Manchester Urban Institute Feminist Collective

Gender inequality is one of the most enduring social and economic injustices in modern times.

The United Nations notes, “All too often, women and girls are discriminated against in health, education, political representation, labour market, etc — with negative repercussions for the development of their capabilities and their freedom of choice”. 

At the same time, these inequalities are intersectional and situated: gender can only be understood in context and alongside other social differences. Furthermore, these intersecting inequalities can be seen across a range of societies and cultures, globally and more locally, as research across MUI and SEED has highlighted. 

Putting feminist principles into practice, we are a research collective, centring an understanding of gender in context and situ. 

We bring together interdisciplinary feminist reading groups, organize and support guest speakers and discussion workshops, and engage in social responsibility activities within and beyond the University. 

Overall, the collective aims to be a hub for researchers of all career stages with interests in feminist approaches to cities and the urban. 

The MUI Feminist Collective is led by Jenna Ashton and Tom Gillespie. 

For questions, comments or collaboration, please email mui@manchester.ac.uk or sign up to our mailing list.