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It was big, it was bold and it was bright! The inaugural event in 2017 featured Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister, as the opening speaker in conversation with WOW Founder and Southbank Centre Artistic Director Jude Kelly, alongside prominent activists, speakers, business women, artists, broadcasters and campaigners including Kirsty Wark, Halina Rifai, Dr Iris Elliott, Lesley Riddoch, Luisa Omielan and more.
Celebrating and recognising the achievements of women and girls as well as taking a frank look at factors stopping them from achieving their potential, WOW is a jam-packed festival weekend including talks and debates from top speakers, music, dance, theatre, performance, poetry and comedy as well as wide-ranging workshops and activities ranging from morning song to yoga, and speed mentoring to skateboarding.
Funded by Spirit of 2012, WOW - Women of the World Perth 2018 is part of Southbank Centre’s expansion of its global WOW network of festivals to create nine new WOWs in five cities across the UK to mark the centenary of female suffrage in 2018. Perth is the only Scottish city to host one of these WOWs. Keep an eye out here for full details, shows and how to buy tickets!
Full-time mum, Women of the World volunteer, The Crannog Centre trustee, head of Perth Ultimate Frisbee club... there's not much this woman can't do!
Horse McDonald talks about her three decades in the music business ahead of her gig at WOW Perth.
Creating Heroine: Puppetry Workshop with award winning Pakistan Puppeteer Yamina Peerzada who will be joining us at WOW Perth
To celebrate the launch of the 50th WOW Festival in Perth, the woman who founded it all – Jude Kelly – delivered a timely, moving speech at the Perths
Janey gives an honest account of how it feels as a new mum to lose the baby weight and feel like yourself again.
Our mental health like our physical health is something that must be paid attention to, exercised and nurtured.
New Balls Please, is a joint project between Live Active Leisure and the Women of the World Festival and is free to attend as part of #WOWPERTH
We delve into the taboo subject of body image discussing all the facts with the inspirational women behind Glasgow Women's library.
The programme at WOW this year, as always, is packed with inspirational, incredible women. Women who unapologetically make their voices heard; who are
If you’re a fan of beautifully handcrafted work, there’s no doubt you’ll be besotted with Dalcapon born Louise McLaren’s intricate papercuttings. Her
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