Gender and Education Association Biennial Conference 2013 Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, London South Bank University Tuesday 23rd– Friday 26th April 2013 Confirmed keynote speakers: – Prof. Lisa Adkins, University of Newcastle,Continue reading
Is university life becoming more sexist?
Undergraduate students at Cardiff University are gearing up to discuss whether life at university is becoming more sexist. As part of this Emily Parnell, an undergraduate student, reflects on Carnage UK: Pimps ‘n’ Hoes ShareContinue reading
Emily Wilding Davison Memorial Campaign, Obama and Votes for Women
This year will mark 100 years since the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison was killed after running in front of the King’s horse at the Derby. A campaign has just been launched to institute a minute’s silence at theContinue reading
The sexually available versus the crooks; gender and HIV prevention education in Mozambique
The cynic in me was not surprised to find that young women in Mozambique experienced sexual harassment in schools. I had thought carefully about this eventuality prior to setting out to Mozambique to gather dataContinue reading
Autumn Financial Statement – Uncaring and Unequal
The UK Women’s Budget Group responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Financial Statement: “Today’s announcement offers nothing for women striving and working hard to take care of children, disabled and frail elderly relatives. The Chancellor spokeContinue reading
Inclusion and Gender Equity in Education: A Conference at the Institute for Educational Development, Aga Khan University
Dar es Salaam, 14 – 16 November 2012 GEA Policy Report Share on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Email to a friend
Into the Woods
As a practicing middle school English Language Arts teacher and researcher in the Northeastern US, I am interested in the stories adolescents tell about their lives. To this end, my research in classrooms is ethnographic andContinue reading
In Memoriam: Eva Figes
Eva Figes, the author of Patriarchal Attitudes, died aged 80 in August 2012. Her book was published to popular British acclaim alongside several other signature books of women’s liberation, including The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer andContinue reading
An Update: The Women’s Library
This is to report on what is happening to The Women’s Library, a resource that was set up over 75 years ago as the Fawcett Library in central London. It moved to premises in theContinue reading
Promoting Equality: UK Feminista
GEA Policy Report Autumn 2012 UK Feminista is a relatively new organization of ‘ordinary women and men campaigning for gender equality’. Founded just over 2 years ago, it has wide and international aims, namely a ‘visionContinue reading
