King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Many young women are experiencing disillusionment with work, facing long hours, inadequate pay, high stress, and limited work–life balance. Not surprisingly, idealised ‘tradwife’ lifestyles online can seem appealing, says Ellen Scott from Stylist. Watch the full conversation: lnkd.in/e3Byz6Vf 161
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 25/11/2025When dads get more involved at home, everyone wins. 🏡 Professor Heejung Chung discusses how remote work is reshaping household roles and work–life balance on BBC Radio London. Tune in from 18:54: lnkd.in/eAfPGsC4 072
Reposted by King's Global Institute for Women's LeadershipThe Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 19/11/2025NEW: Only a minority of Britons think there is much tension between men and women in the UK today – despite a gender divide among young people in perceptions of tension and how optimistic they are about their futures Our latest study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️ 242
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 13/11/2025'Given that remote working is here to stay, it is essential for academics, policymakers, unions, and employers to work together to ensure that flexible arrangements enhance worker wellbeing, reduce inequality, and support innovation and productivity.' @heejungchung.bsky.social 182
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 11/11/2025How are young men and women’s attitudes toward gender, equality and identity evolving? 🗓️ 19 November ⏰ 18:30 – 19:45 Register to attend in person: lnkd.in/etT2J62P Register for the livestream: lnkd.in/eTs_pW85 031
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Celebrating the 2025 Brenda Trenowden Feminist Analysis Essay Prize Winners 🎉 Humayra Ismail Ida Di Stasio George Small Read their winning essays: www.kcl.ac.uk/giwl/assets/... 040
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Our upcoming event brings together leaders to discuss inclusive growth in tech and beyond. We’re asking: how inclusive will tech-led growth really be, and what systemic, policy and workplace shifts are needed to ensure women can fully participate and benefit? Register: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/inclu... 000
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 27/10/2025How do we ensure that economic progress benefits everyone, not just the few? Our expert panel will explore how innovation can drive inclusive growth. 🗓️ 5 Nov, 18:00–21:00 📍 Science Gallery London Register: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/inclu... 010
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 22/10/2025‘The tradwife trend isn’t nostalgia—it’s a warning sign.’ Last week, explored what’s behind the rise of ‘tradwife’ influencers and uncover what the evidence tells us about young women’s attitudes towards work and gender roles. Watch the recording: youtu.be/inJ0FdPzWnk #ESRCFestival @ukri.org 010
Reposted by King's Global Institute for Women's LeadershipKing's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 16/10/2025The 'tradwife' trend isn’t not a return to tradition - it's a plea for balance. A new @giwlkings.bsky.social study finds young women are drawn to tradwife content for the aesthetic of simplicity and escape from increasingly demanding work - not for its gender roles. 🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-tra...kcl.ac.ukThe tradwife phenomenon isn't a return to tradition, it's a plea for balance | King's College LondonNew research suggests it’s a reflection of modern pressures rather than nostalgia for domesticity. 041
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 02/10/2025‘Tradwife’ influencers are trending, but what’s really behind their appeal? Join us for an evening that goes beyond the headlines, with new data on what young women want. 🗓️ 15 Oct ⏰ 18:15–20:30 📍 Science Gallery London 👉 Register: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/tradw... #Tradwife #ESRCFestival @ukri.org 051
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 31/07/2025"this general leftwards trend amongst women is much more pronounced for those under 30, and has magnified in recent years. According to the European Social Survey the gap is still widening, with teenage girls moving even further left" ➡️ samf.substack.com/p/why-are-yo...samf.substack.comWhy are young women increasingly left-wing?And how it could change politics 210
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 15/07/2025🎉 We're delighted that The Leverhulme Trust has awarded an Early Career Fellowship to Dr Hyojin Seo, who will join us in 2026 to explore how digitalisation is creating a new form of precarity, particularly for women – who remain overrepresented in precarious work. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/two-ear...kcl.ac.ukTwo early-career researchers win prestigious Leverhulme FellowshipsThe Leverhulme Trust has awarded Early Career Fellowships to Dr Byungdoo Kim and Dr Hyojin Seo, who will carry out their research projects at King’s Business School. 031
