E- UP
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For the first half of 2021 we were not able to hold face-to-face events due to Covid restrictions. However, we did host a virtual ‘Women in Leadership’ event in June. More than 130 Old Girls and members of the Sixth Form attended, where 17 different professions were represented by Old Girls. Sherborne Girls Head, Dr Ruth Sullivan, opened the event and we were enormously grateful to our Old Girl TED-style speakers.
These included Anne Jenkin E’73, who spoke about how to break through the glass ceiling and the importance of taking every opportunity that comes your way, Holly Joint AE’94, who spoke about how to stand out in the workplace, what is success and who defines it, and Holly Pattenden T’97, who argued that being female is not a differentiator if you are up to the job.
GE T T IN G BACK IN TO UCH
In September, we held our first events and reunions offline and it was wonderful and exciting to see each other again.
against the SG Firsts. It was a great success: so much so that we hope to make it an annual event.
On Saturday, 11 September, Old Girls formed a lacrosse team and played an exciting match
If you play lacrosse and would like to take part in September 2022, please do get in touch.
