Our research themes
We have an international reputation for engaged feminist research in business and law with a focus on:
Gender, diversity and entrepreneurship
Our areas of expertise include self-employment, entrepreneurship policy and small business support.
We are interested in the dynamics of the informal economy, business ownership, and the role of entrepreneurship as a route for social mobility.
And our members lead on the national Women’s Enterprise Policy Group.
Gender, diversity and the workplace
We explore how social class, gender and race interact within organisations.
Areas of focus include leadership and mentoring, career progression, those working in non-traditional environments, and sectors such as healthcare and education.
We are home to Generating Routes for Women’s Leadership (GROWL) - an initiative that helps businesses embed practices to develop and retain women for leadership roles.
An evolving focus of GROWL is Black and minority ethnic leadership and workplace progression.
And we are developing expertise on emerging aspects of diversity, including its role in wellbeing-related issues such as stress and health.
Gender, diversity and the law
We explore how law and legal change intersects with gender, race, sexuality and other characteristics - with particular expertise in equalities and human rights law.
Our collaborations with different stakeholders explore sexual orientation and gender identity rights in the UK and honour-based violence, caste discrimination, and shared parental leave internationally.
We also have strong research connections and collaborations exploring the impact of caste discrimination on employment and other opportunities both in the UK and internationally.