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 11/07/2025"the insights in her book have been described as essential for HR leaders designing people-centric policies" We're delighted to see HR Magazine name GIWL Director @heejungchung.bsky.social in their ‘Most Influential’ list for this year. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/two-kin...kcl.ac.ukTwo King's Business School academics on HR magazine's 'Most Influential' listProfessors Heejung Chung and Kim Hoque are named among the top thought leaders by a key industry title. 021
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Attention King's Students! Deadline: tomorrow! Honour the legacy of Brenda Trenowden CBE by submitting your feminist analysis essay for publication and prizes up to £600. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/brenda-t... 000
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 26/06/2025🌈 This Pride Month, we stand in solidarity with LGBTQIA+ communities across the globe. In a time of rising hostility and regression, we reaffirm that gender equality must include all genders, identities and expressions. 010
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 23/06/2025“If you want to maintain our current standard of living and if you want to maintain economic growth, this is something we should take extremely seriously” GIWL affiliate Dr Alice Evans in @thetimes.com on implications and solutions to the global fertility crisis ➡️ www.thetimes.com/life-style/s...thetimes.comWe’re in a ‘global fertility crisis’. Does this woman have a solution?Countries across the world are fretting about falling birthrates. Now one academic believes she’s discovered the cause – and has a plan to address it 031
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Study ANY subject at King's? Apply feminist analysis in your coursework? Submit to the Brenda Trenowden Essay Prize by June 27th! Winners published in Feminist Perspectives + cash prizes of £600/£300/£100. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/brenda-t... 010
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 16/06/2025“Anyone facing a return to office mandate should hold their ground – resistance is more than reasonable...In the UK at least, flexibility is the norm – and will continue to be so." @heejungchung.bsky.social is quoted in the Telegraph on trends in working from hometelegraph.co.ukWhy under-30s are ditching WFHTamara Salloum is one of a growing number of Gen Z workers who prefer life in the office 031
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 16/06/2025UG & PGT students at Kings College – the Brenda Trenowden Feminist Analysis Essay Prize wants YOUR academic work! £600 first prize, publication opportunity, and a special award ceremony. Submit your existing coursework by June 27th. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/brenda-t... 020
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 13/06/2025"...women’s political leadership in executive positions is not merely stagnating – it is regressing." ➡️ www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...unwomen.orgWomen’s political leadership declines, with fewer women in executive office in 2025 | UN Women – HeadquartersFewer women hold top political offices in 2025. UN Women reports rising barriers, political violence and setbacks in gender equality in leadership worldwide. 012
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 13/06/2025"One of the most important findings...may not come as a surprise to those working in the field, but is incredibly powerful to have backed by solid, empirical evidence: gender equality is not a zero-sum game" @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social on our Gender Equality Index (genderequalityindex.uk)wbg.org.ukGender equality is not a zero-sum game: What the new Gender Equality Index tells usWBG's Emma Thackray shares some first Insights from the new Gender Equality Index. 043
Reposted by King's Global Institute for Women's LeadershipFawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social · 10/06/2025A new report from @commonswec.parliament.uk confirms what working parents already know: our system is outdated, unequal, and exclusionary. UK fathers get just 2 weeks of leave. Mothers can get 52. This entrenches outdated gender roles and widens the gender pay gap 023
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 09/06/2025"...even just speaking about women and men feels more fraught than it ever has, and I've written about this for a long time" @lexytopping.bsky.social at our panel event last week, discussing @cordeliafine.bsky.social's new book, Patriarchy Inc ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1yV... 023
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 09/06/2025🎓 Scholarship opportunity Are you a woman in business, thinking about studying the King’s Executive MBA? Did you know that offer holders can apply for our Women Excelling in Business scholarship? ➡️ If you’re ready to take the next step, get in contact with us: www.kcl.ac.uk/business/exe... 011
