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Exploring the intersections between black feminist theory, reproduction and parenting. Committed procrastinator. I made a short explainer about Shared Parental Leave: https://youtu.be/Eju2uKx40C4?feature=shared
Surveys are important for miscarriage research, yet questionnaire design and sample characteristics can influence reported miscarriage prevalence
We compared miscarriage reporting across British surveys with @mccompans.bsky.social & @heinivaisanen.bsky.social - take a look at our pre-print here ⬇️
📣Call for Abstracts: Sex, Reproduction, and the Politics of Knowledge Workshop
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Edmund Coleman-Fountain, Silvia Falcetta, @patriciahamilton.bsky.social, @drfuturity.bsky.social , Rodrigo Campos, Jade Gilbourne, @rossolb.bsky.social & Phoebe Murphy have published an article reflecting on trialing problem-based learning in sociology in ‘Sociology’ ( @britsoci.bsky.social )
Parental Leave Quiz poster illustrated by a line drawing of a laptop with stick arms and legs. The text features the logos of the ESRC Festival of Social Science and the University of York and directs anyone interested in parenting leave policies to parentalleavequiz.net
After a successful in-person event, I'm excited to announce the launch of the online version of the Parental Leave Quiz. Are you an HR professional? Line manager? A nerd for parenting leave policies? Complete the quiz! (parentalleavequiz.net) (Thank you to the ESRC for funds) #HR #sociology
It's alarming how many people need to hear this: racism is not the natural and inevitable response to the presence of (the wrong number of) racialised Others. It is a learned response, and as such it is contestable and replaceable.
This is anti-racism 101. Entry level stuff.
Apologies, I didn't mean to suggest that Eggers had originated the idea.
Should we be calling them in? I don't know. It feels like a distraction (shout out Toni Morrison). The people who wanted to march but didn't and who might now feel emboldened...can they be called in? What is all this for if not the belief that we all deserve freedom? And can we win without them?
If I was still on Twitter (or rather, if Twitter still existed) I probably would've posted something about Saturday's march. Others have already said it but it's dangerous to dismiss the marchers (not the organisers) as stupid and jobless. I don't think it's true and it doesn't call them in
That FICTIONAL text about an all-powerful corporation partnering with police to surveil us all. Good times.
I'm sure I read about this in Dave Eggers' The Every
What does it mean to call Ireland 'home'?
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
“The curation of these histories can be interpreted as a defiant claim on the city. Yet it is not always women who retain control of the process.”
Miranda Armstrong and co-authors @uoy-sociology.bsky.social on ambivalences of control in feminist heritage.
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What is the role of race in defining and policing our understanding what it means to be a good parent?
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on Black feminism, the idea of “parental determinism” and the value of intersectionality.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
“I’m struggling by making this choice. I’m sacrificing things that I could do if I just put my kids in day care.” – Olive, Canada
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on how Black mothers invest in their children’s development.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
![21. The Independent Expert was particularly alarmed by a 3 April 2023 letter from the Equalities and
Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to the Minister for Equalities, by which it advised that defining the
term “sex” as “biological sex” under the Equality Act would “bring greater legal clarity” to the
implementation of the Act. In contrast, the Scotland Committee of the EHRC had itself on 28 February
2023 expressed concerns it did “not consider sufficient evidence has been presented to justify amending
the definition of legal sex in the EqA [Equality Act] 2010 to biological sex at this time”, noting that “the
Board should consider the risk to our perceived political independence if we are perceived to be aligning
with Government in the absence of robust evidence. This is a potential existential risk that such a
perception could risk the Commission’s existence going forward.” Additionally, the committee indicated
there had been no clear demonstration of a legal need or legitimate aim, even though “changing the
definition of sex could diminish trans people’s rights; for example, legal colleagues advised that, if the
proposed change were implemented, obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate would no longer change
a person’s sex in discrimination law. The Committee considered the Commission should be advancing the
rights of minorities and not potentially diminishing rights for some groups.”
