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PhD student| Durham University | Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA) | Researching criminalisation of ♀ due to economic abuse & modern slavery Aviation/musicals nerd
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shrinkatlarge.bsky.social
Disability benefits aren’t “extra” money. They’re the bare minimum to survive in a world that disables us—through poverty, inaccessibility, and neglect. Cutting them isn’t reform. It’s state-sanctioned harm. Please support us. #DisabilityBenefits #WelfareNotWorkfare
April 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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vision-research.bsky.social
Adverse childhood experiences (ACES) can influence development & result in poor adult health outcomes. The aim of this systematic review is to better understand the nature & extent of evidence to infer a causal relationship between ACEs & adult health outcomes. vision.city.ac.uk/news/multipl...
April 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social
Research Assistant #job opportunity conducting a scoping review mapping out evidence regarding who could discontinue #antipsychotic medications with the lowest risk of relapse and with the greatest chance of benefit. Closes 5/5/25 Pls share! qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/... @qmul-wiph.bsky.social
Research Assistant - QMUL Jobs
ID: 5802. Title: Research Assistant . Application Deadline:
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April 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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rightsofwomen.bsky.social
🚨 We're hiring!
Join Rights of Women as our new Management Accountant – a vital role in a women-only organisation championing justice and equality.
📍 London-based | 💼 Part-time
🔗 Apply now: www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/about-us/joi...
#CharityJobs #FinanceJobs #VAWG #WomenInFinance
Join our team - Rights of Women
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April 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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danneidle.bsky.social
ZLX — the R&D tax firm that sued a client for refusing to claim a £30k tax refund for installing a fridge — has quietly rebranded.

Meet TaxTek.

Same people. Same nonsense. New name.

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April 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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shrinkatlarge.bsky.social
MPs - Starmer says people too ill to work will be “protected.” But that protection already exists—it’s called LCWRA. Labour’s plan? Halve the money. Shrink the group. Strip the support. Don’t fall for the spin. Vote against these dangerous #DisabilityCuts. #WelfareNotWorkfare
April 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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alonso-gd.bsky.social
There’s no such thing as the Free World. Some groups of people have enough power to make states recognise them a right to have rights in some parts of the world. Other groups are excluded and dehumanised in those same spaces. That’s about it.
March 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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shrinkatlarge.bsky.social
No Labour MP can claim moral ground while backing Liz Kendall’s plan to punish disabled people already deemed unfit for work. No impact assessment. No justification. Just cruelty dressed as reform.

#DisabilityBenefits
March 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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drodurham.bsky.social
Thank you to Rachel Johnson from @durhamhistory.bsky.social for letting us know about her new Open Access monograph via Worktribe:

Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle:
The Shadow of a Young Woman

doi.org/10.14296/ryn...
Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa's Anti-Apartheid Struggle - University of London Press
In 1978, amidst the aftermath of the Soweto Uprisings and after being held in detention without charge for over a year, a young black woman who had just turned eighteen, stepped into the witness box a...
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March 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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rightsofwomen.bsky.social
🚨 Tonight’s the night! 🚨

We’re thrilled to host our 50th Anniversary Legal Fundraising Dinner at Inner Temple! 🏛️✨

An evening of impact, inspiration & celebration - featuring a keynote from the brilliant Barbara Mills KC.

A special night in support of women’s access to justice.
#ROW50 #EndVAWG
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March 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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weownit.org.uk
Just your regular reminder that the vast majority of us want public ownership of our key utilities.

Share if you agree 👍🏾
Graphic image illustrating popularity of public ownership in uk. Text reads public ownership is popular. 82% want publicly owned water. 71% energy, 66% buses, 87% NHS, 76% rail, 75% Royal Mail. Polling by YouGov June 2024
March 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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shrinkatlarge.bsky.social
#DisabilityBenefits reform must not deliberately misinterpret fluctuating conditions as ‘better functionality.’

A condition isn’t easier just because it varies—unpredictability can make it harder. Disabled people must not lose support for not being affected in a straight line.
March 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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shrinkatlarge.bsky.social
If you’re suicidal about benefits changes, please remember nothing can change at all soon:

📞 Samaritans – 116 123 (24/7)
📞 CALM - 0800 58 58 58 (5pm-12)
📞 Mind – 0300 123 3393 (Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm)
📞 Papyrus – 0800 068 4141 (9am-midnight)
📞 Citizens Advice – 0800 144 8848

Jay💜
March 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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shrinkatlarge.bsky.social
Do you know what’s truly ‘unsustainable, indefensible, and unfair,’ @Keir_Starmer? Stripping people of the means to live safely. Disabled people face an extra £975 per month in costs—your proposed cuts will leave many unable to survive. #DisabilityBenefits
March 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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rightsofwomen.bsky.social
We’ll keep working alongside women survivors to campaigning for stronger legal protections. Women deserve workplaces free from harassment.

