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Attitudes towards women and girls in educational settings

Inquiry

An inquiry to scrutinise how attitudes in educational settings, from early years to university, affect women and girls throughout their lives, drawing on an existing body of evidence including academic papers, reports and submissions to other Select Committee inquiries, including our predecessor Committee.

This inquiry is part of the committee’s work into Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls.

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Past events

Wednesday 12 October 2022
2:15pm Private
2:30pm Public
Attitudes towards women and girls in educational settings - Oral evidence 12 October 2022
2:30pm
  • Yvette Stanley (National Director for Social Care at Ofsted)
  • Andrew Cook (Regional Director for North West and West Midlands at Ofsted)
  • Susan Lapworth (Chief Executive at Office for Students)
3:30pm
  • Andrea Jenkyns MP (Minister for Skills at Department for Education)
  • Kelly Tolhurst MP (Minister for Schools and Childhood at Department for Education)
  • Kate Dixon (Director of Pupil Wellbeing and Safety at Department for Education)
  • Emma Davies (Deputy Director in the Higher Education Quality, Access and Student Experience Directorate at Department for Education)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 7 September 2022
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Attitudes towards women and girls in educational settings - Oral evidence 7 September 2022
2:15pm
  • Ammaarah Faisal (Student Ambassador and Head of Research for Higher Education at Our Streets Now)
  • John Edmonds
  • Professor Cara Aitchison
3:00pm
  • Dr Rachel Fenton (Associate Professor at University of Exeter Law School)
  • Dr Melanie McCarry (Senior Lecturer of School of Social Work & Social Policy at University of Strathclyde)
  • Richie Benson (Universities Project Lead at Beyond Equality)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 28 June 2022
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
Attitudes towards women and girls in educational settings - Oral evidence 28 June 2022
2:15pm
  • Susie McDonald (Chief Executive at Tender Arts & Education)
  • Soma Sara (Founder and CEO at Everyone's Invited)
  • Keziah Featherstone (Headteacher at Q3 Academy Tipton)
  • Dr Yuwei XU (Assistant Professor in Education and Teacher Development at University of Nottingham, UK)
  • Professor Nicky Stanley (Professor of Social Work at University of Central Lancashire)
  • Jenny Barksfield (Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Education at PSHE Association)
3:15pm
  • Dr Yuwei XU (Assistant Professor in Education and Teacher Development at University of Nottingham, UK)
  • Professor Nicky Stanley (Professor of Social Work at University of Central Lancashire)
  • Jenny Barksfield (Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Education at PSHE Association)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

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