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Clare Matysova

@drclare.bsky.social
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Work in EDI, research in parental leave, mum of three, gardener of vegetables.

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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
"Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread" www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers
Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
"The UK has so far accepted 13."
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Fathers Network Scotland @fathersnetwork.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Are you a dad with a child under 2, or an expectant father? Share your experiences of anxiety with Northumbria University and help make dads’ voices heard! 👉 For more details email: amanda.russell@northumbria.ac.uk
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Puppies don't do screen time 🥰
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
A post holiday glut of cucurbits! #allotment #gardening
Various cucurbits
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
first time growing kohlrabi this year 😍 #allotment #gardening
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Cicely Marston @cicely.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Our open letter on Gaza has been published www.bmj.com/content/390/...
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The UK must not fail Gaza—a call for government action
For nearly 20 months, since October 2023, Palestinians in Gaza have endured a relentless campaign of annihilation. The statistics alone defy comprehension: over 56 000 people killed—one third of them ...
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Busy and rewarding week - Presenting at the 3rd Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace Conference at @uniofreading.bsky.social on my recent (though preliminary) analysis of approx. 100 UK #HEI EDI strategy / policy documents - offering insights into governance, accountability, engagement...
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Looking forward to being part of Day 2 of #ICFC2025 conference today
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Yes as I found providing fathers access to leave via a transferable entitlement, as UK’s SPL, exacerbates gendered parenting norms and does not provide parents means to imagine the feasibility of sharing leave / care in practice (for shorter read!: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...)
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/05/2025
Only a third of recommendations to tackle endemic racism in UK implemented
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Only a third of recommendations to tackle endemic racism in UK implemented
Guardian analysis exposes lack of action taken despite major reports published over the past 40 years * Five years on from Black Lives Matter, has the UK made progress on ethnic equalities? Only a third of the recommendations from major reports commissioned to tackle endemic racism in the UK over the past 40 years have actually been implemented, a Guardian investigation has found. The Guardian’s analysis – published ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Black Lives Matter protests – has led experts involved in some of those inquiries to demand the government break the “doom loop” of inaction. Continue reading...
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
🧵1/ The UK government plans to cut international aid while ramping up defence spending. But must we choose between defence or aid? In a new @bmj.com piece, @kentbuse.bsky.social & I argue that we must invest in both. Here’s why. 👇
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 23/05/2025
New Editorial—Gaza has been failed by silence and impunity tinyurl.com/58a4yn5t
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Gaza has been failed by silence and impunity
Gaza is on the brink of famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a multistakeholder global initiative aimed at enhancing food security and nutrition analysis, reports that the entire...
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Feminist Killjoy @saranahmed.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
To be honest I have many other topics I would love to write about. I’m keen to get back to my new book on common sense. But I feel it is politically urgent to use our resources to keep contesting “gender critical” feminism. Here’s another, “Stealing Sex”. feministkilljoys.substack.com/p/stealing-sex
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Stealing Sex
Some remarks on some stories told by “gender critical” feminists
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
"the media ... focus on young men illustrates the male gaze that continues to dominate society, which not only means that whatever men do or think is deemed inherently important and worthy of both academic and political attention, but also sets men as the norm." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to | Cas Mudde
There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face – if they reject the male gaze distorting our politics, says political scientist Cas Mudde
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
This is in the UK but it’s a really good example for everyone in the US of why many folks have been warning not to use period tracking apps.
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Thank you @kayguccione.bsky.social for providing the opportunity and space to reflect on the benefits and opportunities (as well as the challenges 🙂) of completing a #PhD part time alongside other roles...
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
I wish it was possible to package and post the smell of this gorse, it's amazing and really does smell like coconut!!