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 05/06/2025"...patriarchy also limits our freedom, it limits what we can do and who we can be" Last night @cordeliafine.bsky.social joined us and an expert panel to discuss her new book Patriarchy Inc Full event ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1yV... 021
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Tonight we are joined by @cordeliafine.bsky.social discussing her new book 'Patriarchy Inc: What We Get Wrong About Gender Equality and Why Men Still Win at Work', with Jeremy Davies, Aneeta Rattan, @lexytopping.bsky.social, and @heejungchung.bsky.social 📺 Live: www.youtube.com/live/A1yVl29... 072
Reposted by King's Global Institute for Women's LeadershipJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 04/06/2025South Korea gender divide update 😲 Young men lean right by 50 points (74% conservative vs 24% centre-left) Young women lean left by 22 points (58% centre-left vs 36% cons) 501121363
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 02/06/2025The Brenda Trenowden Essay Prize is accepting submissions from ALL King's students. Top 3 winners receive cash prizes AND publication. Already written the essay? Just submit by June 27th! ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/brenda-t... 020
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 28/05/2025"If you ask workers right now 'what is the most important thing when you look fora job?'... they talk about flexibility, work life balance as the very top items" @heejungchung.bsky.social spoke to @roysocmed.bsky.social last week about the challenges and opportunities of the changing workplace 022
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 27/05/2025"A lot of young men feel like, 'We’re actually in a worse state than women.'" @heejungchung.bsky.social is quoted in this Telegraph long read on the gender divide in political attitudes and behaviour now seen in many countries around the worldtelegraph.co.ukHow the war of the sexes is changing politics foreverDifferences in education, pay and media habits are dividing men and women’s voting behaviour. But the consequences go beyond the ballot box 021
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 23/05/2025"@heejungchung.bsky.social told me that one reason these attitudes are creeping in is because young women are now more likely to be university educated than young men." Our director discusses why some young men are now rejecting arguments for gender equality in this BBC long readbbc.co.ukWhy money and power affects male self-esteemWhat we earn can affect our mental wellbeing, especially when we compare ourselves to those around us – and it can negatively influence male mental health. 000
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 23/05/2025"The genie is out of the bottle, you can't put it back in, flexibility is now a baseline expectation" @heejungchung.bsky.social speaking at the launch of our latest report on return-to-office mandates and what is at stake for workers, companies, and gender equality. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uk-work... 032
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 22/05/2025"People can't stop working from home once they've started, they have logistics with kids, with pets, with lives" Times Radio on our latest report ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uk-work... 001
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 21/05/2025"Women were the most likely to resist returning to the office, with 64% saying they would quit straight away or seek alternative employment, compared to 51% of men." Personnel Today on our latest reportpersonneltoday.comFewer workers would comply with a return-to-office mandateLess than half of UK workers would comply with full-time return to office mandates, according to researchers at King’s College London. 010
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 21/05/2025“...organisations should be looking to formalise hybrid models, invest in remote collaboration tools, and set up coordinated in-office days to maximise engagement” @heejungchung.bsky.social on our new report on return-to-office requirements, in @thetimes.com ➡️ www.thetimes.com/business-mon...thetimes.comWorking from home is here to stay — if workers get their wayHalf of staff would look for a new job if forced to return to the office full-time, a new report has found amid increasing struggles over WFH 073
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 21/05/2025💡 Our director, @heejungchung.bsky.social, is delivering the morning keynote on flexible working and wellbeing at this Society of Occupational Medicine event, "Health and employment in transition: Challenges in a changing era" ⬇️rsm.ac.ukHealth and employment in transition: Challenges in a changing eraThis event addresses the pressing challenges and opportunities facing professionals in occupational health and related fields. 011
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 21/05/2025NEW: Return-to-office mandates: What is at stake for workers, companies, and gender equality? Our latest research reveals less than half of UK workers now say they’d comply with an order to work in-person full-time, with women and some parents showing the strongest resistance 🧵 ⬇️kcl.ac.ukUK workers increasingly rejecting return-to-office mandates, study findsWomen and some parents are showing the strongest resistance 122
