📢Abstract submissions are now OPEN for #powes2026 ⚖️The conference theme this year is 'Feminist Connection and Social Justice' ⏰Submission deadline: 27 February 2026 ℹ️More info: tinyurl.com/powes2026

📢Abstract submissions are now OPEN for #powes2026 ✨ ⚖️The conference theme this year is 'Feminist Connection and Social Justice' 📝Abstracts on gender, sexuality and equality related topics 🎓Any career stage! Deadline: 27 February 2026 More info: tinyurl.com/powes2026

📢The 2026 POWES Student Prizes are open! 🎓UG & PG dissertation work from 2022-26 🌍Entries from under‑represented students- e.g. Black & minoritised, LGBTQIA+, disabled, based o/s UK or working in a 2nd language, partic. welcome! 🗓 Deadline: 3 April 2026 🔗 Details: www.bps.org.uk/node/1718#aw...

Thinking about submitting an article for the 2026 POWES Student Prizes? 🏆✨ #POWES2026 is a great opportunity for prize winners to share their research and connect with a network of like-minded feminist researchers. More information: www.bps.org.uk/node/1718#aw... Please repost! 💜🙏

Saves the Dates - we've outlined all key dates and deadlines for our Section's Annual Conference below! These may be subject to change, but we will update you if they do across our social pages 🌟 More event info @ www.bps.org.uk/event/cyberp... #Cyber26

BBC News investigation finds men are profiting by posting videos online they've filmed without consent. "The time is now for the govt to clamp down on social media companies that allow content to be circulated so freely." Dr Hannah Frith @powes.bsky.social chair 👉 www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...

You can find them on LinkedIn tr.ee/EvGeInTdrF and BlueSky @powes.bsky.social Find out more about POWES at: www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo... For more info about this years IDWGIS, head to: www.un.org/en/observanc... #IDWGIS #WomeninSTEM #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #Cyberpsychology

To celebrate #IDWGIS 2026 we're highlighting leading organisations in cyberpsychology, psychology broadly and related fields which champion women who are experts within STEM. We're starting with The Psychology of Women and Equalities Section (#POWES) @powes.bsky.social 🌟

Happy 🌈LGBT+ History Month 🌈! POWES has compiled a selection of resources that highlight the role of social science in understanding LGBT+ histories & contemporary issues 💡 Check out the LGBT+ History Month section on our Linktree page- we'll be updating all month: linktr.ee/powes_bps

We’re starting the year with some exciting news — save the date for POWES Conference 2026, on 1-3 July! We can’t wait to share more details with you soon and to see you at #POWES2026 💜

Nice post! 📚Congrats again Kath Browne & Emily Kazyak 🌈🦄 Looking forward to the book launch 🚀 in Dublin 🍀 @powes.bsky.social

🎄Our December newsletter should be in your inbox now! 📆SAVE THE DATE- POWES conference 2026 is 1-3rd July! 📖Latest issue of our journal POWER is now out- see bit.ly/4pf5GVG 🆘Not receiving our newsletters? Help is at hand! ⬇️

October is #BlackHistoryMonth 🖤💜 We asked our Committee to share books that inspire them to keep learning about Black history & reflecting on how we can amplify Black voices, challenge inequities & dismantle barriers. Here are their recommendations- Let us know what’s on your reading list ⬇️

📢✨ We are seeking to appoint a new co-editor for the Psychology of Women and Equalities Review (POWER)! 📑This BPS journal publishes a range of articles relating to gender & social inequalities in psychology. ⏰Deadline: 31 Oct 2025 ℹ️More info: www.bps.org.uk/news/co-edit...

🔎Did you get your copy of our September newsletter? 📥 It's packed with updates on events & opportunities, plus a message from our new co-chair! Check your inbox to read the full issue. Not receiving our newsletters? Help is at hand! ⬇️

📅SAVE THE DATE! ♂️POWES Masculinity Studies event, Nov 19 2025, 2-4pm Topics- 💡Support for men & boys as victims of violence 💡Stability & change in notions of ‘acceptable’ masculinity 💡Men & boys as advocates for gender equality Interested in presenting? Please email [email protected]

📢 Calling individuals with expertise & experience in feminist research to join our pool of reviewers & judges for the 2026 POWES Awards! More information on what reviewing/judging entails: lnkd.in/egQ98tU5 To get involved, please fill in this form: lnkd.in/emNbTgxs 🙌 Help us spread the word!

Last month at #POWES2025, we had the joy of presenting the POWES Prof. Marcia Worrell Mentoring Award to Prof. Lisa Lazard ✨👏 🧵

Starting the week thinking about Dr. Bipasha Ahmed’s keynote at #POWES2025 on how white feminism and the misappropriation of intersectionality shape power dynamics within the UK’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector. 🧵

#POWES2025 folks, you may have received an email this week asking for ✨your feedback✨ on the conference. Positive feedback lets us know what we should keep doing and constructive feedback helps us improve your conference experience. So regardless, we’d love to hear from you 💜💛

✨Quick shout out to all #POWES2025 conference presenters✨ If you’re thinking about developing your presentation into a publication, consider submitting to PoWER. PoWER is a great home for feminist research and accepts submissions on a rolling basis. More info: explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpsp...

Day 2 of this year's #POWES2025 conference started strong with three important papers on intimate partner violence.

