HSBC has recently introduced what it calls a “more casual” uniform for its branch staff, including jumpsuits and jeans, “menopause-friendly” clothing, as well as “ethnic wear”. The uniforms aim to make staff…Read More >
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‘Piety, Sobriety and Variety’: the first three female MPs to arrive at Westminster
Much has been written about Constance Markievicz, the first woman elected to parliament at the general election 1918 and Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat in parliament…Read More >
Testing, testing: think about the instructions
When the Covid-19 pandemic started, few had heard of lateral flow tests or imagined they would become part of everyday life. An initial scale-up of centralised mass-testing was followed by…Read More >
How the pandemic has brought equality of access to healthcare into sharp focus
On the third anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a pandemic, Rachel Horton – Associate Professor in the School of Law at the University of Reading – considers how the pandemic…Read More >
Why we need more women judges in the UK
Law-making was an entirely male activity in the UK until just over a century ago and has been dominated by men ever since. Barred from both standing and voting for…Read More >
Win. Don’t Bin: WRAP’s Food Waste Action Week
If food waste were a country, estimates are that it would have the third highest greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions after China and the US. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 12.3…Read More >
Ethel Carnie Holdsworth: working-class writer, social activist and environmentalist
On International Women’s Day 2023, Jenny Harper celebrates the achievements of working-class writer and social activist Ethel Carnie Holdsworth (1886–1962) and considers the ways in which her early twentieth-century nature…Read More >
Inspiring the next generation to dispose of food packaging sustainably
Children are the next generation and it is important they are well informed so they can make sustainable decisions. Our previous work highlighted that consumers are typically confused and lack…Read More >
Shaping sustainable food systems for future generations
This year’s 5th annual Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (IFNH) Forum focused on shaping sustainable food systems for future generations. But what do we mean by sustainable food systems and why is…Read More >
Bookshops: a World Book Day appreciation
On this World Book Day, I am reflecting on how my love of bookshops has informed my recent research. I am originally from the US and I worked in all…Read More >
