UNESCO CHAIR/UNITWIN NETWORK PROGRESS REPORT FORM. Gender Research. Lancaster University, UK. April August October 2012

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1 UNESCO CHAIR/UNITWIN NETWORK PROGRESS REPORT FORM Title of the Chair/Network: Host Institution: Date of establishment of Chair/Network: (mm, yyyy) Period of activity under report: (mm, yyyy - mm, yyyy) Report established by: (name, position) Gender Research Lancaster University, UK April 2008 August October 2012 Professor Sylvia Walby, Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Gender Research 1. Executive Summary: Major outcomes, results and impact of the Chair, including on national policies, in relation to its objectives as stated in Article 2 of the Chair Agreement (between the Institution and UNESCO) (Not exceeding 300 words) The main outcomes of the UNESCO Chair in Gender Research are reported in relation to its three main objectives, which aim to support the development of policy-oriented research on gender equality around the world: (i) Support and conduct policy-relevant research on gender equality: The UNESCO Chair has contributed to the development of expert knowledge on gender equality policies, relevant to both researchers and policy makers. There have been published outputs from research on gender equality this year: including 4 refereed journal articles, 2 published reports and four other short works. The topics have included the conceptualisation and measurement of justice, capabilities and inequality; gender equity in economic decision-making; and budgets for services to prevent genderbased violence against women. (ii) Build capacity in policy-relevant gender equality research; curriculum development; student training at graduate level: Capacity for policy-oriented gender equality research has been built through the training of two research associates. Curriculum development included the establishment of a new taught undergraduate module on violence and society. Five graduate research students are supervised on gender and on violence. (iii) Support and develop international networking to facilitate the exchange of ideas, research and policy developments, especially between the North and South, and between researchers and policy

2 2 makers, in the context of UN instruments for promoting women s rights and the Millennium Development Goals; including collaboration with UNESCO. Collaboration with other UNESCO Chairs on gender, contributing to the development of this network. Assisted the development of international networking and conferences as Board Member of the International Sociological Association s (ISA) Research Committee 02 on Economy and Society. Supported international networking with various international bodies including UN Women, Women Against Violence Europe, European Sociological Association, European Consortium of Political Science, EU Social Platform. 2) Activities: Overview of activities undertaken by the Chair during the reporting period a) Education/Training/Research (key education programmes and training delivered and research undertaken by the Chair during the reporting period, target group and geographical coverage) i) Education (leading to certificate) MA module: Gender and Violence (8 students from UK, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, and US; majority female). Supervision to successful completion of PhD on Collective violence, democracy and protest policing. Supervision of four further research students, registered for PhD: Measuring domestic violence for policy purposes Addressing domestic violence in a health care setting Gender segregation in the construction industry Patriarchy, capitalism and changes in women s oppression in Turkey. New undergraduate BA module on violence and society started October (15 students from UK, Ecuador, Poland; majority female) ii) Training (short term) Offered expert advice to policy bodies on gender equality and on violence against women, including, (in addition to work with UNESCO): European Institute for Gender Equality: Working Party on Indicators for the Beijing Platform for Action. Canadian Ministry for Justice: Advice on methodology for costing domestic violence. European Union Fundamental Rights Agency: Advised on developing a survey on violence against women. Equality and Diversity Forum Steering Group of Research and Policy Network on Equality and Human Rights. End Violence Against Women coalition: Expert Advisory Group.

3 3 iii) Research Research on gender equality issues with a focus on: Gender and the financial and economic crisis Gender-based violence against women And specific projects on: Gender balance in economic decision making, especially mechanisms to reduce gender inequalities on Boards of Directors of Companies; Implications of reductions in national budgets for the delivery of services to prevent violence against women at a local level. b) Conferences/Meetings (key conferences and meetings organized by the Chair or to which its Chairholder contributed) ii) conferences/organizational activities undertaken by the Chairholder As a member of the Board of International Sociological Association Research Committee 02 on Economy and Society, I made contributions to the organisation of its panels at the ISA Forum in Buenos Aires, July iii) A selection of conference presentations by the Chairholder and other colleagues British Sociological Association, annual conference, stream plenary; Women s Aid AGM, London; Irish Congress of Trade Unions, women s conference, Belfast; Trades Union Congress women s conference, London; plenary, conference on financial crisis, Reykjavik, Iceland; University of Birmingham conference on gender and financial crisis; International Sociological Association, Forum, Buenos Aires; WIFO conference, Vienna; European Commission, gender mainstreaming and economic sustainability conference, Brussels; Oxford University, Socio-Legal Studies, regulation seminar; plenary Complexity Society conference, Brussels; Social Platform, Brussels. plenary British Sociological Association, London; ESRC seminar on rising powers, London; Key-note, conference, Manchester; Work Foundation, London; UNESCO Gender Chairs virtual conference, lead speaker; American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, invited panel; European Consortium of Political Research, general conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, plenary panel; European Sociological Association conference, Geneva, plenary; European Commission, conference EU on strategy for gender equality, Brussels, plenary; Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) conference plenary, Rome; University of Lisbon, international conference, plenary; Helsinki, DEMDI network conference plenary; University of Hull, Gender Studies seminar; City University, Department of Sociology seminar; University of Sheffield, presentation at re-launch of gender and social science network.