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
‘Utterly traumatised’: anger at ordeal of UK woman accused of illegal abortion www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘Utterly traumatised’: anger at ordeal of UK woman accused of illegal abortion
Calls for law change after ‘cruel and unnecessary investigation’ into Nicola Packer that CPS brought to trial
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
“The question we have asked the OfS is whether they are suggesting that it is always inappropriate to place restrictions on speech or material which is bullying, harassing or abusive, or only in some circumstances? And if the latter, then which circumstances?” www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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University of Sussex’s record fine sparks confusion over freedom of speech rules
Vice-chancellors urge Office for Students to provide more clarity to protect students and academics from abuse
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Anna Tarrant @profatarrant.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social Family Policy group are excited to host @joelib.bsky.social, Founder of Pregnant Then Screwed and expert on the motherhood penalty. Join to hear about her career and campaigning work, her thoughts on recent family policy and her podcast with Elliot Rae 18/5/25 12-1pm
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People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Almost 1m young people are not in work or education. We've heard directly that this is both a cause and consequence of poor mental health. Today we launch a pioneering programme to break the cycle of poor mental health & unemployment for young people. www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...
Good Work for Young People's Mental Health
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
It may feel as though we live in dark times, but here in the UK there are LOADS of science festivals celebrating ideas, sparking curiosity & sharing the latest research (for both adults & kids). Someone told me recently they didn’t know where to look, so I made a list. Here goes… [deep breath]: 1/8
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Flawed UK visa scheme led to ‘horrific’ care worker abuse, says watchdog
Anti-slavery commissioner says scheme to plug staffing gaps post-Brexit was a ‘blunt instrument’ that enabled exploitation of the vulnerable
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
"flattery is the only spoken language. He does not need an executive order to enforce it. Fear is the other side of the coin. Loyalty must be blind. Obedience is safety. Cronyism secures status. His whim is dogma. Criticism is heresy. Debate is apostasy. Expertise is bias. Objectivity is a hoax."
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Interesting discussion @hlhomeworking.bsky.social: - on redistribution of spending from city to towns - on need for more data on the geography of changes - on space as "a form of social control", "HW gives employees more control" - on benefits - if done HW well! parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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Home-based Working Committee
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
First potatoes in, trench beautifully dug by 13yo
Trench with potatoes Trench with potatoes Earthed up
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Kathy L. @chitownlib.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... SO GOOD!! So complete! A must read!
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Sycophancy and toadying are de rigueur in Trump’s court of self-aggrandizement | Sydney Blumenthal
Gestures of servility from administration members and world leaders alike are sickeningly common in the mad king’s court
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
“Like with the Spanish flu, which was largely forgotten after it happened, we’ve sort of tried to do the same. ...most affected by the pandemic are also the ones that are quite easily forgotten: the poorest, people who are disabled, and children in particular...” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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‘The pandemic reinforced existing inequalities – it was a magnifying glass’: how Covid changed Britain
More government borrowing, more abandoned pets, more sourdough baking. Our panel looks at the ramifications of the pandemic on education, health, arts and life in the UK
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Gender and Justice Journal @genderandjustice.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Gender and Justice publishes feminist research that tackles gender related injustice. Our view of (in)justice is broad; it includes the economic, social, criminal, distributive, environmental, cultural and the political. Submit a paper today buff.ly/ldRJU7W #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
My paper in @genderandjustice.bsky.social exploring how gender norms are constitutive of parents’ care capabilities and the consequent implications for evaluation of work-family policy, such as the UK’s SPL, in providing parents (normative) means to imagine sharing leave / care as they aspire to...
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 08/03/2025
On International Women's Day 2025, I want to pay tribute to the courage of Dr Viktoriia Kovach, Chief Medical Officer of Ukraine's Third Assault Brigade. In January, I spent 24 hours with the combat medics she leads on the front line. Please read 🇺🇦 #IWD25 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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‘We have a rule when we hear the sirens: if you’ve started operating, you don’t stop’: 24 hours with doctors on the Ukrainian frontline
Like the soldiers they battle to save, combat medics in Ukraine are under constant attack. Three years after the invasion, one NHS doctor bears witness
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Gender and Justice Journal @genderandjustice.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Next up is @drclare.bsky.social's article ‘The possibilities and pitfalls of adapting the Capability Approach to explore how gender norms are constitutive of parents’ care capabilities’. Find out about the potential and pitfalls of adopting the Capabilities Approach here 👇
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The possibilities and pitfalls of adapting the Capability Approach to explore how gender norms are constitutive of parents’ care capabilities
Parental leave policies provide possibilities to progress gender justice and more equal sharing of care during a child’s early years. The UK’s Shared Parental Leave (SPL) policy, introduced in 2015,…
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
#Spring #seedlings #gardening
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Podcast on the gender pay gap and parental leave and what practical solutions the government and employers should be considering to make parental leave more equitable @universityofleeds.bsky.social #InternationalWomensDay #genderpaygap soundcloud.com/leedsunibsch...
