Period poverty is not a distant issue; it’s a daily reality for millions in the UK, writes MSc Inequalities and Social Science alum, Veronika Abdian.
Veronika's article was recently quoted during a Women and Equalities Select Committee hearing on reproductive health conditions.
Period poverty is not a distant issue, it’s a daily reality for millions, including right here in the UK. Veronika Abdian calls on institutions, policymakers, retailers, and communities to act, because menstruation should never be treated as a luxury.
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So excited to be joining this conference and participating in conversations on urban futures!
Applications to join our Summer School are open!☀️
Interested in how social divisions and differences shape our identities, actions and life-chances? Our course provides an introduction to key debates in contemporary sociology.
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We are proud to announce a new joint PhD with BRAC University, Bangladesh, aimed at nurturing a new generation of scholars dedicated to transformative global development.
Pic: SOAS Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib with Chairperson of BRAC University's Board of Trustees Tamara Abed.
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Is a university education still worth the investment?
We'll be discussing the future of higher education at LSE Festival next week with @zhamilya-m.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social & David Willets @resfoundation.bsky.social
Free tickets (in person/online) 👇
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Happy to announce our upcoming workshop that will take place on June 9th afternoon @ox.ac.uk.
We have three excellent speakers:
@natrinh.bsky.social (Oxford), Marianne Vital (Oxford) and Vladimir Avetian (Dauphine)
Please register by emailing @mikbavaro.bsky.social (michele.bavaro@spi.ox.ac.uk)
Coming up next week!
Join us for the launch of ‘Why the UK Racial Wealth Divide Matters: a call for action’, a new report written in collaboration with @runnymedetrust.bsky.social.
Together, the speakers will open up a vital conversation on how we build a fairer future.
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🎟️ FREE tickets for #LSEFestival are now available to book!
LSE Festival is taking place from 16 to 21 June 2025, with global leaders, experts & innovators exploring the near and distant future, and what a better world could look like.
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Please check out this free @oxfamgb.bsky.social online course on Making Change Happen blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
Admiring achievement @samfriedman.bsky.social 🎉
We are pleased to announce that we are hosting a conference to mark 25 years of Human Rights at LSE. The conference will bring together thinkers across academic and activist spaces over two days this May.
Register to attend ⬇️
Image of the black cat from Flow next to a photo of an adorable black cat tilting its head curiously at the camera. Text reads, "The global success of Academy Award-winning animation Flow has helped to increase the adoption rate of black cats." Not attributed but I fact checked it.
The power of on-screen representation 😻🐈⬛
"The next time somebody describes a woman’s mood, behaviour, symptom, or condition as 'hormonal' I strongly suggest you ask, “which hormone?” and 'which study demonstrated a causal link?'."
Debunking the myth of the "hormonal woman"
New blog claxon! Today we launched the LSE's 'Activism, Influencing and Change' site and programme, which I'll be running with Tom Kirk (@globalpolicy.bsky.social). If that's of interest, please repost and head on over to blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf... to read/subscribe/comment
I have this image of the world where Donald Trump, in a bid to reclaim public fascination and financial dominance, launches the GoldCard Visa with a bizarre, Willy Wonka-esque twist full of “Trumpa Loompas” adorned with the “orange glow” of greed and madness. What is next?
In the UK, feelings of class antagonism and injustice run deep. But whereas the left struggles to address these feelings, the populist right has no such difficulty. @mikesavagelse.bsky.social asks: do we need to discuss a new politics of class? #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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What are the risks of extreme wealth?
Join us on 6 March, 6.30pm for a panel discussion with Fernanda Balata, @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social, @garyseconomics.bsky.social, @deschuttero.bsky.social and Tania Burchardt as they explore the viability of an extreme wealth line.
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How does venture capital shape work, innovation and inequality? Join us to hear @bshestakofsky.bsky.social discuss his new book with @rfelliott.bsky.social 👇
📆 Wednesday 12 March
⏰ 2.30pm to 4pm
📍 OLD.3.24, LSE
Very excited about the upcoming Baltic Symposium 2025 event
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Please support me by signing this important petition to tackle period poverty in the UK: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
