FamilyPolicyGroupSPA
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Social Policy Association Family Policy Group. Co-leads @profatarrant and @drlinziladlow
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The Family Policy Group is at @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social conference today #York2025 . Join us for 2 symposiums on Reproductive Justice. Thanks to @patriciahamilton.bsky.social and Sung-Hee Lee for organising and leading these sessions. We hope to see you there!
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Does the UK have a family policy?

We are delighted to be hosting Professor Mary Daly for this timely event exploring the evolving relationship between the state and the family. Please sign up here if you’d like to join us.

📅2nd June
🕙 10am
📍 Zoom

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Exploring the Relationship between the State and the Family
Social Policy Association Family Policy Group and rEUsilience Research Project, University of Oxford
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The Family Policy Group will also run a short Q&A to explore her views on recent Labour Government policies and their implications for families and her most recent work on influencing discussions and policies relating to boys and masculinity.
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Joeli will speak about:
Her own story of workplace discrimination which led her to set up Pregnant Then Screwed,
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination,
What companies can do to reduce the motherhood penalty in their organisations
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New blog post! Dr Moldir Kabylova reflects on her research findings and lived experience to highlight how policies in Kazakhstan encouraging women to reduce their working hours reinforce traditional gender roles and contradict women’s aspirations for equality and professional grown.
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Thurs 20th Feb, we are hosting in Edinburgh on spatial social policy, with numerous presentations & discussions on devolved and local policies and practices. Registration required, places limited. It's a collab event from @ccc-research.bsky.social, Safety Nets project and SPA Employment Policy Group
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Workshop: 'Unpicking The ‘Scalar Fallacy’? The Present and Future of Devolved and Local Welfare Policies in the UK.'

20 Feb, Edinburgh

We are delighted to be supporting this workshop led by @haylesben.bsky.social to consider social policy futures.

Further info and registration: edin.ac/4gQ01lm
Unpicking the ‘scalar fallacy’?
The present and future of devolved and local UK welfare social policies
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