33 years ago tonight, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality.

a ban on care workers bringing in dependents is a deeply feminist issue: Cynthia Enloe's work on feminist international relations and why and how people are allowed to move around the world feels so pertinent here

We're recruiting an Assistant Professor in Sustainable HRM/Employment Relations in the HRM/ER Subject Area at UCD. Please share. Details here: jobs.ac.uk/job/DEQ198/lec…

It's wonderful isn't it.

Read new research note by Andy Hodder and Stephen Mustchin examining the recent #strike wave in the UK drawing on data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). #EarlyView in the #BJS ➡️bit.ly/3v8Wiw4

“Just 27% of [academic] mothers get tenure, compared with 48% of fathers and 46% of women without children.” dropbox.com/s/9z44i8xxaygf…

babies in public spaces are fine! babies are just little dudes who don't know what's going on so they sometimes they cause a ruckus. a large percentage of grown adults do know what's going on and cause a ruckus anyway, and that's much worse, because they are large

Tomorrow is valentines day and more importantly, the deadline to submit abstracts to BUIRA Annual Conference at Queen Mary University of London. Fun, collegial (and pretty cheap) conference. Doctoral day before which many find invaluable. Share with PhD students. Go here: buira.net/conferences/bu…

Due to popular demand the deadline for abstracts to BUIRA Annual Conference has been extended by 10 days. New deadline - 23rd February. Hope to see many of you there!

So, as someone who dated: Often when young men say they want children they mean they want to do the fun uncle thing they do at family parties now and again. They have no concept of what being a parent actually is between short bursts of playing with their kids. This may be what

Great to see our report out today on labour exploitation in the agriculture and care sectors under the new visa regime. Very honoured to work with such a smart bunch of academics and several excellent project partners.

Registered for an online class for parents of "difficult children" which apparently meets at 7:30pm. If any of the parents actually show up and arent stuck trying to convince their difficult child to go to bed at 7:30pm, they don't need the class. This must be the first test.

A study on what many of us already know: over 75% of internal service work in academia is done by women. “We were surprised by how brazenly the male researchers described their priorities, for example that they actively didn’t respond to emails” kifinfo.no/en/2024/03/wom…

Interested in understanding what is happening with labour relations in Argentina, Chile, Brazil and the region in general? Come and join us next Tuesday 3.30 pm UK time, either in person or online. 👇 Work & Equalities Institute Decent Work and the City

My School is recruiting 10 posts in Management. Research and Teaching track. Yup. You read that right. And if you even half think this might be for you, drop me a note. gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/a…

Great to see a packed room for the kick-off session of the #industrialrelations theory study group, well done to the organisers #triad2024 #ilera

So happy to be organising this event in London next month, please do come along if you’re in the area! Tickets are free and the screening of our film is followed by a panel discussion of the issues it raises 🎥

My amazing UofG Adam Smith Business School colleague made a short documentary as part of her research project on people with learning disabilities accessing decent work. Come to the premiere on Sept 13th in London, ArtHouse cinema, followed by a panel discussion. Register here: tinyurl.com/ywz2jud3

Very excited about our FREE film event on Friday 13th at 7pm at the ArtHouse Cinema in London. Do come along if you can, and share to spread the word!   See you there! #workinclusivity #learningdisabilities #disability #inclusion #equalities #edi   eventbrite.co.uk/e/pushing-the-…