More than the right to vote: feminism and citizenship

Despite the long struggle for women’s suffrage, which was finally won in Britain on equal terms to men in 1928, the right to vote did not grant women fully equal access to political decision-making. Although there have been significant changes over the past four decades, women remain under-represented in politics throughout the world.

Moreover, political citizenship is just one dimension of citizenship. Feminist scholars have argued for an understanding of citizenship as multi-dimensional, encompassing not just the terrain of politics, but also economic citizenship, social citizenship, intimate, sexual and bodily citizenship, and religious and cultural citizenship.

In this panel, academics from across UCL will discuss the unfinished business of securing full membership and belonging of society and its institutions for all women. 

The panel ams to shine a light on the research of feminist scholars, open up understandings of the multi-dimensional aspects of citizenship, and provide a space to discuss the continued consequences of women’s exclusion to full membership and belonging of society and its institutions.  

Panellists will each give a short talk, followed by cross panel discussion, with an audience Q&A.

The panel includes:

• Dr Victoria Showunmi, UCL IOE
• Professor Joyce Harper, UCL Institute for Women's Health
• Professor Ann Phoenix, UCL IOE
• Dr Silvia Suteu, UCL Laws 
• Professor Sasha Roseneil (chair), UCL Pro-Provost (Equality & Inclusion)

This event is part of UCL's 'Stand with Hope' campaign, a series of activities and events aimed at generating discussion on the gender inequalities that persist in the UK and mark the display of Hope the Lego Suffragette at UCL. Join the conversation using #StandwithHope.