Category: Equality and Gender Issues
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Affirmative consent campaign calls for sexual assault law change in England and Wales – but this approach has pitfalls, too
Article originally appeared in The Conversation.
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Generational legacies and feminist futures: Researching women’s embodied histories
Our bodies hold our stories but women’s experiences remain untold within societies that silence and shame feminised bodies says Dr Shonagh Hill.
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Feminist Activism and the Politics of Crisis
Gender sensitive analysis and policymaking must be a priority says Dr Maria-Adriana Deiana, Dr Jamie Hagen and Danielle Roberts from Here NI.
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Race, Justice and New Possibilities: 20 Years of the Women, Peace and Security agenda
Guest contributor Dr Toni Haastrup from the University of Stirling and Queen’s University’s Dr Jamie Hagen look at 20 years of the women, peace and security agenda and suggest that the current limits of this agenda is due to racism embedded within International Relations.
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Queen’s on Gender
A new initiative has been launched at Queen’s that brings together ongoing work around gender.
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The Future of LGBTQ Human Rights in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Twenty years on from the adoption of Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, Dr Jamie Hagen argues that the next generation of WPS programmes should include an awareness of the varied sexual orientations and gender identities of women in conflict around the world.
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Attitudes to Transgender People in Northern Ireland: The Importance of Survey Data
For the first time, the Northern Ireland Life and Times survey asked questions to gauge public attitudes towards trans people. Dr Gail Neil from Ulster University and Dr Siobhan McAlister explore the survey’s findings and their significance.
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An international legal response to #MeToo, rape and sexual abuse is needed
Dr Eithne Dowds looks at how laws around the world continue to fail victims of rape and sexual abuse and calls for these laws to be changed.
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Gender and Political Leadership
In the run-up to the US presidential election, Professor Yvonne Galligan takes a look at gender equality in political leadership across the world and asks what can be done to tackle the cultural bias towards males in such leadership roles and bring about a greater level of gender balance.
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How decent data can help African girls overcome second class status
Given the UN’s focus on gathering data on girls across the world, Dr Yassin Brunger looks at how in Africa, girl-focused and girl-relevant data is a critical tool for identifying the challenges that continue to disadvantage girls.