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The EU and gender equality: Better off in, or out? Questions of inequality, gender and im/migration
Dr Ania Plomien, Assistant Professor in Gender and Social Science at the Gender Institute, London School of Economics, writes about the UK Referendum.
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Date: Monday 13 June 2016 Time: 6-8pm Venue: Thai Theatre, New Academic BuildingSpeaker: Sally Brett, Roberta Guerrina, Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi, Ozlem Onaran, Ania Plomien, Jill Rubery Chair: Professor Diane Perrons
The EU has been very important in influencing gender equality in the UK through Treaties, Directives, programmes and policies relating to a range of policy areas. To inform the voting on June 23rd, the six panellists will provide some insight and evidence on these economic, social and political questions.
Sally Brett is Senior Equality Policy Officer at the TUC. She covers discrimination law, equal pay, family-friendly rights, age equality and cross-strand equality issues.
Roberta Guerrina's main research interests are the interface between national, European and international politics. She is based at the University of Surrey.
Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi is a freelance journalist and writer in residence at Lacuna: Writing InJustice.
Özlem Onaran is Professor of Economics at the University of Greenwich and the director of the Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre.
Ania Plomien is Assistant Professor in Gender and Social Science at the Gender Institute, LSE.
Jill Rubery is Professor of Comparative Employment Systems and deputy director Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.
LSE’s Gender Institute (@LSEGender Tweet) is the largest gender studies centre in Europe. With a global perspective, the Gender Institute’s research and teaching intersects with other categories of analysis such as race, ethnicity, class and sexuality; because gender relations work in all spheres of life, interdisciplinarity is key to our approach.
This event is free and open to all. If you have any questions, please contact Kate Steward: k.steward@lse.ac.uk
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