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Making the social economy pay

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26 Sep 2022

Diana Finch

Childcare, taking care of the family home, buying and preparing food, and supporting the vulnerable in our community… all hugely important jobs and all miserably underpaid. Diana Finch, of Bristol Pay, suggests a better way to remunerate the essential work without which our societies would collapse.
How to stop human traffickers exploiting the war in Ukraine

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12 Apr 2022

Eirliani Rahman

Amid the horror of the Russian invasion, criminals see opportunities. Eirliani Abdul Rahman, who works to help abused and trafficked children, and adult survivors of the brutal trade, says many thousands of innocent victims are slipping through the cracks.
Her Salisbury Story: A digital legacy

Fellowship news

26 Nov 2021

Her Salisbury Story is a project organised by Soroptimist International of Salisbury and funded through a National Heritage Lottery Fund grant.
The Gender Security Project

Fellowship news

09 Jun 2021

Kirthi Jayakumar Rositta Valiyamattam

RSA Fellows from India, Ms. Kirthi Jayakumar and Dr. Rositta Joseph Valiyamattam, are collaborating on The Gender Security Project.
Opening up in lockdown

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27 Apr 2021

Kenny Mammarella-D'Cruz FRSA

Kenny Mammarella-D'Cruz FRSA on why the Covid-19 pandemic prompted him to create online men’s groups.
Flexible work in the era of Covid-19

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10 Mar 2021

Lynn Houmdi FRSA

Lynn Houmdi FRSA on how her social enterprise Making Work Work is helping change workplace culture and support women.
Period poverty in the pandemic

Blog

08 Mar 2021

Kirby Fullerton

For International Women’s Day 2021 Kirby Fullerton spotlights three RSA Fellows working to alleviate period poverty in the UK and beyond.
Women’s rights revisited. Again.

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09 Nov 2020

Alex Krawiec FRSA

Alex Krawiec FRSA on the abortion rights protests in Poland
What's next for black British women?

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29 Oct 2020

Most black women are still not being heard in Britain today. And those who do speak out are often punished for using their voices. How do we take up a seat at the table and speak on our own terms?
‘Helpful girls’ and ‘strong boys’: gender stereotyping in schools

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28 Sep 2020

Caren Gestetner FRSA

Caren Gestetner FRSA on helping schools challenge gender stereotypes