Love Walthamstow ❤️

Lewisham then & now. ❤️

Great article especially for those of us who are sick of male violence. “Ultra-nationalism is possible because we accept the validity of nationalist norms – that men should defend women, that attacks on women emasculate “their” men.” theconversation.com/the-hypermascu…

“If you’re not going to show us your arse, what’s the point of you being here?” Amidst all the 90s nostalgia it’s important to remember how utterly unbearable 90s pop culture was for women. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/a…

These narratives are so exhausting & exist to both justify inequalities whilst positioning the working-class as stupid, uncultured & undeserving. So let’s take this example of ‘the seaside is free’ as an option for a family day out for a single mother of 3 kids from London.

Not 'sad news' .... actually a horrific act of male violence, lets not minimise the ongoing horror of these acts.

We are excited to meet prospective students, their parents and carers at our open day today! Come and say hello to us on the Department of Sociology stand in the Exhibition Centre! University of York

Contemporary Scottish painter Caroline Walker, who captures everyday aspects of women's lives #WomensArt

Welcome to York! If you're a new student, make the most of Welcome Week with events and activities from your college, department and the Students' Union. Find out more: tinyurl.com/uoy-new

Independent booksellers Topping & Company will open a new bookshop over multiple floors in central York in autumn 2025 👇 thebookseller.com/news/topping--…

'Twisting and turning' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #womensart

“Survivors are now sometimes advised not to mention their abuse in court in case it leads to accusations of parental alienation & ultimately the loss of custody.” Heartbreaking article - crucial to listen to women & oppose ‘contact at all costs’ narrative. theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

Brilliant article by Rachel Hewitt . I’m glad ‘gaslighting’ has entered the popular lexicon. One of the most insidious and toxic forms of abuse with women locked into ‘be kind’ mantras especially vulnerable.

A 2024 study found that it takes women 15 years longer than men to become full professors at Russell Group universities. I’m delighted to have made it to Reader! The best job title in the world 📚 📖

Lovely that York has retained the rank of Reader. I loved the intellectual tradition of being a Reader - and being a woman who made it. But associate professor - just what are you associated with? —- And congratulations.

A look back to my 2008 book Women, Pleasure & the Gambling Experience. It recounted the gambling experiences of poor women navigating life in a pre-internet age during the last days of New Labour. Plus reflections on combining academia with motherhood. criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cgs/…

Beautiful piece of writing from ⁦Dr Emma Casey⁩ on intersections of sociology, feminism, class and gambling, through reflecting on her book, Women, Pleasure and the Gambling Experience: 16 Years On. ⁦Critical Gambling Studies⁩ criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cgs/…

'Sisterhood is Blooming', 1972, women's liberation poster from The Chicago Women's Graphics Collective #WomensArt