Today Whitney speaks with Dr. Ruth Pearce, a social researcher and feminist scholar based at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Ruth discusses her current work with the Trans Pregnancy project, why gender equity schemes are so important in academia, and offers tips for resiliency when facing online harassment and political backlash. Along the way, she shares stories of her life as a trans woman, how academic institutions in the UK differ from those in the US, and the similarities between organizing a concert and organizing a conference.
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Conversation starting at 26:26 refers to Episode 108
Dr. Ruth Pearce
The Trans Pregnancy Project
Athena SWAN
Athena SWAN and Gender Equity Schemes
Trans Temporalities and Nonlinear Aging
The Origins of Intersectionality
Thomas Beatie
Recorded: June 26, 2019
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