Rebecca Hewer
@beckshewer.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer (Chancellor’s Fellow). Author 'Sex-Work, Prostitution & Policy' (Palgrave); Gender & Sexuality Studies: socio-legal regulation & feminist utopias.
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Just a reminder as the new academic year kicks off - the UK government has deliberately, ruthlessly, throttled the recruitment of international students, solely to pander to racists, and the resultant 25%+ fall in numbers can and will only accelerate some universities into bankruptcy.
September 14, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Just a reminder as the new academic year kicks off - the UK government has deliberately, ruthlessly, throttled the recruitment of international students, solely to pander to racists, and the resultant 25%+ fall in numbers can and will only accelerate some universities into bankruptcy.
I've decided to make a colleague my friend, and honestly I feel kinda bad for them.
September 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I've decided to make a colleague my friend, and honestly I feel kinda bad for them.
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Lecture creates space for me to reflect on joint work done w/ amazing colleagues, including (but not only) @beckshewer.bsky.social @annieirvine.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social @haylesben.bsky.social @profkepickett.bsky.social & the ace Maddy Power (2 of)
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Annual Social Policy Lecture
Join us for our Annual Social Policy Lecture with Professor Ruth Patrick, University of Glasgow
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September 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Lecture creates space for me to reflect on joint work done w/ amazing colleagues, including (but not only) @beckshewer.bsky.social @annieirvine.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social @haylesben.bsky.social @profkepickett.bsky.social & the ace Maddy Power (2 of)
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What's gender go to do with it?
Within UK SHAPE disciplines, women are 51% of academic staff (39% of professors). In STEM, that's 45% of all academics (27% of professors).
What are the impacts of disproportionate SHAPE redundancies on those stats? Is anyone attending to gender equality? 1/2
Within UK SHAPE disciplines, women are 51% of academic staff (39% of professors). In STEM, that's 45% of all academics (27% of professors).
What are the impacts of disproportionate SHAPE redundancies on those stats? Is anyone attending to gender equality? 1/2
July 22, 2026 at 10:11 AM
What's gender go to do with it?
Within UK SHAPE disciplines, women are 51% of academic staff (39% of professors). In STEM, that's 45% of all academics (27% of professors).
What are the impacts of disproportionate SHAPE redundancies on those stats? Is anyone attending to gender equality? 1/2
Within UK SHAPE disciplines, women are 51% of academic staff (39% of professors). In STEM, that's 45% of all academics (27% of professors).
What are the impacts of disproportionate SHAPE redundancies on those stats? Is anyone attending to gender equality? 1/2
My dad x
It is with great sadness that Prospect Community Housing has shared the news of the sudden passing of Jeremy Hewer, a Committee member at the Association.
Tributes paid to Jeremy Hewer
It is with great sadness that Prospect Community Housing has shared the news of the sudden passing of Jeremy Hewer, a Committee member at the Association.
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May 27, 2026 at 11:58 AM
My dad x
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A quarter of young children now live in the private rented sector.
In fact, children are now more likely than adults to do so.
🏠 More in our latest Housing Outlook➡️ buff.ly/SNjZ77G
In fact, children are now more likely than adults to do so.
🏠 More in our latest Housing Outlook➡️ buff.ly/SNjZ77G
May 26, 2026 at 3:31 PM
A quarter of young children now live in the private rented sector.
In fact, children are now more likely than adults to do so.
🏠 More in our latest Housing Outlook➡️ buff.ly/SNjZ77G
In fact, children are now more likely than adults to do so.
🏠 More in our latest Housing Outlook➡️ buff.ly/SNjZ77G
The trans woman in question was RAEWYN CONNELL. People are furious that RAEWYN CONNELL had the audacity to speak about misogyny. RAEWYN CONNELL.
Burn it all down.
www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-r...
Burn it all down.
www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-r...
BBC Woman’s Hour sparks fury as trans woman dissects misogyny - 'disgrace'
The BBC radio show sparked outrage.
www.express.co.uk
March 18, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The trans woman in question was RAEWYN CONNELL. People are furious that RAEWYN CONNELL had the audacity to speak about misogyny. RAEWYN CONNELL.
Burn it all down.
www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-r...
Burn it all down.
www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-r...
It's 2040. Peter Mandelson - who fled to the UAE following accusations of misconduct in a public office - has returned to the UK to take up the roles of 'Leader of the House of Lords' and 'Women's Minister'. He starts a podcast that wins an award for jovial back slapping.
