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#MeToo, Sleeping Beauty and the often controversial history of fairy tales
First published in The Conversation and republished here under The Conversation’s generous copyright policy. January 17, 2018 8.11pm AEDT It’s one of the more bizarre episodes to have seen the light of day since the #MeToo movement got going…
Are LGBT Youth Compromised by Concerns about their Powerlessness?
First published in the ANU Gender Institute newsletter. WHN Admin. The advertisement below is for an Australian book launch which will have little relevance to most readers. However, I thought it was worth publishing in this important month in the…
LGBT Month: BFI Events 21st March – 21st April
The BFI is marking 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales – with screenings and events at BFI Southbank, on BFI Player and around the UK. Graphic reproduced from the BFI advertisement on line, accessed…
CALL FOR PAPERS: First Women Lawyers in Great Britain and the Empire: “The Road to 1919”
Deadline for papers: 23 April 2018 Conference date: 29 June 2018 Venue: Jubilee Room, Palace of Westminster Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-road-to-1919-tickets-42979998332 The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 heralded women’s long-awaited entry to the legal profession. What do we actually know about that…
CFP: Women, Money and Markets (1700-1900) Amsterdam, June 2018
University of Amsterdam, June 7 and 8, 2018 This conference will address the role of women in consumerism, shopping, global trade, domestic trade, markets (literary and otherwise), currency, and varying practices of exchange. The conference is interdisciplinary in nature, bridging…