This is good from BMJ, we need more organisations to unequivocally call out the whitewash of the race report blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/31…

The World Community Development Conference 2021 is to be held from the 21 - 23 June 2021. Find the call for abstracts on the theme of "Community Development: Our Connectedness, Resilience and Empowerment" here: buff.ly/39knA59 #WCDC2021 #communitydevelopment

What is an #inclusiveeconomy – and how do you know if you’ve got one? New blog by Ruth Lupton Ceri Hughes and @lucy_gavens ➡️sipher.ac.uk/what-is-an-inc…

University staff are hit by precarious contracts, deteriorating working conditions, gender and racial pay gaps, and pensions cuts. There, I fixed it for you, The Guardian. You’re welcome.

In the midst of some serious imposter syndrome its amazing to see this paper (many years in the making) published in Journal of Social Policy today. Thanks to fab co-authors micaela mazzei and Tom Montgomery and all the women who participated in the research doi.org/10.1017/S00472…

1) University of Strathclyde recognises the cost of living, inflation and massive catastrophe we face. 2) University of Strathclyde also delivers wage cuts of 25% since 2009, and a below inflation uplift this year. #StrathLife #ucuRISING

After spending time at the launch of The Sir Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity report on Fuel Poverty Cold Homes and Health inequalities today - specifically hearing about the devastating impacts on children I’m finding this BS even more despicable than usual

This is so important! They are an emergency and short term solution (and arguably not actually a very good solution given accessibility issues) and they absolutely CANNOT become the norm #warmbanks

I've been so lucky with having good support from colleagues who have helped facilitate my participation in events (including paying for a hotel room so my mum could come and look after my 1yo) - but the fact that I even frame it as 'luck' is telling!

Surreal feeling of heading to my first in person conference since lockdown and having a baby…excited at the prospect of a hot coffee, presenting SIPHER Consortium work and catching up with Ruth Pearce at BSA Medsoc AKA @[email protected] conference

Join us to talk about what the cost-of-living crisis means for women in Scotland. We'll share early findings from research with The Poverty Alliance & hear from Women's Budget Group, Inclusion Scotland & Amina MWRC. Supported by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust 📅Oct 4 - 11am us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The only reasonable conclusion from the last few days is that the UK Gov believes the richest are incentivised by having more money, while the poorest are incentivised by having less.

Great question from the floor raises the stakes around how radical we need to be and the extent to which a #WellbeingEconomy is compatible with capitalism #postcapitalism #postcolonialism

Most data on the cost of living crisis focuses on big numbers or macro trends-useful but hard to comprehend what it means for real people + how to best help. We’re launching a new way to look at the problem-the numbers behind the stories. Here’s Nicole 🧵 wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/nicole-9d2529c…

We're nearly half way through promoting our Women's Survey 2023! We are particularly interested in hearing from women in Scotland who are carers, both paid or unpaid. Survey time: 10-15 mins Please take the survey & share with your networks: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ZATTKP/

Some of the sacrifices mothers had to make in our cost of living research: *Eating healthy food. *Eating at all. *A cup of coffee with friends. *Attending the gym/leisure centre. *Shoes. *Using public transport (walking instead). Women's Support Net #CrushedbyCOL