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 […]
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