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Justice for the LSE Cleaners!
by the Engenderings editorial team Sign the open letter here Did you ever stop to think what the LSE would look like, if the toilets and common spaces ...more

Remembrance Day and the poppy: reflections from a militarized feminist
by Amanda Chisholm Image credit: Charlotta Wasteson Looking at Remembrance Services and the poppy appeal I feel like a terrible feminist. Having served in the Canadian military, ...more

Changing parenting roles for transforming gender
by Jules Allen Image credits: Adrian, Canada News earlier this year revealed that only a very small proportion of new fathers in the UK have made use ...more

Beyond Symbolism? The EU enlargement and Gay Politics
by Koen Slootmaeckers On the occasion of the book launch of The EU Enlargement and Gay Politics: The Impact of Eastern Enlargement on Rights, Activism and Prejudice ...more

The victory of abortion rights protesters in Poland is likely to be short lived
by Magdalena Mikulak A proposal to increase restrictions on abortion in Poland generated several large protests across the country in early October, with the proposal ultimately ...more

The ‘private’ life of US politics part two: affect, intimacy and public bathrooms
by Kate Gilchrist In part one of this two-part blog post, I looked at the rise in popularity of populist politics in the US, as represented ...more

The ‘private’ life of US politics part one: affect, intimacy and Trump
by Kate Gilchrist Like many, I have watched closely the rise in political appeal of Donald Trump to become the US presidential candidate, with as much ...more

Book review: Handbook on Gender and War
Towards a gender-sensitive analysis of war and its aftermath by Jennifer Philippa Eggert What role does gender play in war and post-war societies? Does war impact men ...more

The EU and Gender Equality: better off in, or out?
Image credits: Global Research by Ania Plomien It is results day for the UK Referendum on membership of the European Union and I am on my ...more

My curly hair / Meu cabelo crespo
by Adelimar da Conceição Click here for Portuguese version Everything started when my grandma called me to brush my hair, which was really voluminous and curly. I ...more

Measuring women’s work—more vexing than you might think
By Naila Kabeer Photo by Lopita HuqCopyright: Centre for Gender and Social Transformation, BRAC Governance and Development Institute, Bangladesh Philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates cited “time ...more

5 reasons why surveillance is a feminist issue
by Nicole Shephard Surveillance is woven into our everyday lives. While this in itself is not new, what we experience today differs in scale from, say, ...more

A measured response to criticisms of the LSE’s new appointments
by Laura J. Shepherd By way of homage to xkcd: This blog contains strong language, which may be unsuitable for children, and evidence-based arguments, which may be ...more

Disclosure and exposure in the neoliberal university
by Alison Phipps This Spring, as part of a collaborative partnership of colleagues from the UK and 5 other European countries, I helped to launch a European ...more

Recovering from Nepal’s earthquake: It’s not only the ‘what’, but also the ‘how’ that matters
By Jana Naujoks One year ago, Nepal was devastated by a major earthquake that took over 8,700 lives and caused widespread destruction to 14 of the ...more

"Propiedad ni tuya, ni de nadie": Gender Representations in the Media and Violence Against Women in Mexico
by Adriana López A recent music video has reignited the conversation about violence against women (VAW) in México. The video called ‘Fuiste Mía’ (or ‘You were mine’) ...more




