Bosses are telling female staff to dress ‘sexier’ and wear make-up for video calls, new research has found. Over 35 percent of UK women have experienced at least one sexist workplace demand since the lockdown started in March. It was hoped that HR departments would see a dramatic decline in reports of sexist behaviour as offices […]

Until 15:00 As the corona virus pandemic continues to escalate around the globe, the expression of masculinities in responding to the crisis demands attention. From ‘waging war’ against the virus on the ‘frontlines’ to one state leader referring to COVID-19 as ‘a little flu’, to prioritising re-opening the economy over protecting lives, these responses have […]

This Committee agreed early in this Parliament to draw up a comprehensive re-examination of progress taken to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector. Our focus is the aid recipients who become victims and survivors of abuse at the hands of individuals working in the sector. This inquiry will consider the support needed […]

We are two researchers from Coventry University, Rona Epstein and Geraldine Brown. We are conducting a research project on pregnant women in prison and in detention centres. The aim of our study is to find out why pregnant women spend time in prison and in detention centres.  We know that women very rarely commit violent […]

A new paper from City, University of London argues that Instagram’s algorithm is censoring women and vulnerable users but doing little to stop abusers. The paper, How Instagram’s algorithm is censoring women and vulnerable users but helping online abusers, which was published in Feminist Media Studies, argues that Instagram’s algorithm censors female accounts for showing […]

New Sutton Trust research examines impact of the crisis on early years, finds parents worried about their children’s social and emotional development Nurseries, childminders and pre-schools are facing major financial uncertainty in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with many unsure as to whether they’ll still be able to operate next year. This is according […]

Inquiry Awareness of the impact of advertising and media consumption on people’s body image has increased in recent years. Negative body image is widely perceived as solely a young women’s problem. But more recently, research has shown that this is a wider issue: Recent studies report that over a third of adults feel anxious or depressed about their body image, […]

Police forces are to replace the consent form used to obtain permission from complainants and witnesses to search for relevant information on their digital devices. In February 2019, the new Digital Processing Notice and supporting information was launched across forces in England and Wales. This form was intended to help police and prosecutors balance the […]

Until 15:00 From North America to South Asia the corona virus pandemic has exacerbated societal conflicts promoting a rise in militarised responses from governments. But behind the headlines and stark images, community leaders, including women peacebuilders are stepping in to mediate and deescalate tensions. This seminar will bring together the experiences of women peacebuilders from the […]

The Domestic Abuse Bill completed its Report Stage and Third Reading on Monday 6 July 2020, and was voted through by the House of Commons. The Bill will now be debated in the House of Lords, going through the same sequence of readings and stages as in the Commons, before it receives Royal Assent and […]