Women's and Gender Studies Research Group

This group comprises scholars from a range of disciplines including historical studies, social studies, international development, media and education working on women and gender issues in a wide range of historical, social and cultural contexts.

Our research topics

There are a number of areas of interest including:

women’s suffrage
biographies and life stories
femininities and alcohol consumption/sobriety
sexualities
women and gender in North Africa, Taiwan, India and South Sudan
intersections of feminism and race
ending violence against women and girls
harmful gender based cultural practices such as FGM
gender and the civil rights movement in the USA
religion and gender
gender and education
gender and sexual harassment
gender representations in the media

Methods

Within our research we use qualitative research methods – including documentary analysis, interviews, oral history, ethnography, participant observation – as well as quantitative research techniques, such as analysis of census data and statistics.

Funders

Our work has been funded by major funding organisations including the Heritage Lottery Fund, the British Academy, the Economic and Social Research Council, and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Publication highlights

Global Perspectives on Violence against Women and Girls

Bradley, T. (2020) "Global Perspectives on Violence against Women and Girls", Zed Books Ltd
We want productive workers, not fertile women: the expediency of employing Southeast Asian caregivers in Taiwan

Cheng, I. (2020) "We want productive workers, not fertile women: the expediency of employing Southeast Asian caregivers in Taiwan", Asia Pacific Viewpoint