22. In a meeting with the EHRC on 4 May 2023, the Independent Expert was shocked to hear that the
EHRC offered that advice without itself having any definition of ‘biological sex’; UK law provides no
such definition either. The EHRC however specifically conceded that, in the context of the letter, the
intended meaning of the term “biological sex” is to define women as “women who are not trans.” As one](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pipsd3tlfy2fvzrg6rjedqgn/bafkreihs73eod2rmi3otdukcbhzlzhfy4hmysr4vc3qdkvilw5ugbjyuze)
21. The Independent Expert was particularly alarmed by a 3 April 2023 letter from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to the Minister for Equalities, by which it advised that defining the term “sex” as “biological sex” under the Equality Act would “bring greater legal clarity” to the implementation of the Act. In contrast, the Scotland Committee of the EHRC had itself on 28 February 2023 expressed concerns it did “not consider sufficient evidence has been presented to justify amending the definition of legal sex in the EqA [Equality Act] 2010 to biological sex at this time”, noting that “the Board should consider the risk to our perceived political independence if we are perceived to be aligning with Government in the absence of robust evidence. This is a potential existential risk that such a perception could risk the Commission’s existence going forward.” Additionally, the committee indicated there had been no clear demonstration of a legal need or legitimate aim, even though “changing the definition of sex could diminish trans people’s rights; for example, legal colleagues advised that, if the proposed change were implemented, obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate would no longer change a person’s sex in discrimination law. The Committee considered the Commission should be advancing the rights of minorities and not potentially diminishing rights for some groups.” 22. In a meeting with the EHRC on 4 May 2023, the Independent Expert was shocked to hear that the EHRC offered that advice without itself having any definition of ‘biological sex’; UK law provides no such definition either. The EHRC however specifically conceded that, in the context of the letter, the intended meaning of the term “biological sex” is to define women as “women who are not trans.” As one
The EHRC shocked a UN discrimination expert by stating what the intent behind using "biological sex" is back in 2023
Of course they didn't define it - just as the Supreme Court didn't - because it is meaningless other than as a "get out of jail free" card for discriminating against trans people
"It's like they're saying "we don't want any more of your babies"" - this is a quote from Adele, a black woman in her 40s, that I interviewed as part of a pilot research project exploring black people's experiences of fertility care.
#reproduction #blackmotherhood
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STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
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“I’m struggling by making this choice. I’m sacrificing things that I could do if I just put my kids in day care.” – Olive, Canada
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on how Black mothers invest in their children’s development.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
Imagine taking cutesy pictures of your baby with a man who hesitates to condemn genocide, cuts welfare payments for disabled people, allows his cabinet to make unsubstantiated statements about mental illness and celebrate legal victories against trans people. Is it worth it? Can it ever be worth it?
The @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social Family Policy group are excited to host @joelib.bsky.social, Founder of Pregnant Then Screwed and expert on the motherhood penalty. Join to hear about her career and campaigning work, her thoughts on recent family policy and her podcast with Elliot Rae
18/5/25 12-1pm
New blog post! Dr Moldir Kabylova reflects on her research findings and lived experience to highlight how policies in Kazakhstan encouraging women to reduce their working hours reinforce traditional gender roles and contradict women’s aspirations for equality and professional grown.
Popping on here to say that I agree that government can be more efficient...at taxing the rich
That would be lovely! I'll be more available on the 25th and 26th. Could we have a repro lunch?
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📣 We are inviting parents to join a group discussion about perinatal death reviews that happen in maternity hospitals / units in Ireland
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A research flyer calling for participants in a project titled Blackness and assisted reproduction. The researcher, Patricia Hamilton, is looking to interview black parents or parents-to-be, clinicians and fertility workers, black egg and sperm donors. Participants will receive £25. The poster has a white background with a light blue header and footer. It's illustrated with an image of a brown skinned baby, a cartoon medical needle, two pale pink hands holding up a red heart, two people sitting on couches talking to each other and a photo of the researcher.
Pinning my new project: blackness and assisted reproduction. Looking to interview Black parents, Black egg/sperm donors and clinicians and fertility workers who've worked with Black patients. Drop me a DM! #sociology #reproduction #interviews #research
On this day 12 years ago, @kcg.bsky.social posted the “This is Fine” comic.
Happy New Year! In 2025, I'm running a research project on blackness and ARTs. I'd like to talk to: 1) black egg/sperm donors, 2) black surrogates, 3) black parents who plan to or have used IVF, IUI etc 4) clinicians & managers who've worked with black families #fertility #sociology Repost at will!