A Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic will address a dinner in Bathurst on Tuesday 8 March to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD). Associate Professor Leonora Ritter, an Honorary Fellow in the CSU Division of Learning and Teaching Services, will speak about the achievements of women in the past century and draw attention to what she thinks needs to be achieved in the future. Outlining her speech, Professor Ritter said, “We seem to have made more progress in masculinising women to suit a patriarchal world of aggression, competition and oppositional politics than in feminising the world. I believe we need to ‘feminise’ men and the public sphere by promoting creativity, collaboration, communication, empathy and adaptability.” Professor Ritter will also address a CSU Senior Women’s Forum IWD breakfast at 8am at the University on Tuesday 8 March.