From access to abortion to halting domestic violence, improving work life balance to the criminal justice system, breast-feeding, microfinance and lessons from history; our academics revealed the battles they feel still need to be won as we mark 100 years since women first voted in a General Election.
Over the last three weeks, we have been featuring researchers from across the University on social media, under the hashtag #LivUniWomen100.
Prof Louise Kenny (@louiseckenny) is an expert in maternal & fetal health, founding Director @scienceirel funded Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research & Consultant Obstetrician @LiverpoolWomens
Find out more https://t.co/Fa7xnuInad #LivUniWomen100 #Vote100 pic.twitter.com/YKaTipIgrP— University of Liverpool (@LivUni) December 13, 2018
So far, the campaign has clocked nearly 73,000 impressions on twitter, with multiple retweets sending our academics’ messages far and wide.
Today, December 14, marks 100 years since 8.5m eligible women voted in a general election for the first time but, as our participants show, much work still remains if real gender quality is to be achieved.
As well as being named one of the 2018 ‘Top 50 Women in #Engineering’ @DrKateBlack helps to celebrate, support & promote women in #STEMM as part of the fantastic @LivUniWiSE.
Find out more > https://t.co/qdwilSilRk #LivUniWomen100 pic.twitter.com/jfO629X8KA— University of Liverpool (@LivUni) December 5, 2018
Here we feature a selection of our tweets.
To see more, please search #livuniwomen100 on twitter. And if you have your own message to share, please join in.
Prof Sandra Walklate, Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology here and conjoint Professor of Criminology @MonashUni, researches #domesticviolence and its causes.
Find out more about Prof Walklate’s work > https://t.co/2SNCtxJIvz #LivUniWomen100 #vote100 pic.twitter.com/RpwCSdxfqF— University of Liverpool (@LivUni) December 6, 2018
University of Liverpool Vice-Chancellor, Dame Professor Janet Beer said: “In celebrating the centenary year of women’s suffrage, it is right that we take stock of the great progress that has been made in women’s rights whilst not losing sight of the battles still to be won.
“The #LivUniWomen100 campaign has been a wonderful opportunity to highlight the brilliant research that takes place right across the University to further women’s rights.”
To see more, please search #LivUniWomen100