Dr Patricia Hamilton
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social
Exploring the intersections between black feminist theory, reproduction and parenting. Committed procrastinator.
I made a short explainer about Shared Parental Leave: https://youtu.be/Eju2uKx40C4?feature=shared
I made a short explainer about Shared Parental Leave: https://youtu.be/Eju2uKx40C4?feature=shared
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Pinning my new project: blackness and assisted reproduction. Looking to interview Black parents, Black egg/sperm donors and clinicians and fertility workers who've worked with Black patients. Drop me a DM! #sociology #reproduction #interviews #research
After a successful in-person event, I'm excited to announce the launch of the online version of the Parental Leave Quiz. Are you an HR professional? Line manager? A nerd for parenting leave policies? Complete the quiz! (parentalleavequiz.net) (Thank you to the ESRC for funds) #HR #sociology
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
After a successful in-person event, I'm excited to announce the launch of the online version of the Parental Leave Quiz. Are you an HR professional? Line manager? A nerd for parenting leave policies? Complete the quiz! (parentalleavequiz.net) (Thank you to the ESRC for funds) #HR #sociology
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It's alarming how many people need to hear this: racism is not the natural and inevitable response to the presence of (the wrong number of) racialised Others. It is a learned response, and as such it is contestable and replaceable.
This is anti-racism 101. Entry level stuff.
This is anti-racism 101. Entry level stuff.
This is first time I’ve heard the govt making the Labour argument for controlling immigration.
Mahmood argues that controlling our borders is good for race relations, because uncontrolled immigration is feeding far right rhetoric and tensions.
Expect to hear a lot more of that.
Mahmood argues that controlling our borders is good for race relations, because uncontrolled immigration is feeding far right rhetoric and tensions.
Expect to hear a lot more of that.
September 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It's alarming how many people need to hear this: racism is not the natural and inevitable response to the presence of (the wrong number of) racialised Others. It is a learned response, and as such it is contestable and replaceable.
This is anti-racism 101. Entry level stuff.
This is anti-racism 101. Entry level stuff.
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Good morning everyone. I wrote a bit about abolition, imagination and the toyery event that I organized in August.
open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
Abolition is About Making Things...
Imagination is a Terrain of Struggle
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September 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Good morning everyone. I wrote a bit about abolition, imagination and the toyery event that I organized in August.
open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
Should we be calling them in? I don't know. It feels like a distraction (shout out Toni Morrison). The people who wanted to march but didn't and who might now feel emboldened...can they be called in? What is all this for if not the belief that we all deserve freedom? And can we win without them?
September 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Should we be calling them in? I don't know. It feels like a distraction (shout out Toni Morrison). The people who wanted to march but didn't and who might now feel emboldened...can they be called in? What is all this for if not the belief that we all deserve freedom? And can we win without them?
If I was still on Twitter (or rather, if Twitter still existed) I probably would've posted something about Saturday's march. Others have already said it but it's dangerous to dismiss the marchers (not the organisers) as stupid and jobless. I don't think it's true and it doesn't call them in
September 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If I was still on Twitter (or rather, if Twitter still existed) I probably would've posted something about Saturday's march. Others have already said it but it's dangerous to dismiss the marchers (not the organisers) as stupid and jobless. I don't think it's true and it doesn't call them in
That FICTIONAL text about an all-powerful corporation partnering with police to surveil us all. Good times.
September 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
That FICTIONAL text about an all-powerful corporation partnering with police to surveil us all. Good times.
I'm sure I read about this in Dave Eggers' The Every
No job is safe. Now policing is crowdsourced and AI is going to somehow provide analysis and oversight. www.fastcompany.com/90528635/pol...
September 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I'm sure I read about this in Dave Eggers' The Every
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What does it mean to call Ireland 'home'?
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
September 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
What does it mean to call Ireland 'home'?
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
This is what I'm trying to find out - still looking for suitable participants!
Please get in touch if you or someone you know might be interested in sharing their story.
#identity #ireland #spéirghorm
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“The curation of these histories can be interpreted as a defiant claim on the city. Yet it is not always women who retain control of the process.”
Miranda Armstrong and co-authors @uoy-sociology.bsky.social on ambivalences of control in feminist heritage.
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Miranda Armstrong and co-authors @uoy-sociology.bsky.social on ambivalences of control in feminist heritage.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“The curation of these histories can be interpreted as a defiant claim on the city. Yet it is not always women who retain control of the process.”
Miranda Armstrong and co-authors @uoy-sociology.bsky.social on ambivalences of control in feminist heritage.
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Miranda Armstrong and co-authors @uoy-sociology.bsky.social on ambivalences of control in feminist heritage.
@journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/Z0v03zt
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Download your free copy today! #fathers #care #masculinities policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/caring-fathe...
Caring Fathers in the Global Context
Caring Fathers in the Global Context; This timely edited collection offers a rich, comparative exploration of how men become ‘caring fathers’ and the pathways leading to this. It connects fatherhood s...
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July 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Download your free copy today! #fathers #care #masculinities policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/caring-fathe...
