Applied Gender Studies at Strathclyde

A mustard yellow square with the EMCC logo top left. On the right is a graphic illustration of three women. One has purple hair and white skin, another has red hair and pink skin, and the third has brown hair and brown skin. They are smiling and wearing colourful clothes. To the left of the illustration is the text in white: Transforming Culture for a Fairer Future. Our manifesto for Holyrood 2026.

📣Today we launched our manifesto for Holyrood 2026. We're asking politicians to commit to 3 asks that will improve conditions for women working in culture, media, arts and the creative industries in Scotland. Read the manifesto: bit.ly/4mHKyWE

@strathfem.bsky.social seminar series restarts this acad year with @mariya-ivancheva.bsky.social's talk on a report coauthored with Bulgarian feminist NGO LevFem #carework #whocares
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Visiting Reader at @strathjmc.bsky.social Professor Angela Smith @alengasmith.bsky.social talks to our grad students about turning their PhDs into books @strath-gender.bsky.social

Poster for The MeCCSA Women’s Network Speeding Mentoring Event for any PhDs and ECRs wanting advice on academic careers, networking opportunities and/or tips for professional development. There is a QR code embedded for signing up, or alternatively you can click the link in the post

We are pleased to be bringing back our Speed Mentoring Event to @meccsa2025.bsky.social Join us to meet and learn from fellow researchers in the field of media, communications and cultural studies! Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

And a great time to point out we are currently accepting applications to our Applied Gender Studies programme! More info here: www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post...

Our Graduates' Successes: What the Data Tells Us About the Value of Women's and Gender Studies Degrees Despite political attacks, data shows graduates of cultural and gender studies programs are equipped with skills in demand in the workforce.

Despite growing suspicion and attacks on cultural and gender studies programmes, graduates are thriving! An insightful and important read to start your Monday off with 🎉 msmagazine.com/2025/07/20/c...

📣JOB OPPORTUNITY📣 Rape Crisis Ayrshire are looking for a new Sexual Violence prevention worker, deadline 22 August. A perfect role for one of our past or current Strath-Gender students! See here for more details: www.starcentreayrshire.org/prevention-ad/

📢 Article Alert!

"To warn or not to warn? Trigger warnings in Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences in UK HE", by JMC researchers @profkarenboyle.bsky.social, Melanie McCarry & Melody House, has been selected for the Journal of Gender-Based Violence Editors’ Collection Choice! 👏

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An article by our Gender-Studies colleagues has been selected to feature in the Editors’ Choice collection for the Journal of Gender-Based Violence! 🎉 Their article, which looks at the use of Trigger Warnings in HE, can be accessed for free here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit...

Do you identify as a woman and are aged between 18 and 30? Do you use social media? How do you feel about representations of paid work on social media? I am looking for women (including those identifying as non-binary and trans women) from all backgrounds who engage with work-related content on social to discuss their experiences. You do not need to be currently employed to take part in this study. The interview will take approximately one hour and will be conducted online. You will be asked to bring in a meme relating to work – either one you found, or one you created yourself. You will receive a £30 voucher for taking part in the interview. Sign up to show interest by filling out this form: https://surreyfbel.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aY6hOtqQ7BAaLQy For more details, please contact the researcher Nathalie Weidhase at n.weidhase@surrey.ac.uk The project is funded by a British Academy Small Research Grant, and has received ethical approval from the University of Surrey Ethics Committee (Ref. Ethics RM ID: 1298). End of recruitment period: December 2025.

📢 Please share with your networks and anyone you think might be interested! 📢 I'm looking for participants for my research project on young women's understanding of paid work on and through social media, including phenomena such as the #girlboss #corporatequeen or #lazygirljobs.

📣Research participants wanted! 📣Great opportunity for students (and friends!) who wouldn’t want a £30 voucher for furthering research!? 😃

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📢 New research shows women face barriers & abuse as political candidates.

In our new report, we wanted to dig deep & explore the candidate journey for women, from preparing to stand as a candidate, including interview & vetting processes, to being elected & what happens after 🧵⬇

Our new report was covered by @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social, highlighting how women across all major Scottish parties face entrenched sexism, opaque selection processes, caring barriers & widespread abuse.

