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BATTLE OF IDEAS 2010
Posted by Laura on September 2, 2010
Tags: academia, Education, events, feminism, london, Politics
Earlier today I stumbled across the Battle of Ideas coming up next month (October 30-31). Organised by the Institute of Ideas and hosted by the Royal College of Art, the Battle of Ideas is a two-day (conveniently at the…
UNEMPLOYABLE MALES…
Posted by Laura on July 5, 2010
Tags: Education, Sexism, Women and Work
In The Observer yesterday, an article looked at the recent report published by the Higher Education Policy institute thinktank which claimed male graduates were less employable than their female counterparts. Now whilst it was rightly pointed out that…
GENDER, EDUCATION, ACADEMIA
Posted by Laura on June 4, 2010
Tags: Education, events, london
Firstly some attention for the Gender Agenda Conference on 14th July in London. I was booked to go to this but now I’m double-booked for the day and unfortunately unable to go which is such a shame because it…
WOMEN AND THE FAMILY LECTURES
Posted by Charlotte on January 28, 2010
Tags: Education, Gresham College, Reproductive Rights, Subtext Magazine, Women and Family
Gresham College is a little gem in London, a small but perfectly formed lecture hall dating back to the 17th century, they host regular afternoon lectures covering maths, science, sociology and music to name but a few topics.
Baroness Deech of Cumnor…
BECAUSE SPORTS RUIN YOUR HAIR…
Posted by Laura on September 17, 2009
Tags: Children, Education, News
Hair straightener bid to boost PE
Taken from the piece over at The Guardian:
A council spokeswoman said: “West Dunbartonshire Council has installed nine sets of hair straighteners within the changing facilities at each of the council’s three new
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AND THE WINNER IS…
Posted by Laura on August 27, 2009
Tags: Children, Education, Employment, Equality, News, Pay Gap, Politics, Youth
As reported here boys this year overtook girls in maths GCSE. Why? Because of the eradication of the coursework and it being purely assessed now by exams; which, we are told, boys do better at. We are told “Coursework…
LESSONS ON FORMING NONVIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS REALLY AS EASY AS ABC?
Posted by Laura on August 5, 2009
Tags: Articles, Children, Domestic Violence, Education, Fat Politics, News, Violence Against Women, Youth
Today’s The Daily Mail reported on Harriet Harman’s initiative to tackle domestic violence through compulsory lessons on forming healthy relationships for children five and upwards. Before I explain my views on Harman’s proposals, I just want to comment…
NEWS FIX
Posted by Laura on May 27, 2009
Tags: China, Education, Fawcett Society, feminism, News, Orbituary
A selection from The Guardian over the last week:
Boys outperform girls at science in UK, gender stereotyping to blame?
Interview with a Shanghai professor of women and gender studies
Orbituary