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What is the role of race in defining and policing our understanding what it means to be a good parent?
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on Black feminism, the idea of “parental determinism” and the value of intersectionality.
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@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on Black feminism, the idea of “parental determinism” and the value of intersectionality.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
May 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
What is the role of race in defining and policing our understanding what it means to be a good parent?
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on Black feminism, the idea of “parental determinism” and the value of intersectionality.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on Black feminism, the idea of “parental determinism” and the value of intersectionality.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
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“I’m struggling by making this choice. I’m sacrificing things that I could do if I just put my kids in day care.” – Olive, Canada
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on how Black mothers invest in their children’s development.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on how Black mothers invest in their children’s development.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
May 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
“I’m struggling by making this choice. I’m sacrificing things that I could do if I just put my kids in day care.” – Olive, Canada
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on how Black mothers invest in their children’s development.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on how Black mothers invest in their children’s development.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
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The EHRC shocked a UN discrimination expert by stating what the intent behind using "biological sex" is back in 2023
Of course they didn't define it - just as the Supreme Court didn't - because it is meaningless other than as a "get out of jail free" card for discriminating against trans people
Of course they didn't define it - just as the Supreme Court didn't - because it is meaningless other than as a "get out of jail free" card for discriminating against trans people
![21. The Independent Expert was particularly alarmed by a 3 April 2023 letter from the Equalities and
Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to the Minister for Equalities, by which it advised that defining the
term “sex” as “biological sex” under the Equality Act would “bring greater legal clarity” to the
implementation of the Act. In contrast, the Scotland Committee of the EHRC had itself on 28 February
2023 expressed concerns it did “not consider sufficient evidence has been presented to justify amending
the definition of legal sex in the EqA [Equality Act] 2010 to biological sex at this time”, noting that “the
Board should consider the risk to our perceived political independence if we are perceived to be aligning
with Government in the absence of robust evidence. This is a potential existential risk that such a
perception could risk the Commission’s existence going forward.” Additionally, the committee indicated
there had been no clear demonstration of a legal need or legitimate aim, even though “changing the
definition of sex could diminish trans people’s rights; for example, legal colleagues advised that, if the
proposed change were implemented, obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate would no longer change
a person’s sex in discrimination law. The Committee considered the Commission should be advancing the
rights of minorities and not potentially diminishing rights for some groups.”
22. In a meeting with the EHRC on 4 May 2023, the Independent Expert was shocked to hear that the
EHRC offered that advice without itself having any definition of ‘biological sex’; UK law provides no
such definition either. The EHRC however specifically conceded that, in the context of the letter, the
intended meaning of the term “biological sex” is to define women as “women who are not trans.” As one](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pipsd3tlfy2fvzrg6rjedqgn/bafkreihs73eod2rmi3otdukcbhzlzhfy4hmysr4vc3qdkvilw5ugbjyuze@jpeg)
May 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The EHRC shocked a UN discrimination expert by stating what the intent behind using "biological sex" is back in 2023
Of course they didn't define it - just as the Supreme Court didn't - because it is meaningless other than as a "get out of jail free" card for discriminating against trans people
Of course they didn't define it - just as the Supreme Court didn't - because it is meaningless other than as a "get out of jail free" card for discriminating against trans people
"It's like they're saying "we don't want any more of your babies"" - this is a quote from Adele, a black woman in her 40s, that I interviewed as part of a pilot research project exploring black people's experiences of fertility care.
#reproduction #blackmotherhood
#reproduction #blackmotherhood
COMMENT: Dr Patricia Hamilton – a Lecturer in Sociology – writes about Black people's experiences of fertility care. Read the full article for free in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/black-people...
#diversity #equality #equity #fertility #infertility #ttc #ivf @patriciahamilton.bsky.social
#diversity #equality #equity #fertility #infertility #ttc #ivf @patriciahamilton.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"It's like they're saying "we don't want any more of your babies"" - this is a quote from Adele, a black woman in her 40s, that I interviewed as part of a pilot research project exploring black people's experiences of fertility care.
#reproduction #blackmotherhood
#reproduction #blackmotherhood
www.change.org/p/stop-the-d... Please use this as an opportunity to live up to the claim that you're offering something different to the tories, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social #FreeFatou #NoOneIsIllegal #AbolishReporting #EndDetention
Thank You – But We Still Need You: Fatou Faces Removal on 6 May
Thank You!!!!! But We Still Need You: Fatou Faces Removal on 6 May
Over 22,000 of you have now signed this petition, thank you! Your support has been overwhelming and gives Fatou strength in one of ...
