Our commitment to equality

Our commitment to equality involves consideration of the following:

• ensuring a female presence on committees and decision-making bodies within the School
• ensuring female participation in selection processes, for example regarding applications for PGT and PGT studentships, and regarding posts (academic and administrative) within the School)
• giving consideration to the representation of female and minority thinkers, writers, and artists on the syllabi for modules within the School
• taking measures to allow female and underrepresented voices to be adequately heard during seminars, discussions, question and answer sessions, etc

In terms of broader professional activities, our commitment to equality involves consideration of the following:

• invitation of female and minority speakers when setting up conferences
• inclusion of female and minority authors when editing collections of articles
• inclusion of female and minority representation on editorial/advisory boards
• awareness of possible implicit bias when refereeing/assessing non-anonymised work

Celebrating women in Philosophy and Art History

We're proud of our female members and their outstanding achievements and we're honoured to showcase their work.

Teaching and research on gender and feminism

Many of us carry out research on gender equality and related issues.

• Dr Lorna Finlayson has published an important Introduction to Feminism.
• Prof Timo Juetten has written an influential article on sexual objectification.

This is also reflected in our teaching, notably through our Feminism module.

Resources for all in the school

Our school fosters an inclusive research and teaching environment. Below is a list of some of the resources available to those in the school and across the University of Essex.