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The inequities within parental leave
Postgraduate researcher, Clare Matysova (University of Leeds), is interviewed by Emily Humphreys (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), as part of the Business School’s Research and Innovatio
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Deadric T. Williams @docthoughts.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I strongly dislike when people are talking about intersectionality and they reduce it to identities. Here's why. youtu.be/uPtz8TiATJY?...
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Kimberle Crenshaw Intersectionality NOT identity
YouTube video by Scott Burden
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Previous analysis shows that the UK’s SPL policy provides ineffective means to share leave. Extending this, because the policy relies on maternal transfer and genders parenting expectations, I argue that it is restricts parents’ imaginable care opportunities. #parentalleave #genderjustice
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
"a pause in the hubbub of conversation ... everyone watches as a young man plugs in the vacuum cleaner that just minutes earlier had been in several pieces on his workbench. As the machine whirs into life, the people in the room break out into muted cheers..." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How repair shops are giving broken devices a new lease of life
There is a growing demand for fixing rather than throwing away defective possessions
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
"Leading female doctors warned that, ..., medics who are women still face an array of challenges to their progress in the profession, including unequal pay, sexual harassment, lack of childcare and an inability to work flexibly when they have a child." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Female doctors outnumber male peers in UK for first time
GMC figures also show there are more ethnic minority doctors than white ones, first reported in November
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King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Despite some negative trends, overall, two in three people – including a majority of men – across the 30 countries surveyed still say achieving equality between men and women is important to them personally, with fewer than one in five saying it’s not important
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King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
NEW: Men and women belonging to Gen Z are more divided than those of any other generation on key questions about feminism, gender roles and women’s rights Read our new 30-country study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social for #IWD2025: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m... 🧵⬇️
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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · 05/03/2025
Since the pandemic, home-based working, or ‘working from home’, has become significantly more common. The @hlhomeworking.bsky.social committee wants your views on the challenges and opportunities of remote and hybrid working. ➡️ Find out more on YouTube youtu.be/si39qWllI00?...
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Call for evidence launched into remote and hybrid working in the UK
YouTube video by House of Lords
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
There would be an infinitely better outlook for humanity if Michael Sheen ruled the world, rather than Elon Musk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Michael Sheen buys £1m worth of people's debts
The Hollywood actor has helped 900 people in south Wales with their debts for a new documentary.
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
"I was once told towards the beginning of my career: “Everything is political, especially the things that people tell you are not political. Those are the most political of all”"
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
And a HUGE thank you to @genderandjustice.bsky.social for including my article: "The possibilities and pitfalls of adapting the Capability Approach to explore how gender norms are constitutive of parents’ care capabilities" bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Inverness Tool Library Open Day (March 15, from 2pm - 4pm)! Celebration of recently becoming a charity, providing access to tools as well as to knowledge and expertise in repair and reuse in the local community! #circulareconomy #recycling #reuse #libraryofthings
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The Guardian’s fantastic reporting on scientific racism continues👇 this time on the pro- natal conferences held in Texas which appear to be venues for the rich and far-right to discuss 21st eugenic policies
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
"Women’s worsening unemployment and participation in the workforce has pulled the UK behind Canada to its lowest ranking for workplace equality among large economies in a decade" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m....
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UK awarded its lowest ranking for workplace gender equality in a decade
‘Sluggish’ pace in tackling gender pay gap and worsening employment levels push UK back to 18th in PwC index of OECD countries
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Clare Matysova @drclare.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
March #gardening, time to turn the #compost heap
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