How does the problem of representation for role-models amongst young women and girls shape their ambitions towards leadership? It is generally assumed that when people recognize themselves in the leaders they see, they will believe that these roles are for them too, and may then in turn seek to achieve it for themselves. But as […]
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What role can representations through art play in busting myths that perpetuate racist stereotypes which flatten people’s everyday lived experiences? How can art be used as both an individual and collective tool to confront social exclusions? This paper takes a closer look in the context of Sweden, demonstrating just how meaningful art and collective actions
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What is Universal Basic Income (UBI) and does it make sense in all contexts? What’s the difference between UBI and other social supports? Who supports UBI, and why? In this article, the authors explore these questions and more in the Australian context. Check out the abstract below, and then click through to the main article
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Politics of Patents (POP): Re-imagining citizenship via clothing inventions 1820-2020 is a powerful project that explores tensions related to clothing and citizenship. “We aim to bring to life, in archival research, stories and costumes, lesser-known and forgotten attempts by inventors to radically re-imagine or reinforce ideas around citizenship through clothes.” The POP team has made
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Racist Stacking in Professional Soccer in Germany Peer-reviewed academic research by: Tina Nobis and Felicia Lazaridou That racism exists in sports is nothing new, there is loads of research evidencing racism in sport, from organizational structures to media representations exists. What is ‘racist stacking’ in sport, and how does it appear in professional soccer in
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Paradigm shift or business as usual? Workers’ views on multi-stakeholder initiatives in Bangladesh Peer-reviewed research by: Dr Naila Kabeer, Lopita Huq, Dr Munshi Sulaiman 2023 will mark 10 years since the Rana Plaza building collapse, a disaster increasingly forgotten by consumer stakeholders in the Global North. Yet the scale and scope of Rana Plaza has
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A quantitative comparative approach Peer-reviewed research by: Dr Sait Bayrakdar and Dr Andrew King When it comes to self-reported encounters with discrimination, harassment, and violence from 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals and communities, experiences vary. In this article, the authors show how different experiences for LGBT individuals track across three different countries (Germany, Portugal and the UK). Here,
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Inequalities across fashion sector highlighted through COVID-19 Peer-reviewed research by: Dr Taylor Brydges and Dr Mary Hanlon The global fashion and apparel industry is unequal by design, with asymmetrical power dynamics impacting garment worker wages and supports. What impact did COVID-19 have on the global fashion and apparel industry? How did international companies and brands
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Love in the space–time of inequality: Attachment and detachment across unequal lives Peer-reviewed research by: Dr Samuel Strong This article highlights how understandings related to inequality are often understood through charts and graphs, and how as a result, solutions also often come in the form of more charts and graphs. And while that may make
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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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