Women in Sport Research and Innovation Hub launched
Headed by Loughborough University the Women in Sport hub aims to cover health, sociology and sports science. The site will provide access to the latest research, events notices and guidance.
Kickass women of History podcast
A podcast which aims to share stories of inspiring women in the past. The website states that it intends to focus particularly on stories of women not usually represented in the media, including women of colour, women with disabilities, working class and LGBTQIA women. Organised by Emma Cook and Amy Cotterill. Available via major podcast sites. […]
Women’s history
Europeana has themed galleries relating to women’s history month. These highlight resources (text, images and online essays) relating to women’s history taken from Europe’s leading national libraries and museums. They are very good at highlighting resources from outside the UK.
Women and art in London
A project undertaken by Jeremy Smith and Charlotte Hopkins at The London Archives has revealed new information on women artists and publishers in practising in London during 1600s – 1800s. Some fascinating biographies and images are included.
Works of Christine de Pizan
“As one of the first and most prolific women of letters [Christine de Pizan] is often viewed as one of the pivotal writers of late medieval Europe. Her works reflect on important and varied socio-political, theological, cultural, feminist, and educational issues of her time. She wrote poetry, was commissioned to write the king’s biography and penned a […]
Women in Diplomacy
A London School of Economics and Political Science project which aims to discuss the under-representation of women worldwide in senior diplomatic positions. Its website has podcasts of conversations with leading women, plus research reports on the topic.
American women making history and culture
The American Women Making History and Culture, 1963-1982 (“American Women”) collection on the internet archive includes Pacifica Radio Archives’ holdings from the five Pacifica radio stations (KPFA- Berkeley, CA; KPFK- Los Angeles, CA; WBAI- New York, NY; WPFW- Washington, DC; and KPFT- Houston, TX). They mainly relate to second wave feminism from 1960s-1980s and have fascinating interviews […]
Women’s History Advent Calendar
Starting on 1st December, a window to open every day till Christmas https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=nt1kee5497mdo9efkzij7kqyil69xnum to learn about women’s history.
Gender pay gap
20th November 2024 is equal pay day, the day on which it is calculated that British women stop being paid compared to men so effectively there is a gap of over 5 weeks wages between male and female pay. The Fawcett society published a report with data which found that almost two-thirds of the gender pay gap would […]
Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
“Taking Action Against Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence,” is a toolkit launched by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to document and address online gender abuse worldwide. The 32 page paper aims to educate trainers about the impact of tech-facilitated gender-based violence and how to monitor gender violence and misogyny on X and other social media networks.
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