The Gender Research Forum - February 2002
Theme: Women's Participation in Political and Public Life
The second Gender Research Forum conference was held on 11 February 2002, at The Conference Centre at Church House, Dean's Yard, Westminster, London, SW1P 3NZ.
Click on the links below for summaries, and full papers where indicated.
Opening plenary
Professor Joni Lovenduski, Birkbeck College: 'Women's Political Representation: Research Findings and Priorities'
Professor Ruth Lister, Loughborough University: 'Women as Active Citizens: Participation in the Community'
Paul Allin, ONS 'Women, Public Life and Civil Society: do Statistics Help?'
Workshop session
1. Women's representation in devolved and local government
Margaret Ward, Democratic Dialogue: 'Women's political representation in Northern Ireland'
Dr Paul Chaney, Cardiff University: 'Women's participation in the work of the National Assembly of Wales'
Dr Fiona Mackay, Edinburgh University: 'Women and the Scottish Parliament: making a difference?'
Elaine Welsh,
Oxford Brookes University: 'Girls in the boys' game? Women in local
politics in England'
2. Women and access to decision-making in the EU
Professor Madeleine Arnot, Cambridge University: 'Teachers' representations of men and women in public life'
Dr Sonia Mazey, Oxford University: 'Women's access to and representation in EU decision-making bodies'
Professor Rita Marcella, University of Northumbria: 'The need for European Union information amongst women in the United Kingdom'
Professor Sue
Yeandle, Sheffield Hallam University: 'Women's
influence on regeneration and economic development: the example of the
South Yorkshire Objective 1 Programme 2000-2006'
3. Gender and Power
Joanna Liddle, Warwick University: 'Gender, class and political power: narratives of entitlement'
Professor Rosemary Deem, Bristol University: 'Gender processes and the careers of manager-academics in UK universities'
Professor Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe/Dr John Alban-Metcalfe, Leeds University 'The development of the first ever gender inclusive model of leadership, and the implications for organisations' assessment of women's effectiveness'
Fiona Colgan,
University of North London/Sue Ledwith, Ruskin College 'Participative and
representative democracy: increasing women's representation and influence
in trade unions'
4. Women, public appointments, and decision-making bodies in the UK
Adrienne Fresko, Office for Public Management: 'Making a difference: women in public appointments'
Professor Celia Davies, Open University: 'Thinking Beyond the Headcount: gender issues in public appointments'
Dr Anne McBride, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST): 'Gender Democracy in trade unions'
Dr Val Singh/Professor Susan Vinnicombe, Cranfield University 'Women Directors: Swimming, Sinking or not even in the pool?'
5. Women's
organisations - influence and policy making
Professor Pat Thane, London University: 'Women's participation in political and public life: building on past experience'
Dr Katherine Rake, London School of Economics: 'Do governments listen to feminists? The experience of the UK Women's Budget Group'
Dr Jane Grant, Researcher/Organisational Consultant: 'Governance, continuity and change in the organised women's movement'
6. Women in voluntary and local organisations
Dr Marian Barnes, Janet Newman and Helen Sullivan, University of Birmingham: 'Women and deliberative democracy'
Professor Sasha Roseneil, University of Leeds: 'Women's collective voices: women's role in trade unions, voluntary and local organisations'
Additional papers
Sue Jackson, Faculty of Continuing Education, Birkbeck College, University of London: 'Safe[r] Spaces: Women's Choices and Constraints in the Gendered University'
Liz Sperling, School of Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University: 'Sovereignty: The Missing Element of Equal Citizenship'
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