Blog posts tagged ‘feminist activism’

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On the left of the image is a portrait of Ishita Parakh at her graduation. She is holding a bouquet of flowers, wearing a graduation gown, and smiling. Behind her is the University of Edinburgh logo. On the right side of the image is a photograph of Alina in her graduation gown. She is standing in the University of Edinburgh's Old College courtyard.

GENDER.ED - EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazer Awards: Honourable Mentions

2024 marks the third year of the GENDER.ED-EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazer Awards. The awards seek to recognise extraordinary commitments to feminist scholarship and change on campus. Two honourable mentions of […]
Picture of Kate Wilson. They are smiling, wearing a jumper with stars on it. Behind them is a roller banner that reads 'Amnesty International' and 'Student Conference'

GENDER.ED - EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazer Awards: 3rd Prize

2024 marks the third year of the GENDER.ED-EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazer Awards. The awards seek to recognise extraordinary commitments to feminist scholarship and change on campus. The winners of 2024’s GENDER.ED-EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazer Award 3rd Prize are Kate Wilson and Kirsten Hay, a fourth-year student in Linguistics and English Language and a third-year student in French and Italian, respectively. Kate shared their thoughts on feminist work and what motivates them with us.  

Portrait of Aditi Jain standing in front of a screen with the writing 'Equate Scotland'

GENDER.ED - EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazer Awards: 2nd Prize

2024 marks the third year of the GENDER.ED-EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazer Awards. The awards seek to recognise extraordinary commitments to feminist scholarship and change on campus. The winner of 2024’s GENDER.ED-EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazer Award 2nd Prize is Aditi Jain, who recently graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Pharmacology. We asked Aditi to share some of her thoughts on feminist work and what motivates her. 

Portrait photo of Ash Scholz in front of McEwan Hall.

GENDER.ED - EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazer Awards: 1st Prize Winner

2024 marks the third year of the GENDER.ED-EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazer Awards. The awards seek to recognise extraordinary commitments to feminist scholarship and change on campus. The winner of 2024’s GENDER.ED-EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazer Award 1st Prize is Ash Scholz, a fourth-year student in MA (Hons) History and Politics. We asked Ash to share their thoughts on feminist work and what motivates them.  

Poster made to commemorate the WLM event

Women’s Liberation 50 Years On: Demanding Legal and Financial Independence - 3

This is the third of a series of three posts written to mark the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) Conference in Edinburgh, and to connect the history […]
Badge of the WLC anniversary in mustard yellow and with red lettering

Women’s Liberation 50 Years On: Demanding Legal and Financial Independence - 2

This is the second of a series of three posts written to mark the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) Conference in Edinburgh, and to connect the history […]
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Women’s Liberation 50 Years On: Demanding Legal and Financial Independence

This is one of a series of three posts written to mark the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) Conference in Edinburgh, and to connect the history of […]
Roundtable at GENDER.ED's 5th year celebration

GENDER.ED’s 5th year celebration: The Annual Research Showcase

GENDER.ED’s Annual Research Showcase returned completely in person for the first time since the pandemic and was an opportunity to learn about cutting-edge gender and sexualities research projects and initiatives at the University of Edinburgh. […]
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Past Interns and Assistants: Lauren Galligan

In honour of GENDER.ED’s five year anniversary, we recently sat down with past undergraduate interns and PhD assistants to discuss their experiences at GENDER.ED, what gender and sexuality studies related […]
ASHA Workers wearing pink, sitting down in protest

Recognition for gendered work: A post-pandemic hope and demand

Indian community health workers (or ASHAs), provide essential forms of care and labour during a health crisis. Yet their own lives are not safeguarded and they struggle for access to […]
Madeline Akida with a megaphone

Actors of change: female activists fight for peace in the DRC

Caption: Peacebuilder Madeline Akida speaks during a meeting between local women and the families of a Congolese army commando unit stationed at a nearby garrison, Beni, July 2022. Photo credit: Hugh […]
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Saigol’s Pakistan: a feminist reading of the nationalist project

What archives and methods do we need to conduct a feminist analysis of nation-building? How do feminist movements locate themselves in relation to religious politics? This review of the late Pakistani […]

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