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*Please note that the MSc Gender, Policy and Inequalities degree name has chnaged over the years.
Beth Walker (MSc Gender, Policy, Inequalities, 2012-2013) writes: Prior to my undergraduate studies I was a full-time elected officer in the student movement. It was this environment which ignited my passion for campaigning for gender equality. After graduating from the University of Manchester with a degree in religion and theology, I was very lucky to be offered a scholarship to study my MSc in gender, poverty and inequalities at the Gender Institute, LSE. The course provided me with the opportunity to study social policy, planning and practice through a critical gendered lens; something which would allow me to fulfil my aspiration to have a career working in gender policy. After graduating I took a position within the UK Civil Service, where I work in the Government Equalities Office on the gender pay gap.
Lee Chalmers (MSc Gender, Policy and Inequalities, 2012-2014) writes in 2015: Alongside my degree I worked more or less full time, running a Leadership Development company, which included working on Executive Education Faculty at London Business School and the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business as well as with my own corporate and personal clients.
I’ve always been interested in gender and feminism and after turning 40 decided to pursue this interest through formal study, which is why I applied to the GI. I’d like to pursue an academic career alongside my work in my 50’s and 60’s and my MSc study was incredibly eye opening and rewarding.
As well as working and studying during my time at the GI I was Vice-Chair of the feminist organization The Fawcett Society. I found my degree useful in thinking through the guidance of this organisation. Since graduating I have moved to Edinburgh to do a PhD in Sociology at the University there, examining the connection between misogynistic online trolling and women’s participation in public life. I have also set up an organisation called The Parliament Project which trains women to run for political office.
Masreka Khan (MSc Gender, Policy and Inequalities, 2011-2012) writes:
Following my study at LSE, I have worked with CARE in Bangladesh as Technical Manager of Research and M& E. My work was focused on Food security, Gender issues and Rural development in Bangladesh and Early child marriage in South Asia. My role engaged different ranges of works including conducting research, contributing to project design, impact measurement of current projects, publishing, supervising the team and on top coordinating and ensuring quality of external consultant's works. Currently I work at Erciyes University in Turkey as a Lecturer in Economics department, where I am also engaged as a researcher at African Social and Economic Research centre. Through my research I explore the dynamics of Economic participation, International Development, Migration and Citizenship discourse particularly in light of gender and racial equality.
I have written a book chapter titled 'Implications of Citizenship Discourse on Female Labour Force Participation: a Case Study of Bangladeshi Women in the UK' to be published in the upcoming book Discourse Analysis as a Tool for Understanding Gender Identity, Representation, and Equality by IGI publications USA.
Also I am attending the twentieth anniversary celebration of Women and Gender studies department of the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey in October to present a paper on ‘Women entrepreneurs in selected Muslim countries: a comparative analysis’ from my ongoing research project.
Amy Mollett (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2009-2010) writes: ' I came to the GI with a degree in English Language and Gender Studies, and some experience of volunteering in the women's sector, which set me up for studying the interactions of gender and social policy. My dissertation focused on the limited voices of sex workers in policy making and policy consultation exercises. One of the best things about the GI is meeting other students; people from all parts of the world, who I'll be in touch with for a long time, I'm sure. After graduating I started working as a research assistant at the LSE Public Policy Group, an independent consultancy and research organisation.'
Natalie Hanman (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2006-2008) has moved across to Comment at the Guardian.
Monica Stephen (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2006-2008) has recently begun work as a Researcher, Migration and Human Trafficking, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK.
Lora Forsythe (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2005-2006) completed her degree whilst working at the Refugee Council. Here is a sample of her work on older refugees whilst there (link to the Refugee Council website). Lora is now working at the Centre of Economic and Social Inclusion (December 2007).
Naomi Phillips (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2005-2006) has been awarded the Fawcett Prize for 2005/6 - this award is funded by the Fawcett Society for best overall performance in each year's MSc in Gender and Social Policy, and decided at the exam board for the degree in October. She is now working at the British Humanist Association (December 2007).
Neda Semnani (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2005-2006) writes 26/9/08, "am currently at the media outlet, Congressional Quarterly (www.cq.com and www.cqpolitics.com). I am staff writer, reporter, and researcher focusing on all things Congress. "
Sarah Smaller-Swift (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2005-2006) is a Manager in Deloitte Consulting’s financial services human capital advisory practice. She focuses on organizational transformations, operating model design, governance, strategic change, communications and talent management for the banking, securities, insurance and investment management sectors.
Carter-Ann Mahdavi (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2004-2005) is working at the Fawcett Society in London.
Michelle Gentile (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2004-2005) has just begun work with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. (June 06) - stop press. Michelle is now working for Oxfam Canada (June 07).
Lauren Teichner (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2004-2005) was the Fawcett Prizewinner for 2004/5 - Lauren writes, "I absolutely loved my year at LSE, in both the Gender Institute and the Department of Social Policy, and owe much of that wonderful experience to my tutor, Wendy Sigle-Rushton. Thank you again for selecting me, and for working so hard to create such fantastic academic programs!" Lauren is in her first semester at law school.
Beth Sousa (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2004-2005) has won a WREI fellowship (on Capitol Hill).
Martha Rohani (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2002-2003) worked at the Fawcett Society as an intern before travelling to Yemen, and teaching junior youth and children. She recently sent an email detailing her experiences which may be of interest (a bit too long to replicate on this page)
Rachael Saunders (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2002-2003) writes April 2004, "I am now the Labour Party Women's Officer, responsible for overseeing all our positive action etc in selections, and getting women into every level of government, amongst lots of other things. It made it much easier to explain what experience and understanding of the issues I had to just say to people that I did Gender and Social Policy at the LSE!"
Shafiq Haque (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2001-2002) has returned from his sabbatical to MPATC in Dhaka. He has been involved in conducting gender training programme for the civil servants of his country since my return from LSE and would like to convey his best wishes to all fellow graduates of GI of 2001/2. He would love to hear from his group and if anyone wishes to write to him, please do so on shafiq@bpatc.org.
Karin Heisecke (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2001-2002) is Programme Coordination Officer at the UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) Brussels Office (before that, she was Director of the AEA comparative women's studies in Europe programme).
Richenda Gambles (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2001-2002) is a Department Lecturer in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at University of Oxford. She joined the Department in September 2004 to contribute to the teaching of Comparative Social Policy Graduate programme and the PPE Social Policy option paper. Prior to joining the Department, she worked as a Research Associate at the Institute of Family and Environmental Research and an Associate Lecturer at The Open University teaching on the third level course 'Personal Lives and Social Policy'. Her research interests centre upon the ways in which men and women are able to harmonise paid work with other parts of their lives and associated gender inequities and dynamics at family, workplace and policy levels. She has been involved in a three year comparative research project exploring these issues in seven different countries - India, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, the UK and the US - and is completing a co-authored book with Professor Suzan Lewis and Dr Rhona Rapoport to be published in 2006. She has also worked as a journalist in the UK and Ghana.
Ramit Mizrahi (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2000-2001) is at Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut J.D. expected, 2004 Activities: Editor, Yale Journal of Law & Feminism.
Maria Alumine Moreno (MSc Gender and Social Policy, 2000-2001) is working for Defensoria del Pueblo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires' Ombudsman Office) Adjuntia en Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Area).