Equality: the big picture

After waking up Friday morning to see that the government is planning to drop feminism from the A-level politics syllabus, it’s interesting to see this interactive BBC article that ranks gender equality by country. It’s worth having a go! If the current rate of change continues, the economic gap between men and women will not […]

Friday 20 November 2015 will see Sheffield’s annual commemoration of the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. This day is a vital opportunity for transgender communities and their allies to unite and make their voices heard against the injustices that are still levied at transgender lives. So far in 2015, more than 20 transgender people are […]

Guest Post by Dave Darwent, Associate Lecturer in Sheffield Institute of Education’s Post 16 & F.E. PGCE team I knew I was gay long before I knew the vocabulary to identify or define myself. Looking back as an adult, I knew I was gay aged 5 and I still have vivid memories of things I said […]

This year’s anti-bullying week runs from 16 – 20 November, and the focus is ‘Cyberbullying and E-Safety’. Bullying is an ongoing issue that affects a great number of people growing up which in turn can have a massive impact on an individual’s mental health both as a young person and as an adult. Anti-bullying charity […]

Guest post by James Barnett, Administrator in HWB’s Professional and Technical Services Early in the summer I saw an advert on Gay Sheffield’s Facebook page. Volunteers were needed to steward at an event called “the Pinknic”. Something (divine intervention?) told me that I should get in touch. After a couple of e-mails with Nell Stockton […]