This International Women’s Day, Global is celebrating all week on air, on Global Player, and right across the business with special events for staff.
On Capital XTRA there was a takeover show at breakfast with Robert & Shayna Marie who were joined by RnB and hip hop star, Eve. There’s also a special edition of Hip Hop Friday, celebrating the Queens of hip hop all day long Every show has exclusive mixes from its DJs Kennedy Taylor, Semtex, and Manny Norte.
Capital XTRA Breakfast’s Shayna Marie, Sunday Morning host Zeze Millz and former guest presenter Indiyah Polack will also be linking up for a special episode of Hot Girl Talks.
On Global Player there’s a Capital XTRA’s Fire Babes playlist with each song channelling female empowerment.
On Saturday, Capital Dance is marking International Women’s Day with an all-female 11am mix and Charlie Powell has put together an exclusive Women in Dance playlist for Global Player.
Also on Global Player, there’s Radio X – Women Who Rock, Smooth Country – Country Girl Era, Smooth – Leading Ladies, Capital – Fave Females, and Queens of Pop.
The Sports Agents, hosts Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman are speaking to Baroness Sue Campbell who has been a key player in some of the country’s biggest sporting successes, from her role as Chair of UK Sport during the London 2012 Olympics, to helping the Lionesses win the Euros as Director of Women’s Football at the FA.
LBC News has secured time with Helen Pankhurst CBE, the granddaughter of suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst and currently CARE International’s senior adviser. The station will also be broadcasting interviews with special guests, including some of England’s Lionesses.
In addition, Global’s Newsroom bulletins will broadcast a number of special International Women’s Day features.
On Gold Radio, Simon Rimmer will be playing songs and paying tribute to female artists from the 60s, 70s and 80s during his Saturday morning show from 9am to midday and the Hall of Fame will also celebrate female artists for an hour at midday.
Carlos on Heart 70s, Simon Beale on Heart 80s, Kevin Hughes on Heart 90s and Fia Tarrant on Heart 00s will also pay tribute to female artists (from their particular era) between 8am and midday on their shows.
Also on Heart, in partnership with Barbie, listeners are being asked to nominate a female role model that inspires them every day for a chance to win an overnight stay in London for two including a Women of London walking tour, and a £250 Smyths Toy Superstore Voucher, plus a chance of having their message displayed on Global’s digital billboards across the UK.
Tina Hobley and Myleene Klass will celebrate through the music they play on Smooth, while Jenni Falconer, Kate Garraway and Angie Greaves have created special social media videos.
Radio X’s celebration will include Live Music Monday, Two For Tuesday and a special all woman Best Of British feature.
Over on Classic FM, at 9am and 3pm on International Women’s Day there are special feature hours with recordings by female composers, soloists, and conductors. At 7pm, on Classic FM at the Movies, Jonathan Ross will be showcasing some of the film world’s greatest females.
On the station’s website, there’s an exclusive interview with pioneering conductor Marin Alsop, the first woman to serve as head of a major orchestra in several countries and recently the first US-born woman to lead the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Also, an exclusive performance from rising star violinist Ellinor D’Melon.
Global’s Women@Global employee network has organised a week-long series of events for staff focussing advocacy and safety. They’re hosting an ‘In conversation with…’ event Shelagh Fogarty sharing her experience of being stalked and exploring how to create safer spaces and drive change to protect women’s safety.
They’ve also partnered with the company’s Pride network Pride@Global, to invite staff to two stand-up comedy nights in London and Manchester celebrating women and non-binary comedy talent across the UK.
In addition, the Women@Global Podcast is returning, to explore workplace safety, tackling topics like the impact of workplace culture on women’s safety, the vital role of bystanders in fostering a secure environment, and the biggest challenges women face both in and outside of the workplace.
Joining the discussion are Nick Gazzard OBE, founder of the Hollie Guard personal safety app, and El Harrison, Global Player Engagement Marketing Lead at Global, and host Lucy Payne from the Women@Global committee.
There will also be a number of training and coaching sessions, fireside chats with inspirational Globallers, presenters and industry pioneers, an awards ceremony, and an International Women’s Book Club.