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Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson on "Striking women: struggles and strategies of South Asian women workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet" (Part 2)
Full text linkIn Part 2 of this feature essay, Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson introduce their new book, Striking Women: Struggles and Strategies of South Asian Women Workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet, which focuses on two industrial disputes in the UK: the famous Grunwick strike (1976-78) and the Gate Gourmet dispute of 2005. The book gives a voice to the women involved in the strikes and explores South Asian women’s contribution to the struggles for worker’s rights in Britain
‘Policies on gender-based violence in UK universities: Understanding current practice, mapping future directions’. Ana Jordan (PI) and Sundari Anitha (Co-I). Funded by: University of Lincoln, College Research Fund. Total amount: £2776.88 (2019-2020).
No full textResearch Project: ‘Policies on gender-based violence in UK universities: Understanding current practice, mapping future directions’. Ana Jordan (PI) and Sundari Anitha (Co-I). Funded by: UOL College Research Fund. Total amount: £2776.88. Start Date: 1st September 2019.</p
Book review: Striking women: struggles and strategies of South Asian women workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet by Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson
No full textIn Striking Women: Struggles and Strategies of South Asian Women Workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet, Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson offer an in-depth examination of two strikes – the Grunwick strike of 1976–78 and the strike at Gate Gourmet in 2005 – to highlight how South Asian migrant women have contributed to the struggle for workers rights in the UK. Praising the book’s incorporation of the wider social and historical context, Amal Shahid finds this an informative and accessible read for those passionate about the history and sociology of labour, gender and migration studies
Book review: striking women: struggles and strategies of South Asian women workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet by Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson
Full text linkIn Striking Women: Struggles and Strategies of South Asian Women Workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet, Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson offer an in-depth examination of two strikes – the Grunwick strike of 1976-78 and the strike at Gate Gourmet in 2005 – to highlight how South Asian migrant women have contributed to the struggle for workers rights in the UK. Praising the book’s incorporation of the wider social and historical context, Amal Shahid finds this an informative and accessible read for those passionate about the history and sociology of labour, gender and migration studies
LSE RB feature: Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson introduce striking women: struggles and strategies of South Asian women workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet
No full textIn this feature essay, Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson introduce their new book, Striking Women: Struggles and Strategies of South Asian Women Workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet, which focuses on two industrial disputes in the UK: the famous Grunwick strike (1976-78) and the Gate Gourmet dispute of 2005. The book, which is being launched at SOAS, University of London, on Thursday 26 April 2018, gives a voice to the women involved in the strikes and explores South Asian women’s contribution to the struggles for worker’s rights in Britain. If you are interested in this book, you may also want to visit the interactive website www.strikingwomen.org, created by the authors for schools and community groups and offering resources on migration, women’s and labour rights based on research on South Asian women in the UK
Preventing gender-based violence in UK universities
Full text linkGBV is a policy area which shows a degree of variation across the UK and merits examination for the impact this may have on how universities address this issue on campus sexual violence. This chapter will begin by outlining the current situation facing UK universities as they develop their responses to GBV. It will then contextualise this by examining the key factors influencing GBV policy in each of the home nations using a three point conceptual framework. The chapter will then summarise current developments in universities’ approaches to the issue in their national context. The chapter will conclude by offering some observations on the opportunities and challenges facing the UK Higher Education sector as it develops its approach to GBV prevention
‘Stand Together: Challenging gender-based violence through prevention education’. Total amount: £44,365. (2014-2015). Funded by: University if Lincoln, Research Investment Fund.
No full textResearch Project: ‘Stand Together: Challenging gender-based violence through prevention education’. With Sundari Anitha (PI); Jill Jameson (Co-I), Zowie Davy (Co-I) and Aylwyn Walsh (Co-I) at UOL. Funded by: UOL Research Investment Fund. Total amount: £44,365. Start Date: 1st September 2014. End Date: 31st August 2015.</p
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No full textIntroducing "Striking women: struggles and strategies of South Asian women workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet" (Part 1)
Full text linkIn Part 1 of this feature essay, Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson introduce their new book, Striking Women: Struggles and Strategies of South Asian Women Workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet, which focuses on two industrial disputes in the UK: the famous Grunwick strike (1976-78) and the Gate Gourmet dispute of 2005. The book gives a voice to the women involved in the strikes and explores South Asian women’s contribution to the struggles for worker’s rights in Britain
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