Gender Equality 40 Years On!

Episode 6 | Dr Karen Patel & Surinder Punn

In episode 3 of the series, oral historian Dr Siobhán Stevenson meets Surinder & Karen, two women who work to achieve equality, diversity and inclusion whilst acknowledging the role of intersectional identities. In part one of this episode, they talk about their early lives and the impact of family dynamics on their work. They discuss the Race Relations Unit and its relationship with the Women’s Unit in the 1980s Birmingham. They consider changes in legislation and challenges in working towards equality when dealing with the intersections of identity. In part 2 of this episode, they consider the value of informal networks run by, and for, women of colour to understand their historical contributions in the city. Finally, they agree more work needs to be done to explore women’s history in Birmingham. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 5 | Equality, diversity and inclusion in Birmingham, professional and personal perspectives

In episode five of the series, oral historian Dr Siobhán Stevenson meets Surinder Punn and Dr. Karen Patel, two women who work to achieve equality, diversity and inclusion whilst acknowledging the role of intersectional identities. In part one of this episode, they talk about their early lives and the impact of family dynamics on their work. They discuss the Race Relations Unit and its relationship with the Women’s Unit in the 1980s Birmingham. They also consider changes in legislation and challenges in working towards equality when dealing with the intersections of identity. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 4 | Emma Woolf MBE & Sue Gorbing - part 2

In this episode oral historian Dr Siobhán Stevenson meets Emma & Sue, both of whom were key to the design and co-ordination of the Women’s Festival and The Women’s Directory while working for Birmingham City Council’s Women’s Unit. We hear about their early lives, the women who influenced them, and their work with the women’s unit. They discuss how intersectional identities remained hidden in the 1980s in a bid to connect women to work towards one goal in Thatcher's Britain. In part 2 of this episode, Emma and Sue discuss representations of women in the 1980s versus now and the legacy of the Women’s Unit. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 3 | Establishing a women's festival and directory

In episode three of the series, oral historian Dr Siobhán Stevenson meets Emma Woolf MBE and Sue Gorbing, both of whom were key to the design and co-ordination of the Women’s Festival and The Women’s Directory while working for Birmingham City Council’s Women’s Unit. We hear about their early lives, the women who influenced them, and their work with the women’s unit. They discuss how intersectional identities remained hidden in the 1980s in a bid to connect women to work towards one goal in Thatcher's Britain. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 2 | Ming De Nasty & Mo White - part 2

In this episode oral historian Dr Siobhán Stevenson meets Ming & Mo to discuss their lives using art and photography. Ming & Mo discuss childhood experiences and influences, their journeys into art, the landscape for women, women’s movements in the 1980s and how women organised and connected using art and cultural production to represent themselves on their own terms. In part 2 of this episode Ming & Mo discuss women’s participation and activism, social media and how representations of women have changed in the 21st Century. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.