Our stories

From building communities focused on women's HealthTech to breaking down barriers and stereotypes in mathematics, our colleagues are helping to build an equal world and progress gender equality.

Building networks and communities

Colleagues sat around a table with paper and pens in front of them
Colleagues at the Women’s HealthTech Innovation Network launch event

Building a community focused on women’s HealthTech

“There is power in connection; this Network has brought together women who are passionate about improving the lives of others in South Yorkshire.”
Amaka Offiah

Sharing experiences and talking about our truth

"I am progressing gender equality in my role by being an example to those I mentor and supervise as a part of my job."

Workshops bringing colleagues and experts together

Kim Nguyen, colleagues and guests at the Economics of Gender workshop
Kim Nguyen, colleagues and guests at the Economics of Gender workshop

Sharing research, experience, and policy-relevant insights

“By centring the workshops on gender economics and equality, the group aimed to strengthen international research networks and build momentum for future collaborative research.”
A photo of Professor Sarah Whitehouse sitting in front of a bookshelf

Breaking down barriers

"As a pure mathematician, working in an area called algebraic topology, women are under-represented and I am keen to break down barriers and promote gender equality in my field."

Research insights and reflections

Dr Siobhan Lambert-Hurley - image

Challenging preconceptions of Muslim women

"Gender equality is making the histories of Muslim women known so that they may challenge preconceptions in the present and open possibilities for the future."
Maria Tomlinson

The menstrual movement in the media

Dr Maria Tomlinson, Lecturer in Public Communication, partnered with organisations to create a film about how menstrual activism and media shape young people's views on menstruation.
Photo of Nicola A Dimelow

Women's experiences of menopause in the workplace

“Whilst many women transition through the menopause with few symptoms, others may suffer from one or several of the wide-ranging symptoms associated with menopause.”