Read the full report here: www.engender.org.uk/news/blog/en...

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📣 The political space is becoming increasingly hostile, with marginalised women & groups facing widespread sexism & abuse.

Our new report highlights the barriers & abuse women face as political candidates 🧵⬇

CTRL HATE DELETE: The New Anti-Feminist Backlash and How We Fight It A conversation with Cécile Simmons, hosted by the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, Loughborough University

📣 New Free Event! 📣 our students might be interested in the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture’s free online event on anti-feminist backlash and how we fight it TODAY at 3pm. Book your place here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ctrl-hate-...

Decolonial feminist aesthetics and sensibilities in filmmaking This article focuses on the corporeal, affective, creative worldings which are at the core of decolonial feminisms, allowing us to imagine life otherw…

New article 📚: @redikoobak.bsky.social and Madina Tlostanova discuss decolonial feminist aesthetics and sensibilities in the films ‘Forty Days of Silence’ (2014) and ‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’ (2023) read it open access here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Events | EMCC & Culture Counts: Summer Working Group, 8 July 2025 Sign up to our second summer working group with partners Culture Counts

Join us for the second of our three summer working groups in collaboration with Culture Counts! You do not need to have attended a prior session to come along. Find out more: bit.ly/3Ie2B8w

Team News 📣: The European Journal of Women’s Studies, run by our Redi Koobak, has earned an Impact Factor of 1.8 for the year 2024 🎉 EJWS is stably ranked in Q1 in their reference category (Women’s Studies). An indication of the exciting research community we offer our students. Congrats Redi!

*Student job opportunity*

We're looking for two Library/IT Student Ambassadors.

These are paid roles requiring 10 hours' work per week.

Work can be scheduled around your uni timetable.

The closing date is Monday 14 July.

For more information see: www.strathunion.com/jobs/vacancy...

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Our brilliant student, Christie, shared some thoughts and experiences on the Applied Gender Studies masters course with our marketing team 🌟🎓 check it out here: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

A white rectangle with a quote in navy text centred in the middle. The quote reads: "The media plays a big role in shaping how we understand and respond to gender-based violence, and when the behaviour being reported falls short of physical assault, it's often treated less seriously." - Anna McFatridge. Bottom right is an abstract graphic design of a circle, triangle and an equals sign in pastel colours.

Read our latest blog, by guest contributor Anna McFatridge of @strath-gender.bsky.social on the media's role in shaping narratives on harassment: shorturl.at/j8nao

A blurry photograph of a phone screen with apps on it. It's possible to read the BBC News app on the phone. Text overlaid is a quote from Anna McFatridge's research reading: "Institutions should be held accountable when they enable harmful behaviour. But so should the individuals responsible for that behaviour."

Guest post: "Why did they let this go on?" Anna McFatridge, MSc student at @strath-gender.bsky.social shares her research into how the media frames harassment as an institutional problem. bit.ly/43QXEcX

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This week we're joined on the blog by Ursula Grant, @strath-gender.bsky.social MSc student, who explores what feminist leadership is, and why the culture sector needs it. Read her blog now: bit.ly/3ZD4dhJ

Blog | Guest Post: Transformative Feminist Leadership in Action Transformative feminist leadership in action, a blog by Ursula Grant

In her second blog for us, Ursula Grant of @strath-gender.bsky.social dives into transformative feminist leadership practice. Read her take: bit.ly/4mD1M8T

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Out in print today 📚: Research from @profkarenboyle.bsky.social, Dr Emma Flynn, Dr Chamil Rathnayake and Melody House on oppositional and asymmetrical versions of believability in the Depp/Heard case. Read it open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Brilliant talk today by Professor Emeritus Angela McRobbie on 50 years of her study on girlhood 👏👏 much food for thought on how to sustain feminist interventions in popular culture and the ever increasing importance on feminist academics to keep up the resistance 💪

Fantastic event hosted by The Sideline Podcast and Strath-Gender alum Amanda Aitken last night 👏 as Laura Montgomery said, the media still has a long way to go before it is representing women’s sport equally, and documentaries like this show us what we are missing! ⚽️🏆

The documentary also features one of our team members! Come and watch to find out who 👀