Equality: the big picture

November saw the twentieth anniversary of disability anti-discrimination legislation in Britain. To mark this anniversary the UK charity Scope highlights the challenges faced and successes gained over the past 20 years and shines the spotlight on the struggles and victories campaigners experienced on the continuing journey towards equality for disabled people.  Follow the link to Scope’s […]

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 […]

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 […]

Guest post by Dr Trevor Simper, Athena SWAN Champion for Food Technology Have you ever Googled Women in sports nutrition? Don’t; it won’t return what you want – which is of course to see whether there are any women working in sports nutrition. I googled because: (a) I am (some of the time) a sports […]