The history of philosophy is a history of men talking to men, about other men.
The ambitious minds of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Kant and Hume (to name just a few!) have dominated and dictated our definition of ‘philosophy’ throughout history. While impressive and fixating, this exclusively male story has systematically overlooked the lives and…
Philosophy has long occupied a position of privilege: dominated by great white male figures, speaking to us through difficult language and harder concepts, and allowing the reader only to aspire to such deep thought. The history of philosophy – as Jessica Leech reminded us, The View blog 8th July 2020 – is often a history…
This is a call to action for everyone and anyone who understands that it is important for us to strive for a better quality of life for all, including those who may have committed a crime.
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Human beings have the ability to accumulate trauma in their subconscious mind which then plays out as specific coping behaviours…
Kate Wilmot attended the recent Zoom conference held by the Ministry of Justice , discussing the roll out of the new proposed women's centres.
On the 5th August, Clinks and the MOJ held an online conference to discuss the MOJ’s plans to develop a residential women’s centre (RWC) pilot in at least five sites across England…
HMP Holloway was closed in June 2016 and was then purchased by Peabody in 2019, a housing association with a £42m loan from the Mayor of London. Their commitment is to build approximately 1 100 homes and a legacy Women’s Building that helps women in the community as well as those who come into contact…
Eleanor Jones, Criminology BA (Hons) Graduate from the University of Liverpool
Half the women discharged from prison reoffend.1 Over 17 500 children are separated from their mothers every year due to female imprisonment. We are calling for greater investment in researching and implementing alternatives to women’s imprisonment, because women’s imprisonment is ineffective and inflicts the morally…
Eleanor Jones, Criminology BA (Hons) Graduate from the University of Liverpool
Half the women discharged from prison reoffend.1 Over 17 500 children are separated from their mothers every year due to female imprisonment. We are calling for greater investment in researching and implementing alternatives to women’s imprisonment, because women’s imprisonment is ineffective and inflicts the morally…
Concerns regarding the morality and effectiveness of women’s prisons are reflected in the statistics revealing 45% reoffend within a year of being released from prison. Alternatives that help reduce reoffending and keep women safe from further trauma must be a priority.
Funding is very precarious for the existing network of women’s centres. It is also sporadic…
by Dr Gemma Ahearne
‘Women empowering women’ screams the headline. An alternative would be ‘Our Sisters’ Keepers’ given that organizations are competing for funding in order to punish women.
We cannot punish women in the spaces we are trying to heal them. Services must be trauma-led by qualified professionals. Painting something pink and calling it empowerment is…
An Introduction
Women’s centres came came into place after The Corston Report in 2007 which made 43 recommendations for gendered criminal justice reform in order to create a more women-centred and holistic approach to supporting women affected by the criminal justice system. Many such centres were set up with little oversight, all claimed to be gender…