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This blog aims to focus on gender and employment, equal pay, gender and organisations, transgender politics, theories about sex and gender, experiences of doing gender in daily life, performing and writing gender. The Blog is linked to the MA module 'Gender at Work' and many of the posts are written by students.

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Author: Barbara Jane Elliott

April 1, 2021

Discovering an Old Classic Book: “Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism” by Bell Hooks

Book review by Hameedat Ogunlayi     As a budding young feminist, I decided to read and review an old classic book “Ain’t I a […]

Book Review, Ethnicity, Feminism, Intersectionality by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 29, 2021

Why I Am No Longer Talking to My Boyfriend about Surnames

Gigi Allen My boyfriend and I rarely argue and if we do, we usually come to a solution. Except for one topic that we just […]

Culture by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 29, 2021

‘Prejudice and hostility experienced/expected as a gay Asian man in western society’

Katsuya Hasegawa ‘no Asians please’ – Tseng (2019) Unfortunately, this shocking phrase is commonly seen on gay dating apps in Western countries. Although globalization proceeds and […]

Ethnicity, homosexuality, Intersectionality, masculinity by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 29, 2021

Has the status of women under COVID-19 improved or regressed?

Shuo Feng ‘In September alone, there were about 865000 women dropped out of the labor market in the United States, compared with only 200000 men. […]

covid19, domestic labour by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 29, 2021

Choice Feminism in the Age of Instagram

Grace Baker A couple of years ago third wave feminism, particularly choice feminist movements, were being questioned and discussed. It may seem outdated, then, to […]

Feminism, Social Media by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 29, 2021

5 children’s books for the gender conscious family

Maxime Perrott Reading books together as a family is one of the most beneficial ways to reconnect with each other after a busy day. But […]

Book Review, Childhood, Culture, masculinity, Uncategorized by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 29, 2021

“ Leave that damned crown in the garage”

Yuyang Zhang Indra Nooyi was told by her mother to “leave that damned crown in the garage” and tend to her household responsibilities even though […]

domestic labour, gender segregation by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 29, 2021

5 Reasons Why Climate Change is a Feminist Issue

Sophie Creswell Climate change is the most pressing issue of the 21st century. The warming of the planet has increased the frequency and severity of […]

Climate Change by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 28, 2019

FOUR REASONS WHY GENDER SHOULD BE PART OF THE UK SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Sara-Jane Luke ‘Boys in schools want to learn about gender, it matters to them, it’s important in their lives’- Raewyn Connell It is undeniable that […]

Childhood, masculinity by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 28, 2019

Why is Ed Sheeran so popular at weddings?

Studying sociology is a great opportunity to try to answer life’s big questions – why do people fall into patterns of behaviour? What enables some […]

Anthropology, Culture, domestic labour, masculinity, music by Barbara Jane Elliott

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