Gender
The work we publish on gender covers many disciplines including women's studies, queer studies, men's studies, feminism and politics.
All of these titles, and our Journal of Gender-Based Violence and European Journal of Gender and Politics, contribute ideas that speak to the UN SDG goal to acheive gender quality and emplower all womden and girls.
Bristol University Press and Policy Press are signed up to the UN SDG Publishers Compact. In this cross-cutting theme, we aim to address the following goal:
You may also be interested in our Global Social Challenge on equality, diversity and inclusion.
The Gendered Face of COVID-19 in the Global South
The Development, Gender and Health Nexus
In this important book, experts assess what the COVID-19 pandemic means for gender inequalities in the global south, examining how threats to equitable development will impact the most marginalised and at-risk women and girls in particular.
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Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis
Reimagining Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond
This ground-breaking book explores the practical applications of queer theory for criminal justice practitioners. It covers theoretical concepts within queer criminology and the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals as victims, offenders and professionals, and proposes ways in which a real difference can be made to training, policy and practice.
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Queer Politics in Contemporary Turkey
Drawing on the words and stories of queer Turkish activists, this book aims to unravel the complexities of queer lives in Turkey. In doing so, it challenges dominant conceptualizations of the queer Turkish experience within critical security discourses.
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The Flexibility Paradox
Why Flexible Working Leads to (Self-)Exploitation
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, flexible working has become the norm for many workers. This volume examines flexible working using data from 30 European countries and drawing on studies conducted in Australia, the US and India
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Criminal Women
Gender Matters
Bringing together cutting-edge feminist research, this collection uses participatory, inclusive and narrative methodologies to highlight the lived experiences of women involved with the criminal justice system.
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Care, Crisis and Activism
The Politics of Everyday Life
What kinds of care are being offered or withdrawn by the welfare state? What does this mean for the caring practices and interventions of local activists? Shedding new light on austerity and neoliberal welfare reform in the UK, this vital book considers local action and activism within contexts of crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Childcare Struggles, Maternal Workers and Social Reproduction
Spanning the UK, North America and Australia, this comparative study brings maternal workers’ politicized voices to the centre of contemporary debates on class, work and gender.
The book illustrates why social reproduction needs to be at the centre of a critical theory of work, care and mothering for post-pandemic times.
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Organizing Women
Gender Equality Policies in French and British Trade Unions
This book explores the representation of women’s interests in the world of work across 4 trade unions in France and the UK. Drawing on case studies, it unveils the social, organisational and political conditions that contribute to the reproduction of gender inequalities or, on the contrary, allow the promotion of equality.
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Reimagining Academic Activism
Learning from Feminist Anti-Violence Activists
Based on deep ethnographic research, this book explores new practices and ideas about activism in the fight against social inequality. The book is both about feminist activists and is an act of feminist activism, with the author’s experiences as a volunteer ethnographer in New Zealand sitting at its heart.
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Women, Media, and Elections
Representation and Marginalization in British Politics
Providing a systematic analysis of electoral coverage in newspapers since 1918, this book demonstrates that for women to be effectively represented in the political domain, they must also be effectively represented in the public discussion of politics that takes place in the media.
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Women, Precarious Work and Care
The Failure of Family-friendly Rights
Drawing on interviews with women in precarious work, this text explores the everyday problems they face balancing work and care responsibilities. This crucial book exposes the failures of family-friendly rights and explains how to grant these women effective rights in the wake of COVID-19.
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Giving Voice to Diversity in Criminological Research
‘Nothing about Us without Us’
Incorporating the experiences of service users, academics, state and grassroots practitioners, this volume considers how researchers might bridge the gap between theory and lived experience. It furthers criminological scholarship by capturing the voices of marginalized groups and exploring how criminology can authentically incorporate these voices.
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