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 20/05/2025"In one study, for example, machine learning techniques were used to study the audio recordings of more than 1,700 economic seminars. The analysis found that female speakers were interrupted more frequently and earlier than male speakers..." ➡️ www.ft.com/content/eda3...ft.comAre female experts more credible?Public perception of stereotyped discrimination has one surprising outcome 022
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 19/05/2025📝 Got an essay with feminist analysis from your degree programme? Turn your academic work into a chance to win £600 and be published! The Brenda Trenowden Essay Prize is now open to all UG and PGT students at King's. ➡️ More info: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/brenda-... 031
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 19/05/2025"On the World Economic Forum's Gender Equality Index, we [the UK] don't do well" Prof Kate Pickett at last week's launch of the Gender Equality Index UK - a comprehensive analysis of parity between women and men across 372 UK local authorities ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gender-... 012
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 16/05/2025"[the GEIUK] says that actually with gender equality, everyone wins" Maya Oppenheim at this week's launch of the Gender Equality Index UK - a comprehensive analysis of parity between women and men across 372 UK local authorities ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gender-... 001
Reposted by King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership5050 Parliament @5050parliament.bsky.social · 16/05/2025📊 New from @giwlkings.bsky.social: The Gender Equality Index UK breaks down gender parity across 372 local authorities — and the results are eye-opening 👀 Not one local authority has achieved full gender equality 💥 Dive into the data and explore the full report 👉 genderequalityindex.uk 032
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 15/05/2025"We see that in areas where men spend more time on unpaid work they have higher outcomes" @caitlinschmid.bsky.social at yesterday's launch of the Gender Equality Index UK - a comprehensive analysis of parity between women and men across 372 UK local authorities ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gender-... 142
Reposted by King's Global Institute for Women's LeadershipHeejung Chung @heejungchung.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Such an interesting discussion around our new #geiindex @giwlkings.bsky.social and the key message here today is that equality is not a zero sum game. Investment in women will result in good outcomes for men. #notazerosumgame #genderequality 164
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 14/05/2025🎉 Tonight we are marking the launch of the Gender Equality Index UK – a comprehensive analysis of parity between women and men across 372 UK local authorities. 📺 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz5o... 🔎 Find out more: www.genderequalityindex.uk 073
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 14/05/2025"In areas with greater gender equality we also see greater productivity, economic activity and higher wages" @caitlinschmid.bsky.social & Julia Gillard AC on BBC Radio 4 discussing our Gender Equality Index UK ➡️ Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... ➡️ More: www.genderequalityindex.uk 052
Reposted by King's Global Institute for Women's LeadershipRosie Campbell @profrosiecamp.bsky.social · 14/05/2025@giwlkings.bsky.social fantastic to hear King’s GIWl colleagues Julia Gillard and Caitlin Schmid on bbcr4 woman’s hour this morning introducing the UK gender equality index podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...podcasts.apple.comIsabel Allende, Sex Matters, Julia Gillard, P Diddy trialPodcast Episode · Woman's Hour · 14/05/2025 · 57m 022
King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership @giwlkings.bsky.social · 14/05/2025📣 NEW: Today we're launching the Gender Equality Index UK – a comprehensive analysis of parity between women and men across 372 UK local authorities 🇬🇧 🔎 Explore the data on our new site ➡️ genderequalityindex.uk 🧵 Read key findings below ⬇️ 154
Reposted by King's Global Institute for Women's LeadershipCordelia Fine @cordeliafine.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Really looking forward to this PATRIARCHY INC event @giwlkings.bsky.social , together with: Jeremy Davies, Fatherhood Institute; Aneeta Rattan, London Business School; @lexytopping.bsky.social, The Guardian; and @heejungchung.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-we-ge...eventbrite.co.ukWhat We Get Wrong About Gender Equality – with Cordelia FineJoin us with Cordelia Fine, to discuss her book, Patriarchy Inc: What We Get Wrong About Gender Equality and Why Men Still Win at Work 033