👉 Support our work. Share, donate, or volunteer:
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#EndSexualHarassment #EndVAWG

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Rights of Women is a charity that provides free confidential legal advice and information to women on the law in England and Wales with a specific focus on Violence Against Women and Girls. We also ca...
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March 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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drodurham.bsky.social
‘There are too many women with love brains’: domestic violence and victim blaming in China

By Lihan Miao and Nicole Westmarland (Durham Sociology)

doi.org/10.1332/23986808Y2025D000000073

Green OA version (no paywall!): durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3466231
‘There are too many women with love brains’: domestic violence and victim blaming in China
While there exists increasing awareness and legal remedies in relation to domestic violence in China, victim-blaming still exists – especially in online discourse. This research investigated public re...
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March 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Another woman dead at the hands of a man… I’m desperately sad and outraged @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social when are we going to see the impact of the government’s #VAWG policy?
March 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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rightsofwomen.bsky.social
This International Women's Day, Rights of Women is celebrating its 50th anniversary

Find out more about how we are reflecting on progress to #AccelerateAction since 1975 and how you can join our ongoing work to increase women's access to justice

www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/about-us/rig...

#IWD2025
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March 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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wordsfinallyspoken.bsky.social
credit:
@MovementOfMoms (IG)
Movement of Mothers (MOM)

"The harm of institutional betrayal is both pragmatic and psychological."

Read more here: dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/institut...
March 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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afterexploitation.bsky.social
This #InternationalWomensDay, we're celebrating the contributions of survivor women, and calling for an end to the disbelief, lottery of support, misinformation, and barriers to work they still face.

Read our full statement here:

afterexploitation.com/2025/03/08/i...

#AcceleratedAction #IWD2025
Lilac, sans serif text on a white background: "RECOGNISING SURVIVORS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY". In the top right-hand corner, a white version fo the After Exploitation logo - a hand-drawn rising sun flanked by the words 'After Exploitation' - is in a black circle. Background: Black and white newspaper-print style image of a woman with long black hair looking to her side. Text on white box in centre of the image: Survivors still face disbelief. Under the Nationality and Borders Act, survivors now have to provide more evidence sooner in order to get basic forms of support. Other survivors are barred from help because of their immigration status or offending history. Even worse, new Home Office guidance says sexual exploitation is ‘less likely’ to have happened if there aren’t multiple perpetrators or victims involved. Reversing these measures alone could uphold the rights of thousands of women and girls currently at risk of slipping through the net after modern slavery. Background: Black and white newspaper-print style image of a teacher tied back hair and round circular glasses writing words on a whiteboard. Text on white box in centre of the image: LANGUAGE MATTERS Women and girls can be exploited in any industry, just as men and boys may can be victims of sexual exploitation. Avoiding stereotypes helps us to improve understanding of the complexity of exploitation and ensure all of us - including professionals and survivors themselves - can recognise it. It is important not to conflate sexual exploitation with all sex work, as these are not the same and both groups have needs specific to their experiences. Background: Black and white newspaper-print style image of a white woman with blonde hair speaking into a megaphone alongside a taller black woman with afro hair in dungarees, chanting at a protest. Text on white box in centre of the image: Woman survivors are a force for change. In our experience, many are exposing injustice and pushing for survivor inclusion in campaigns and political life. Yet, immigration restrictions and criminalisation prevent many survivors from working in the very sectors trying to represent them.
March 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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afterexploitation.bsky.social
Sex work and sexual exploitation mean different things. Conflating these terms makes it harder for professionals to understand the distinct needs of both groups.
Read our explainer piece alongside @laurenmedlicott.bsky.social's powerful article here: www.bigissue.com/opinion/sexu...
March 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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January 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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February 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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feministcollagenyc.bsky.social
No day is safe for women.

On #ValentinesDay a woman in her 40s was killed by gun violence.

The suspect, a man who is believed to be known to the victim, is on the run.

#Femicide happens every day!

www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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seacharity.bsky.social
Economic abuse often continues long after a relationship ends. From housing laws to child maintenance, too many systems let abusers retain control.

If you could change one law or system to better protect victim-survivors, what would it be?
February 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM