Clare Matysova
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Clare Matysova
@drclare.bsky.social
Work in EDI, research in parental leave, mum of three, gardener of vegetables.
"Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread"

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers
Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Are you a dad with a child under 2, or an expectant father?

Share your experiences of anxiety with Northumbria University and help make dads’ voices heard!

👉 For more details email: amanda.russell@northumbria.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Puppies don't do screen time 🥰
September 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A post holiday glut of cucurbits!

#allotment #gardening
July 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
first time growing kohlrabi this year 😍

#allotment #gardening
July 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Busy and rewarding week - Presenting at the 3rd Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace Conference at @uniofreading.bsky.social on my recent (though preliminary) analysis of approx. 100 UK #HEI EDI strategy / policy documents - offering insights into governance, accountability, engagement...
June 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Looking forward to being part of Day 2 of #ICFC2025 conference today
June 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Yes as I found providing fathers access to leave via a transferable entitlement, as UK’s SPL, exacerbates gendered parenting norms and does not provide parents means to imagine the feasibility of sharing leave / care in practice (for shorter read!: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...)
June 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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We published several research-based pieces in 2015 for @theconversation.com @theguardian.com @financialtimes.com etc. Our then policy messages/recommendations / now facts could easily be copied-pasted into 2025 @commonswec.parliament.uk’s report. Leave design matters! A few arguments below:
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We have published a report, Equality at work: paternity and shared parental leave.

We found that the current system is broken, and have a number of recommendations to help fix it ⬇️
June 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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🧵1/ The UK government plans to cut international aid while ramping up defence spending. But must we choose between defence or aid? In a new @bmj.com piece, @kentbuse.bsky.social & I argue that we must invest in both. Here’s why. 👇
May 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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New Editorial—Gaza has been failed by silence and impunity tinyurl.com/58a4yn5t
Gaza has been failed by silence and impunity
Gaza is on the brink of famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a multistakeholder global initiative aimed at enhancing food security and nutrition analysis, reports that the entire...
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May 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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To be honest I have many other topics I would love to write about. I’m keen to get back to my new book on common sense. But I feel it is politically urgent to use our resources to keep contesting “gender critical” feminism. Here’s another, “Stealing Sex”. feministkilljoys.substack.com/p/stealing-sex
Stealing Sex
Some remarks on some stories told by “gender critical” feminists
feministkilljoys.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"the media ... focus on young men illustrates the male gaze that continues to dominate society, which not only means that whatever men do or think is deemed inherently important and worthy of both academic and political attention, but also sets men as the norm."

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to | Cas Mudde
There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face – if they reject the male gaze distorting our politics, says political scientist Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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This is in the UK but it’s a really good example for everyone in the US of why many folks have been warning not to use period tracking apps.
"Police have been issued guidance on how to search women’s homes for abortion drugs and check their phones for menstrual cycle tracking apps after unexpected pregnancy loss"

"...police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records..."

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Police could search homes and phones after pregnancy loss | The Observer
New national guidance suggests officers look for menstrual tracking apps or abortion drugs
observer.co.uk
May 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Thank you @kayguccione.bsky.social for providing the opportunity and space to reflect on the benefits and opportunities (as well as the challenges 🙂) of completing a #PhD part time alongside other roles...
May 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I wish it was possible to package and post the smell of this gorse, it's amazing and really does smell like coconut!!
May 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
‘Utterly traumatised’: anger at ordeal of UK woman accused of illegal abortion www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Utterly traumatised’: anger at ordeal of UK woman accused of illegal abortion
Calls for law change after ‘cruel and unnecessary investigation’ into Nicola Packer that CPS brought to trial
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“The question we have asked the OfS is whether they are suggesting that it is always inappropriate to place restrictions on speech or material which is bullying, harassing or abusive, or only in some circumstances? And if the latter, then which circumstances?”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
University of Sussex’s record fine sparks confusion over freedom of speech rules
Vice-chancellors urge Office for Students to provide more clarity to protect students and academics from abuse
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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The @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social Family Policy group are excited to host @joelib.bsky.social, Founder of Pregnant Then Screwed and expert on the motherhood penalty. Join to hear about her career and campaigning work, her thoughts on recent family policy and her podcast with Elliot Rae

18/5/25 12-1pm
April 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Almost 1m young people are not in work or education. We've heard directly that this is both a cause and consequence of poor mental health.

Today we launch a pioneering programme to break the cycle of poor mental health & unemployment for young people.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
March 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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It may feel as though we live in dark times, but here in the UK there are LOADS of science festivals celebrating ideas, sparking curiosity & sharing the latest research (for both adults & kids). Someone told me recently they didn’t know where to look, so I made a list. Here goes… [deep breath]:
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March 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM