Women

This page is full of information to learn from and actions you can take to be an active ally to women. To help you do this, we've broken them down into time commitments needed to undertake them, simply click the button relating the the amount of time you have and explore your options.

Allyship is an ongoing journey so be sure to pop back when you can to learn more about and do more to support women.

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SELF-DEFINE AS AN ALLY WITH SUBU

2 minutes

Self-defining as an ally with SUBU means we can let you know when we have activities on that allies are encourage to attend or that are specifically for allies throughout the year.

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READ THIS IF YOU ENJOYED ANY WOMEN'S SPORTS DURING THE OLYMPICS

5 minutes

For years, decades even, women's sports have been criminally underfunded despite the amazing athletes that are competing at the top of their game. If you enjoyed any women's sports during Paris 2024, give this a read to understand the disparities in funding for women's sports to this day.

Read THIS STYLIST ARTICLE

FOLLOW @FEMINIST

1 minute

Feminist is a global platform for intersectional feminist and highlights the struggles facing not just Western women but those from countries such as Afghanistan and Iran.

FOLLOW NOW

DONATE PERIOD PRODUCTS TO THE LOCAL FOODBANK

In 2022 almost a quarter (24%) of people who menstruate in the UK said they or their family had struggled to afford period products in the past year according to WaterAid research.

Help those who menstruate locally by donating a pack or more of period products via foodbank drop offS in local supermarkets next time you shop.

...10-15 minutes

EXPLORE THE ENTRIES OF THE EVERYDAY SEXISM PROJECT

The Everyday Sexism project aims to take a step towards gender equality, by proving wrong those who tell women that they can’t complain because we are equal. It is a place to record stories of sexism faced on a daily basis, by ordinary women, in ordinary places across the globe.

EXPLORE THE PROJECT

FIND OUT WHY WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS

11 minutes

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie examines the limitations of gender roles and asks us to imagine a world beyond these restrictive definitions.

Listen now

...30 minutes

TAKE THE 'BUILDING GENDER IQ' SHORT COURSE

35 minutes

This short course by HeForShe and UN Women is designed to educate you on the benefits of gender equality and why it matters including uncovering the true global cost of gender inequality and how we can all play a role in working towards gender equality.

Take the course now

EXPLORE THE SNAPSHOTS OF SEXUAL HARRASSMENT VIRTUAL EXHIBITION

This virtual exhibition is a collaboration between campaign group Our Streets Now and the Cheer Up Luv project to explore sexual harrassment at UK universities with a number of photos and personal stories.

Explore now

...1 hour

LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST EPISODE ON LOCAL WOMAN MARY ANNING

57 minutes

Learn all about the Dorset pioneering palaeontologist who discoverd a number of full skeletons while fossil hunting in Lyme Regis but was shut out of the scientific estabilishment which was made up of largely higher class men.

listen now

LEARN MORE ABOUT FGM ACROSS THE WORLD

48 minutes

Al Jazeera's The Cut: Exploring FGM explores the practise of female genital mutilation (FGM) across the world and questions why the dangerous, painful and sometimes deadly practise continues and what would it take to stop it.

Watch the documentary now

...more than an hour

VOLUNTEER WITH GIRLGUIDING DORSET

Ongoing commitment

By volunteering with Girguiding Dorset, you can help girls build their confidence, have adventures, learn new skills and have loads of fun – no matter your experience, your background or how much time you have spare.

WATCH I MAY DESTROY YOU

12 x 30 minutes

This series by Micheala Coel, explores life after sexual assault and the relaisation of what has happened to you.

Watch now

BORROW AND READ FEMINISM IS FOR EVERYBODY

If you want to understand feminism then Feminism is for everybody by bell hooks is a great place to start and the BU Library has a copy you can borrow. In this book hooks introduces a popular theory of feminism rooted in common sense and the wisdom of experience.

borrow now

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