February 26, 2026 at 10:29 AM
It's 2040. Peter Mandelson - who fled to the UAE following accusations of misconduct in a public office - has returned to the UK to take up the roles of 'Leader of the House of Lords' and 'Women's Minister'. He starts a podcast that wins an award for jovial back slapping.
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We are live! Our 20+, fully funded, PhD projects are now live for applicants!
For more on these great positions, please use this link: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentships...
For more on these great positions, please use this link: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentships...
February 24, 2026 at 10:24 AM
We are live! Our 20+, fully funded, PhD projects are now live for applicants!
For more on these great positions, please use this link: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentships...
For more on these great positions, please use this link: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentships...
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It's almost as if, even if you embed yourself like a tick into the carotid artery of capitalism, you're still going to find race & gender being used to fuck you over.
Hilariously, of course, this kind of money-shuffling has SCREAMED about individual talent being its ONLY criterion for decades...
Hilariously, of course, this kind of money-shuffling has SCREAMED about individual talent being its ONLY criterion for decades...
The persistent pay gap in fund management on gender and race - FT column by Kevin Mullally of the University of Central Florida on some recent research. Women and minorities also more likely to be fired. www.ft.com/content/9c79...
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 PM
It's almost as if, even if you embed yourself like a tick into the carotid artery of capitalism, you're still going to find race & gender being used to fuck you over.
Hilariously, of course, this kind of money-shuffling has SCREAMED about individual talent being its ONLY criterion for decades...
Hilariously, of course, this kind of money-shuffling has SCREAMED about individual talent being its ONLY criterion for decades...
To future R2. The plural of ethos is ethe, and that is not my fault. I played no part in this decision, but spellcheck is policing it. Thank you.
February 20, 2026 at 11:50 AM
To future R2. The plural of ethos is ethe, and that is not my fault. I played no part in this decision, but spellcheck is policing it. Thank you.
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31st March, University of Edinburgh: “Understanding & shaping a digital welfare state in Scotland" with research presentations, practice discussions, & an aim of co-producing some principles for digital welfare in Scotland. We've a great line up, free but places limited, sign-up here
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Understanding and shaping a digital welfare state in Scotland
A collaborative event to discuss digital and technological approaches to the design & delivery of welfare services in Scotland and the UK
edin.ac
February 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
31st March, University of Edinburgh: “Understanding & shaping a digital welfare state in Scotland" with research presentations, practice discussions, & an aim of co-producing some principles for digital welfare in Scotland. We've a great line up, free but places limited, sign-up here
edin.ac/4qFme9S
edin.ac/4qFme9S
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New on the blog!
GENDER.ED has a new core team! Rebecca Hewer and Kaveri Qureshi have now begun as Co-Directors. In this blog, they introduce themselves, their motivations and hopes for GENDER.ED.
Visit: edin.ac/4pIeG5J
GENDER.ED has a new core team! Rebecca Hewer and Kaveri Qureshi have now begun as Co-Directors. In this blog, they introduce themselves, their motivations and hopes for GENDER.ED.
Visit: edin.ac/4pIeG5J
January 16, 2026 at 9:25 AM
New on the blog!
GENDER.ED has a new core team! Rebecca Hewer and Kaveri Qureshi have now begun as Co-Directors. In this blog, they introduce themselves, their motivations and hopes for GENDER.ED.
Visit: edin.ac/4pIeG5J
GENDER.ED has a new core team! Rebecca Hewer and Kaveri Qureshi have now begun as Co-Directors. In this blog, they introduce themselves, their motivations and hopes for GENDER.ED.
Visit: edin.ac/4pIeG5J
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“Are you worried about juvenile crime and immigration?”
January 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
“Are you worried about juvenile crime and immigration?”
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The senior leadership team at @edinburghuniversity plan to cut staff expenditure by £90m, which is more than 10%.
This would mean about 1 in 8 members of staff losing their jobs. With hundreds of jobs already lost, a further 1,000+ jobs are on the line.
www.instagram.com/p/DQuFjwBjHB5/
This would mean about 1 in 8 members of staff losing their jobs. With hundreds of jobs already lost, a further 1,000+ jobs are on the line.
www.instagram.com/p/DQuFjwBjHB5/
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The senior leadership team at @edinburghuniversity plan to cut staff expenditure by £90m, which is more than 10%.