🎉👏 Congrats to Dr Sadiya Osman for winning the POWES & Feminism & Psychology Postgrad Award at #powes2025! Her research on Black Muslim women's HE journeys stood out for its originality & relevance. We look forward to seeing this work out in the world! 🙌🏼🔥

Take me back to #powes2025 please (or forward to #powes2026 😆)

Massive thanks to everyone who attended and presented at #POWES2025 last week 💜💛 We’re still buzzing with energy from all the powerful conversations, connections, and feminist love! ✨ More photos from the conference coming soon - stay tuned!

Reflecting on my 1st @powes.bsky.social conference this week. I presented a project close to my heart on creative arts-based groups for women affected by abuse. Thoughtful questions, generous feedback, and space for real conversations. Plenty to take forward in the write up of Study2! #POWES2025

Good morning #POWES2025! It's the morning after the legendary POWES disco and we're getting under way after some restorative breakfast. Still some highlights from yesterday to come including our prize winners!

Now it's time for Wendy Stainton-Rogers and Jo Law's roundtable ' "We are rebels, we are troublemakers" - a roundtable discussion on celebrating activism in academia'. #POWES2025

Just settling in for Bipasha Ahmed's keynote on 'White feminism & the misappropriation of intersectionality: power dynamics in the UK's Violence Against Women & Girls sector' #POWES2025

Next up in our session on gender-based violence, Alison McKinlay presents 'Creative arts-based groups for women subjected to gender-based violence and abuse : a scoping review'. #POWES2025

Catherine Starr kicks off out first parallel session on gender-based violence with ' "The 50 Shades Defence" : Media representations of sexual agency and victim blaming in the Grace Millane case' #POWES2025

We’ve arrived at Milton Hill House and can’t wait to welcome you to #POWES2025 tomorrow!

Today is the FINAL DAY to register for your places at the POWES conference in Oxford on 23-24 June!

Just ONE MORE DAY to register for POWES Annual Conference in Oxford on 23-24th June! www.bps.org.uk/event/psycho... Go go go!

⌛ A quick reminder that registration for the POWES annual conference in Oxford on 23rd-24th June closes THIS FRIDAY, 6th June! 👟 Sign up here to attend:

Would you like to march with the BPS @bpsofficial.bsky.social at Pride in London? A limited number of wristbands are available for members (and you can bring a +1). Details of how to get yours here- www.bps.org.uk/news%2Fjoin-...

Still a couple more days to get your abstracts in for this year's conference- we've extended the deadline to May 9th. Go go go! 🏃‍♀️ Swipe ↔️ to see the conference themes! We can't wait to read your submissions 😄 Follow the link below: www.bps.org.uk/event/psycho...

Great news! We've extended our call for abstracts to May 9th, so you've still time to submit one! Swipe ↔️ to see the conference themes! We can't wait to read your submissions 😄 Follow the link below: www.bps.org.uk/event/psycho...

Great news! We've extended our call for abstracts to May 9th, so you've still time to submit one! Swipe ↔️ to see the conference themes! We can't wait to read your submissions 😄 Follow the link below: www.bps.org.uk/event/psycho...

Great news! We've extended our call for abstracts to May 9th, so you've still time to submit one! Swipe ↔️ to see the conference themes! We can't wait to read your submissions 😄 Follow the link below: www.bps.org.uk/event/psycho...

Last call for abstracts for this years' POWES conference- deadline is this Friday 18th April! Swipe ↔️ to see the conference themes! We can't wait to read your submissions 😄 Follow the link below: www.bps.org.uk/event/psycho...

⌛ Just one week to go until the deadline to submit your abstract for this years conference! Swipe ↔️ to see the conference themes! We can't wait to read your submissions 😄 Follow the link below: www.bps.org.uk/event/psycho...

📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED to 14 April! ⏰ There's still time to submit your work for #POWES2025 student prizes! 🎓 Spotlight on Activism Undergraduate Award 📜 Undergraduate Gender Inequalities Award 📚 POWES and Feminism and Psychology Postgraduate Award tinyurl.com/powes2025awards

Actual footage of feminist psychologists running to get their #POWES2025 abstracts in before the deadline on Monday! #hurry #LastChance

We're really looking forward to the @qmip.bsky.social oral history event on 23rd May, celebrating 20 years of the BPS Qualitative Methods In Psychology Section! Details here- www.bps.org.uk/event%2Fqmip...

📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED to 14 April! ⏰ There's still time to submit your work for #POWES2025 student prizes! 🎓 Spotlight on Activism Undergraduate Award 📜 Undergraduate Gender Inequalities Award 📚 POWES and Feminism and Psychology Postgraduate Award tinyurl.com/powes2025awards

📢 A reminder that Friday 18th April is the deadline to submit your abstract for #POWES2025! 📢 This year’s themes: ✊ Resisting violences 🧵 The fabric of freedom ⚡ Accelerating activism 🔁 Please repost! Details ⬇⬇ bps.org.uk/event/psychology-women-and-equalities-section-annual-conference-2025

📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED to 14 April! ⏰ There's still time to submit your work for #POWES2025 student prizes! 🎓 Spotlight on Activism Undergraduate Award 📜 Undergraduate Gender Inequalities Award 📚 POWES and Feminism and Psychology Postgraduate Award tinyurl.com/powes2025awards

📢 Call for Abstracts – #POWES2025 is NOW OPEN! 📢 Submit an abstract or register ⬇⬇ bps.org.uk/event/psychology-women-and-equalities-section-annual-conference-2025 This year’s themes: ✊ Resisting violences 🧵 The fabric of freedom ⚡ Accelerating activism 🗓 Deadline: 18 April 2025 🔁 Please repost!