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April 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
www.change.org/p/stop-the-d... Please use this as an opportunity to live up to the claim that you're offering something different to the tories, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social #FreeFatou #NoOneIsIllegal #AbolishReporting #EndDetention
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STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia
We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement:
‘Not In Our Name’
We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...
forms.gle
April 30, 2025 at 7:25 AM
STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia'
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29
Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
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“I’m struggling by making this choice. I’m sacrificing things that I could do if I just put my kids in day care.” – Olive, Canada
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on how Black mothers invest in their children’s development.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on how Black mothers invest in their children’s development.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
April 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
“I’m struggling by making this choice. I’m sacrificing things that I could do if I just put my kids in day care.” – Olive, Canada
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on how Black mothers invest in their children’s development.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
@patriciahamilton.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth @tcru-ucl.bsky.social on how Black mothers invest in their children’s development.
#OnlineFirst buff.ly/AptYdDY
Imagine taking cutesy pictures of your baby with a man who hesitates to condemn genocide, cuts welfare payments for disabled people, allows his cabinet to make unsubstantiated statements about mental illness and celebrate legal victories against trans people. Is it worth it? Can it ever be worth it?
April 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Imagine taking cutesy pictures of your baby with a man who hesitates to condemn genocide, cuts welfare payments for disabled people, allows his cabinet to make unsubstantiated statements about mental illness and celebrate legal victories against trans people. Is it worth it? Can it ever be worth it?
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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
18/5/25 12-1pm
📣 New event!
@familypolicyspa.bsky.social is delighted to host @joelib.bsky.social , founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, for a special webinar
📅 Monday 19th May
🕛 12noon-1pm
📍 Zoom
See full details and register for free now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-pol...
@familypolicyspa.bsky.social is delighted to host @joelib.bsky.social , founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, for a special webinar
📅 Monday 19th May
🕛 12noon-1pm
📍 Zoom
See full details and register for free now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-pol...
Social Policy Association Family Policy Group Webinar: Joeli Brearley
The Family Policy Group of the Social Policy Association is delighted to host Joeli Brearley, founder of Pregnant Then Screwed
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April 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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
18/5/25 12-1pm
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New blog post! Dr Moldir Kabylova reflects on her research findings and lived experience to highlight how policies in Kazakhstan encouraging women to reduce their working hours reinforce traditional gender roles and contradict women’s aspirations for equality and professional grown.
New blog by Dr. Moldir Kabylova on the SPA website.
"Why policies encouraging women from Kazakhstan to decrease their work hours are at odds with what women want" ⬇️⬇️
social-policy.org.uk/spa-blog/why...
"Why policies encouraging women from Kazakhstan to decrease their work hours are at odds with what women want" ⬇️⬇️
social-policy.org.uk/spa-blog/why...
Blog - Why policies encouraging women from Kazakhstan to decrease their work hours are at odds with what women want - Social Policy Association
By Dr. Moldir Kabylova, University of Nottingham. Image credit: Moldir Kabylova. — Being used to hearing nationalistic and misogynistic slogans from members of the Kazakhstan [...]
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March 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
New blog post! Dr Moldir Kabylova reflects on her research findings and lived experience to highlight how policies in Kazakhstan encouraging women to reduce their working hours reinforce traditional gender roles and contradict women’s aspirations for equality and professional grown.
Popping on here to say that I agree that government can be more efficient...at taxing the rich
March 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Popping on here to say that I agree that government can be more efficient...at taxing the rich
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📣 We are inviting parents to join a group discussion about perinatal death reviews that happen in maternity hospitals / units in Ireland
🔗 More information: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@emilyoconnor.bsky.social
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
🦋 Funded by Féileacáin
🙏 Please share if you can
🔗 More information: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@emilyoconnor.bsky.social
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
🦋 Funded by Féileacáin
🙏 Please share if you can
February 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
📣 We are inviting parents to join a group discussion about perinatal death reviews that happen in maternity hospitals / units in Ireland
🔗 More information: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@emilyoconnor.bsky.social
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
🦋 Funded by Féileacáin
🙏 Please share if you can
🔗 More information: www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...
@emilyoconnor.bsky.social
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social
🦋 Funded by Féileacáin
🙏 Please share if you can
Pinning my new project: blackness and assisted reproduction. Looking to interview Black parents, Black egg/sperm donors and clinicians and fertility workers who've worked with Black patients. Drop me a DM! #sociology #reproduction #interviews #research
February 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Pinning my new project: blackness and assisted reproduction. Looking to interview Black parents, Black egg/sperm donors and clinicians and fertility workers who've worked with Black patients. Drop me a DM! #sociology #reproduction #interviews #research
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On this day 12 years ago, @kcg.bsky.social posted the “This is Fine” comic.
January 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On this day 12 years ago, @kcg.bsky.social posted the “This is Fine” comic.
Happy New Year! In 2025, I'm running a research project on blackness and ARTs. I'd like to talk to: 1) black egg/sperm donors, 2) black surrogates, 3) black parents who plan to or have used IVF, IUI etc 4) clinicians & managers who've worked with black families #fertility #sociology Repost at will!
January 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Happy New Year! In 2025, I'm running a research project on blackness and ARTs. I'd like to talk to: 1) black egg/sperm donors, 2) black surrogates, 3) black parents who plan to or have used IVF, IUI etc 4) clinicians & managers who've worked with black families #fertility #sociology Repost at will!