Seminar 1 – Women’s Attitudes and Feminist Activism, March 2015
Date and time
Friday March 13th 2015, 10:30-15:30
Location
Council Room
Birkbeck University of London
| Time |
Session |
| 10:00 |
Arrival and refreshments |
| 10:30 |
Welcome and Introduction to the Seminar Series from PI Prof. Sarah Childs (Bristol) and outline of the day from Dr Rosie Campbell (Birkbeck) and Dr Peter Allen (Queen Mary) |
| 10:45-12:15 |
Women’s Attitudes – academic evidence. Chair – Peter Allen (QMUL):
- Prof. Philip Cowley (Nottingham) – Why not ask the audience? Women’s attitudes to descriptive representation
- Dr Oliver Heath (Royal Holloway) – Do women vote for women?
- Dr Rosie Campbell (Birkbeck) – Women voters and the 2015 General Election
- Prof. Sarah Childs (Bristol) – Women in the Conservative Party – what do women members think?
|
| 12:15-13:15 |
Lunch and refreshments |
| 13:15-14:45 |
Feminist Activism in 2015; chair:
- Nan Sloane. The Centre for Women and Democracy
- Belinda Phipps (Chair) and Ava Lee (P&C officer). Fawcett
- Claire Annesley (Sussex) and Francesca Gains (Manchester) – women, welfare, and the economics of the election
|
| 14:45 – 15:30 |
Plenary discussion – what do women’s issues look like in 2015? |