When it comes to equality, how does gender-based segregation work in the labour market? In this article, the authors explore this question across 31 countries in Europe and the US, drawing on data from 15 years. Check out the abstract below, and then click through to the main article to learn more: The Equality Hurdle: […]
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What are the connections between ‘risk’ and ‘gender’ in interventions related to climate change in Bangladesh’s coastal regions? When it comes to women and climate change, what are the implications of framing women as uniquely ‘vulnerable’? In this article, the author examines climate change adaptation through a particular project in the context of Bangladesh’s coastal
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Sociology has a tendency to feature and amplify European and Western ideas and perspectives, both in a historical sense but also when it comes to more contemporary analysis. This is not only problematic, it’s also inaccurate. Connected Sociologies adjusts the frame, drawing on postcolonial studies and decoloniality. Connected Sociologies, by Gurminder K. Bhambra From the
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Doing Politics is an open-access book from Richard Freeman, designed to unpack the everyday actions–the doing–of politics. Politics is a verb, and this user-friendly, almost interactive, book is a helpful guide in trying to make sense of it all. Bookmark this online text, and tuck into the search bar to help you navigate key concepts
Crossing Gender Boundaries: Fashion to Create, Disrupt and Transcend, edited by Andrew Reilly and Ben Barry, is a must read for anyone interested in understanding how constructions of gender connect to relationships with fashion and clothing. Crossing Gender Boundaries: Fashion to Create, Disrupt and Transcend, edited by Andrew Reilly and Ben Barry Description This volume
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What is the difference between working class and middle class in the United Kingdom? And why is it that in the 1 in 4 people from middle-class backgrounds, with middle-class jobs, understand themselves as working class? How might understandings related to social class reinforce class privilege? In this article, the authors consider how and why
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