Deirdre Duffy is a Reader in Social Policy at Manchester Metropolitan University. This blog is a truncated excerpt from: Duffy, D. forthcoming. Abortion Trail Activism: The Global Projects for Abortion Access. Bloomsbury. Anti-abortion regimes are fertile ground for activisms dedicated to enabling abortion access. What is interesting about them is not just the work they…
Category: Activism
Roe v Wade overturned: what abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
People protesting Poland’s near-total abortion ban. Salvatore Allotta / Shutterstock Subscribe to get access Read more of this content when you subscribe today. Log in Claire Pierson, University of Liverpool The global landscape of reproductive rights is constantly shifting. The US Supreme Court ruling that has overturned Roe v Wade – the landmark 1973 decision…
Call for Participation: Prevent Closure of MA Women’s Studies at Bangor
The MA Women's Studies programme has been taught in Bangor University (North Wales) since 1994. Sitting within the School of Lifelong Learning, it has provided an accessible opportunity for many women (local women in particular) to take-up part-time study. Yet after employing financial consultants Deloitte to review its financial situation, Bangor University has announced that…
Call For Participants: South London Women’s Centre
Did you know South London Women’s Centre? Do you remember 14 Radnor Terrace in Lambeth? Were you a squatter during the 70s? Did you see A Woman’s Place exhibition in 1974? Did you know any of the feminist artists who took part? Naomi Pearce, Amy Budd and Amy Tobin are doing research for a forthcoming exhibition…
Women’s security in activist groups
by Helen Long Trigger warning- measures to prevent sexual assault I have learnt that people who are politically conscious in one way are not necessarily socially conscious, or even friendly. Class activist circles can become old boys clubs, and peace camps can become safe havens for sexual harassers. Pollution pressure groups can make dirty remarks,…
The University of Southampton Feminist Society
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/sufemsoc Twitter: @sufemsoc The University of Southampton Feminist Society is about to enter its sixth year. “Femsoc” as it is known on campus is a vibrant and active community. We hold weekly discussion meetings as well as film nights, fundraising events and fun feminist socials! Our society is open to everyone, regardless of gender.…
Let Toys Be Toys
It all started on Mumsnet. Amongst posts about baby names, the etiquette of children’s party invites and interesting shopping lists left in Waitrose shopping trolleys, comments started to arise about how much toyshops had changed in recent years. “AIBU [am I being unreasonable] to feel f***ed off that shops feel the need to define toys…
Bristol Woman Magazine- Why the Need?
Look around Bristol’s home-grown magazine scene and you will soon see that while there are many local area magazines and events listings magazines, there is a complete dearth of local magazines aimed at women. We passionately wanted to bridge that gap and also to produce a community magazine that would reach and appeal to all…
Everyday Victim Blaming
We were going to write this on 24th August, which would have been our 3 month anniversary, following our launch in May this year. As with many ‘best laid plans’, time has disappeared from under us, and we’re a little late! One of the many reasons for us being late, is that we have so…
Fight for the Right: the Birmingham Suffragettes
by Nicola Gauld Freelance Project Manager Fight for the Right: the Birmingham Suffragettes was an opportunity for young women living in Birmingham to explore the activities of both sides of the suffrage campaign, militant and non-militant, in Birmingham in the early 20th century. Female students aged 12-15 from two local schools, Kings Norton Girls’…