Just one photo I know I have permission to use. Me presenting mine and Qiqi Huang’s paper on fertility avoidance strategies in China.

🌟 New Article Alert! 🌟 Exciting news from the School of Sociology and Social Policy! Our colleagues are making strides in promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. Interested in learning more? 📖 ➡️ essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne...

Just such a brilliant day at the #SexGenNorth event @cigsleeds.bsky.social today!! Excellent speakers including the amazing Toni Haastrup, Alison Phipps, @matildaf.bsky.social, and a host of other speakers and contributors from Hull, Edinburgh, York, Manchester etc. Go North!!

Join us next week to the One day conference Gender in Global perspective

I am extremely happy to share this article that I co-authored with Yuri Fraccaroli. This article is the result of Yuri's visit to the @sspatleeds.bsky.social , supported by the ‪@acls1919.bsky.social‬ Link journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Present at the 'Gender in Global Perspective' Conference! On the 12th June 2025, @cigsleeds.bsky.social are hosting 'Gender In Global Perspective'. They are currently welcoming proposals to present at the conference. To get involved and for more information click here: ow.ly/foHI50VRQTy

One-day conference: Gender in Global perspective June 12th 2025 (9:30am - 5pm). gender-studies.leeds.ac.uk/one-day-conf...

CIGS join other research centres' Statement about Supreme Court judgment on the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 gender-studies.leeds.ac.uk/statement-ab...

We are pleased to share Dr @psimonetto.bsky.social most recent article 'Silicone agency and the making of female trans bodies in Argentina' which has been published in the Journal of Gender Studies. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #GenderStudies

University of Leeds Postgraduate Research Student travelled to Duke University, USA, for the Annual Feminist Theory Workshop ✏️ #Feministtheory The trip was sponsored by @cigsleeds.bsky.social & @sspatleeds.bsky.social Read about the trip in the article below: essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne...

Join us and the Black Women's Project and the SSP Ethnic Minority Network in this interactive panel and workshop seeking to connect academic knowledge with students' activism. 7 May gender-studies.leeds.ac.uk/what-does-ac...

Postgraduate research student Xingyi was sponsored by the School of Sociology and Social Policy, and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, to attend the 18th annual feminist theory workshop held at Duke University - read her experience essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne...

This month you can keep joining our activities as part of the LGTBIQ+ history month Next week you can join us in the Making Trans Histories Public: Wiki Edit-A-Thon gender-studies.leeds.ac.uk/making-trans...

Thanks to everyone who joined us to the Panel: Queer Migration & Digital Practices - Co-hosted by CERS and CIGS

SSP's @psimonetto.bsky.social, Lecturer in Gender and Social Policy and @cigsleeds.bsky.social Director, has been awarded the Sylvia Rivera Award in Transgender Studies by CLAGS @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social🎉🏳️‍⚧️ Read more about the award and Dr Simonetto's work: essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ne...

We're delighted to share that SSP's @psimonetto.bsky.social will be co-editing a new book series in Queer and Trans Histories by @manchesterup.bsky.social! Find out more about the series and details of how to submit a proposal below 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @cigsleeds.bsky.social #LGBTplusHM25

Join us for our next School Research Seminar which will take place in-person on 12 February from 12:15pm. Co-hosted by @cigsleeds.bsky.social and CERS, @yenerbayramoglu.bsky.social and @lukaszszulc.bsky.social will discuss queer migration and digital practices. essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology/ev...

Just had an excellent workshop on gender and security with my fantastic colleague Louise Pears and my outstanding #GenderStudies students @cigsleeds.bsky.social!! Just loving the teaching this year!!

Last week, @cigsleeds.bsky.social hosted "Tracing Threads: Queer Storytelling Through Embroidery", a special workshop organised by Yuri Fraccaroli (Visiting Postgraduate Researcher in CIGS/SSP) to celebrate queer memory. Watch this space for photos of the final pieces from the workshop coming soon!