This would mean about 1 in 8 members of staff losing their jobs. With hundreds of jobs already lost, a further 1,000+ jobs are on the line.
www.instagram.com/p/DQuFjwBjHB5/
This would mean about 1 in 8 members of staff losing their jobs. With hundreds of jobs already lost, a further 1,000+ jobs are on the line.
www.instagram.com/p/DQuFjwBjHB5/
does anyone else ever feel personally victimised by their eyesight?
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
does anyone else ever feel personally victimised by their eyesight?
I was born almost 40 years ago, very close to this view.
October 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I was born almost 40 years ago, very close to this view.
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London Skyline developed somewhat, in 40 years.
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
London Skyline developed somewhat, in 40 years.
It would be so helpful if - every so often - we could just sent out a general communication saying "I think I have caught up on email, if you are still waiting for me to respond I have forgotten, please get in touch."
That would make my life measurably better.
That would make my life measurably better.
October 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It would be so helpful if - every so often - we could just sent out a general communication saying "I think I have caught up on email, if you are still waiting for me to respond I have forgotten, please get in touch."
That would make my life measurably better.
That would make my life measurably better.
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University leaders: [terminate programs, close campuses, cave in to political pressure from demagogues]
Faculty, students, staff: you’re killing the university
Management consultants: looks like you got a real comms challenge here
Faculty, students, staff: you’re killing the university
Management consultants: looks like you got a real comms challenge here
October 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
University leaders: [terminate programs, close campuses, cave in to political pressure from demagogues]
Faculty, students, staff: you’re killing the university
Management consultants: looks like you got a real comms challenge here
Faculty, students, staff: you’re killing the university
Management consultants: looks like you got a real comms challenge here
Hi @theguardian.com - unclear why this article is written as if domestic abuse and domestic homicide is a gender neutral phenomenon. The Women’s Aid article clearly identifies those guilty of child murder as fathers. Questionable journalism.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Majority of family court cases in England and Wales feature domestic abuse, watchdog says
Commissioner’s review found 87% of cases uncovered physical, psychological or sexual abuse of a family member
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Hi @theguardian.com - unclear why this article is written as if domestic abuse and domestic homicide is a gender neutral phenomenon. The Women’s Aid article clearly identifies those guilty of child murder as fathers. Questionable journalism.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Relative child poverty has remained stubbornly high over the last twenty years and has risen over the past decade.
Without action, levels will soon break records.
Scrapping the two-child limit in full would be the most targeted and cost-effective way of reducing child poverty.
Without action, levels will soon break records.
Scrapping the two-child limit in full would be the most targeted and cost-effective way of reducing child poverty.
October 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Relative child poverty has remained stubbornly high over the last twenty years and has risen over the past decade.
Without action, levels will soon break records.
Scrapping the two-child limit in full would be the most targeted and cost-effective way of reducing child poverty.
Without action, levels will soon break records.
Scrapping the two-child limit in full would be the most targeted and cost-effective way of reducing child poverty.
How many times a day do we have to ask of Wes Streeting, "is he an idiot or is he evil"?
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
27,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
31 million people visit GPs every month a similar number have haircuts
You can see the problem @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social judging by Wes’s trim he is going to the hair salon a lot more than his GP unlike many
27,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
31 million people visit GPs every month a similar number have haircuts
You can see the problem @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social judging by Wes’s trim he is going to the hair salon a lot more than his GP unlike many
October 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
How many times a day do we have to ask of Wes Streeting, "is he an idiot or is he evil"?
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“I don’t think the government can afford to bury our heads in the sand about the fact that trans people in our country today feel less safe than they did 10 years ago.”
Do you think he practiced that in the mirror?
Do you think he practiced that in the mirror?
Wes Streeting has called it “laughable” that rising racism and homophobia is a sign of free speech in a strongly worded intervention suggesting Labour needed to step up its defence of minorities
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We must tackle rising tide of racism and homophobia claiming to be free speech, says Streeting
Exclusive: Health secretary says Labour cannot afford to ignore far-right protests as Starmer under pressure
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
“I don’t think the government can afford to bury our heads in the sand about the fact that trans people in our country today feel less safe than they did 10 years ago.”
Do you think he practiced that in the mirror?
Do you think he practiced that in the mirror?