4 4 c) Interuniversity Exchanges/Partnerships (principal exchanges/partnerships between the Chair and other institutions including UNESCO Chairs/UNITWIN Networks) Group of UNESCO Chairs in Gender: committee member, This has involved participation in web-based virtual meetings of UNESCO Chairs. International Sociological Association: Research Committee 02, Economy and Society, Board member: advised on the development of RC02 conferences in Buenos Aires d) Publications/Multimedia Materials (major publications and teaching/learning materials) Please tick relevant fields of output and indicate volume of Books output: Books (edited) Books (chapters) Monographs [tick] Research Reports x x 2 Journal Articles (refereed) x 4 Conference Proceedings Occasional Papers x 4 Teaching/Learning Materials Multimedia Materials (CD-Rom) Multimedia Materials (Video) Multimedia Materials (Other) Give details of major publications and materials including full citations. Publications Refereed journal articles: Walby, Sylvia (2012) Sen and the measurement of justice and capabilities: A problem in theory and practice, Theory, Culture & Society, 29 (1): DOI / Walby, Sylvia, Armstrong, Jo and Strid, Sofia (2012) Intersectionality: Multiple inequalities in social theory, Sociology, 46(2): DOI: / Walby, Sylvia (2012) Globalization and varieties of modernity EurAmerica: A Journal of European and American Studies. 42(3): Walby, Sylvia (2011) The impact of feminism on sociology, Sociological Research On-Line, 16 (3) Translated into Chinese and published in Chinese Social Sciences Today Chapters Walby, Sylvia, Armstrong, Jo and Strid, Sofia (2012) Developing measures of multiple forms of sexual violence and their contested treatment in the criminal justice system in Sandra L. Walklate and Jennifer Brown (eds) Handbook on Sexual Violence. London: Willan. Pp Walby, Sylvia (2012) Sociology and social change: Integrating the analyses of complex inequalities [no.]

5 5 and globalization into the heart of social theory using complexity theory, in Devorah Kalekin and Ann B. Denis (eds) The Shape of Sociology. Pp London: Sage. Non-refereed articles and occasional papers Walby, Sylvia (2012) Contested outcomes: Feminism and neoliberalism Global Dialogue, ISA Newsletter translated into: French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, Farsi, Chinese (classical and simplified), Turkish, Hindi, Japanese and Polish. Walby, Sylvia (2012) Enquête on the current financial crisis: the UK European Societies, 14 (1): Walby, Sylvia and Towers, Jude (2012) Measuring the impact of cuts in public expenditure on the provision of services to prevent violence against women and girls Safe: The Domestic Abuse Quarterly, 41: Walby, Sylvia (2011) The future of feminism, Safe: The Domestic Abuse Quarterly. Issue 38: 4-7. Published Reports: Towers, Jude and Walby, Sylvia (2012) Measuring the impact of cuts in public expenditure on the provision of services to prevent violence against women. Trust for London/Northern Rock Foundation.58pp. ISBN : Walby, Sylvia and Armstrong, Jo (2012) Gender quotas in management boards. European Parliament FEMM/Women's Rights Committee. 35pp. Posted on European Parliament web-site : e) Cooperation with UNESCO Headquarters, Field Offices Engagement with UNESCO Headquarters on developments in Gender Equality and in the Social and Human Sciences Sector f) Other (any other activities to report) UK National Commission for UNESCO: Non-executive Director Starting the drafting of two Policy Briefs for the UK National Commission for UNESCO: What should be the criteria to evaluate UNESCO s gender equality strategy? What could be the contribution of the UNESCO Social and Human Sciences sector? UK House of Lords Select Committee: Invited to provide oral and written evidence on mechanisms to achieve a better gender composition of Boards of Directors of Companies, on the basis of findings from a project funded by the European Parliament.

6 6 3. Future Plans and Development Prospects: Outline of action plan for the next biennium and short/medium and long-term development prospects. Please do not hesitate to refer to difficulties that the Chair has experienced (Not exceeding 300 words) In the short and medium term the Chair will: Continue to develop policy-oriented research on gender and violence; seek funds and engage with researchers and policy makers on this issue. With UNESCO, help to establish a global research capacity relevant to gender equality. Continue to develop research networks on gender equality and women s human rights. A proposed project to develop, jointly with UNESCO HQ, to develop research capacity via a global network of researchers on violence against women was thwarted by lack of funds. In the long-term the Chair will: Develop new policy-oriented research projects on gender equality that involve collaboration between North and South, including on gender and violence; Develop teaching and training on gender equality, including gender and violence; Continue applications for funding for such projects from diverse sources; Develop global networks of and build capacity for policy-oriented research on gender equality. End of the Form