Subjects: Gender equality

Gender-based violence during lockdown: media reports may have missed the true picture

Gender-based violence during lockdown: media reports may have missed the true picture

The ability of gender-based violence victims to access support services during the Covid-19 lockdown has not been accurately portrayed in the media, with potentially damaging consequences, according to new research.

New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern

EXPERT COMMENT - Women leaders and coronavirus: look beyond stereotypes to find the secret of their success

​Professor Kate Maclean of Northumbria University’s Centre for International Development, discusses the success of women leaders in handling COVID 19.

The NUSTEM team from Northumbria University

Northumbria University project selected for the Airbus GEDC Diversity Award

​Northumbria University's NUSTEM project has been recognised for its innovative work in improving diversity in engineering education.

Inaugural Women in Motorsports Conference. Photo credit: Taneli Niinimaki

Northumbria academic discusses breaking down gender stereotypes in sport volunteering

Dr Lindsay Findlay-King, Principal Lecturer in Sport Management at Northumbria University is taking centre stage at esteemed international events to speak about developing female volunteering in sport.

Researchers awarded almost £600k to boost diversity in engineering and physical sciences

Researchers awarded almost £600k to boost diversity in engineering and physical sciences

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has awarded almost £600,000 to a consortium of universities and businesses in the north of England – including Northumbria University, Newcastle –to boost the reputation under-represented groups in engineering and physical sciences.

Tackling Gender Based Violence in Universities

Tackling Gender Based Violence in Universities

​The problem of gender-based violence at universities will be discussed by leading figures from across Higher Education at a joint symposium in Newcastle tomorrow.

EXPERT COMMENT: Lest we forget: women also serve in the armed forces

EXPERT COMMENT: Lest we forget: women also serve in the armed forces

Christina Dodds, PhD researcher at Northumbria, writes about female members of the armed forces this Armistice Day for The Conversation.

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