Expert Comment
COP 26: Gender and sustainability - expert comment
Professor Shirin Rai, Professor of International Political Economy and Director of the Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development (WICID), comments on the close relationship between sustainability and gender.
Gender-neutral rebrand for Mr Potato Head
"I wouldn’t be surprised if the ‘Potato Head’ conversation becomes a go-to example in future years to highlight this gradual tipping point in conversations around gender." Sociologist Nick Cherryman comments on Hasbro's decision to officially rename the Mr. Potato Head brand to Potato Head.
Can a woman ever consent to her own murder? Expert comment on the Grace Millane verdict
During the Grace Millane murder trial, the defendant attempted to introduce ‘rough sex’ or ‘sex game gone wrong’ as a defence. Dr Laura Lammasniemi from Warwick Law School explains why efforts to use this defence are troublesome from a legal perspective.
Swiss women demand "more time, more money, more respect"
Dr Erika Kispeter comments on the news that women in Switzerland are taking a day of action in protest at the national pay gap between the sexes and other inequalities.
Professor Kate Purcell on the gender pay gap deadline
Professor Kate Purcell, of the Institute for Employment Research, discusses the gender pay gap and her latest report Present Tense, Future Imperfect? Young people’s pathways into work.