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At the University of Montpellier, International Women’s Day lasts a whole month, from March 1 to 31! For the 2026 edition, “Donner des Elles à l’UM” invites you to continue working together to advance gender equality.
At the University, equality is not merely proclaimed: it is built, passed on, and defended. This year’s program of events for the month of March is a powerful testament to this. It brings to life, on our campuses, a lasting and concrete commitment to women’s rights. Through workshops, artistic creations, and conferences—by highlighting the work of our students and strengthening our institutional frameworks—we affirm a clear ambition: to equip ourselves with the means to understand, act, and transform collective perceptions. Beyond the month’s highlights, we are pursuing an ongoing effort: that of an inclusive university, attentive to vulnerabilities, and resolutely committed to real equality.
The“Donner des Elles à l’UM”Calendar
Workshop on Mental, Emotional, Verbal, and Physical Self-Defense
Hosted by Idaline Lortiga
Open only to female doctoral students at UM (cis and trans women)
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
Montpellier – Triolet Campus – Building 3, workshop room.
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Equality Award
Contest: March 8–31
Open only to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at UM during the 2024–2025 and/or 2025–2026 academic years.
Niki
Film
Biopic by Céline Salette, 2024, runtime: 1h35
Inspired by the biography of visual artist and painter Niki de Saint Phalle.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
, Montpellier – Richter Campus – Aimé Schoenig Student Center.
7:00 PM
GestuElles
Photography series by Jean-Jacques Ader
MONDAY, MARCH 16
Opening reception at 12:30 p.m.
Perpignan – Faculty of Education, ground floor hallway.
Exhibition runs from March 16 to 31
They
Exhibition: "
" TUESDAY, MARCH 17
Opening reception at 1 p.m.
Montpellier – Triolet Campus – (S)pace, (S)tation.
Exhibition runs from March 12 to April 10
Women
ConcertBy Raphaela Gromes and Julian Riem, duration: 2 hours (with intermission).
SATURDAY, MARCH 21
Montpellier – Corum (Salle Pasteur), Esplanade Charles De Gaulle.
7:00 PM
Is a world without oppression possible?
Lecture
By Emilia Roig.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
Via video conference.
12:15 PM > 1:30 PM
From the “Me Too” movement to sisterhood
An Evening of Reading Set to Music
Featuring Anna Zamore, director, and Bololipsum, musician.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
Montpellier – Triolet Campus – MDE Françoise Barré-Sinoussi.
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Workshop on Mental, Emotional, Verbal, and Physical Self-Defense
Hosted by Idaline Lortiga
Open only to UM students (cis and trans women)
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
Montpellier – Triolet Campus – Building 3, workshop room.
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Autism and Gender: Let’s Change Our Perspective!
Lecture TUESDAY, MARCH 31
Montpellier – Triolet Campus – Building 7, Dumontet Lecture Hall and online.
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM
March 8: International Women's Day
Established by the United Nations in 1977, International Women’s Day has its roots in the struggles of the early 20th century: at that time, female workers and suffragists were fighting for better working conditions and for the right to vote, which was not granted in France until 1944.
For nearly 40 years, this international day of demonstrations has been an opportunity to take stock of the situation faced by women around the world. As a day of struggle for women’s rights, it remains a burning issue.