Women Students

• Women in Academia – Women make up 59% of graduates, however only 20% of university professors are women (European Commission, 2012). Women are especially underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).
• Women in Politics – Despite making up 50% of the population, only 34% of MPs in Parliament are women (House of Commons, 2020) and a mere 0.02% of all MPs are Black Women (Aworo, 2020)
• Violence Against Women - 1 in 5 women in England and Wales have experienced sexual assault since the age of 16, equivalent to 3.4 million women. 68 % of women students had experienced verbal or physical sexual harassment in and around their university (NUS, 2010).
• Reporting Sexual Harassment – In a survey of 4500 students from 153 UK universities, only 2% of those experiencing sexual violence felt both able to report it to their university and were satisfied with the reporting process (Revolt Sexual Assault, 2018)

There are different societies you can get involved with, such as the below and many more in our Sharing Activity category

Feminist Society are a group of intersectional feminists who aim to create a fun, safe and educational space where people can come to make friends and get involved in activism. Their main priorities are campaigning, fundraising and educating.

Every year we celebrate Women’s History Month, as part of our wider More Than a Month campaign. Celebrating stories and achievements of fierce women throughout our history with the aim to go beyond the traditional themes and instead celebrating diversity and drawing inspiration from the women of the past to create real change in our present and future.

Women-led campaign wins include:

• Free Sanity Products Free period products are available in ALL Guild bathrooms, for everyone who menstruates. We have also lobbied the University to do the same, and you can now find free period products in university bathrooms across campus. The Guild Shop also sells tax-free sanitary products.
• Report & Support Previous Officers launched the Report & Support service at the University, that includes support for domestic violence, sexual harassment, abuse and rape.

1. I May Destroy You

2. The Chair

3. The Queen’s Gambit

4. Girls

5. Unbelievable

6. Fleabag

7. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

8. Orange is the New Black

9. Jessica Jones

10. GLOW

11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

12. Big Little Lies

13. The Handmaid’s Tale

14. Scandal

15. The Bold Type

16. Orphan Black

17. Shrill

18. Killing Eve

1. Roma

2. Radioactive

3. Legally Blonde

4. Pieces of a Woman

5. Lady Bird

6. Radium Girls

7. Queen of Katwe

8. Chicago

9. Erin Brockovich

10. Hidden Figures

11. The Devil Wears Prada

12. Made in Dagenham

13. Frida

14. Suffragette

15. Joy

16. Wild

17. The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

18. Nine to Five

19. On the Basis of Sex

20.Late Night

1. The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur

2. Women Don’t Owe You Pretty by Florence Given

3. Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakamie

4. Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez

5. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

6. A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum

7. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo

8. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

9. Emma by Jane Austen

10. The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

11. Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

12. The Guilty Feminist by Deborah Frances-White

13. Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

• YWCA England/Wales: http://www.ywca-gb.org.uk Scotland: http://www.ywcascotland.org YWCA offers programmes to girls and young women aged 11 to 30. From the safety of women-only centres we offer support, information and the opportunity to learn new things. We help them to challenge violence or abuse and improve their health and self-esteem.
• The Women’s National Commission http://www.thewnc.org.uk The Women’s National Commission is the official and independent advisory body giving the views of women to the government of the United Kingdom. It is an umbrella organisation representing women and women’s organisations in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to ensure women’s views are taken into account by the government and are heard in public debate.
• BEAT: Beat Eating Disorders http://www.b-eat.co.uk/ Beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. beat provides helplines for adults and young people, online support and a UK-wide network of self-help groups to help people beat their eating disorder.
• Object: Challenging Objectification http://www.object.org.uk/ Object challenges ‘Sex Object Culture’ – the objectification of women, particularly the normalising of the porn and sex industries, through lad’s mags or lap dancing.They are concerned by the harmful attitudes this promotes about women’s status and value and about women’s – and men’s – sexual identity. They campaign, lobby and provide a resource of information.
• Object: Challenging Objectification http://www.object.org.uk/ Object challenges ‘Sex Object Culture’ – the objectification of women, particularly the normalising of the porn and sex industries, through lad’s mags or lap dancing.They are concerned by the harmful attitudes this promotes about women’s status and value and about women’s – and men’s – sexual identity. They campaign, lobby and provide a resource of information.
• WISETI http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/equality/wiseti A Cambridge University Initiative for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) was established in March 1999, a development of the Secretary General’s Women in Science Group set up in 1993, to consider strategies for increasing the representation of women in science in the University.
• The Women’s Library http://www.thewomenslibrary.ac.uk The Women’s Library is a cultural centre housing the most extensive collection of women’s history in the UK. Access is free and open to everyone.
• The F-Word http://www.thefword.org.uk The F-Word is an online magazine dedicated to talking about and sharing ideas on contemporary UK feminism.
• *Bitch Magazine http://bitchmagazine.org/ Bitch, a feminist response to pop-culture, features critiques of TV, movies, magazines, advertising, and other elements of pop culture. It also interviews feminist pop culture makers, review new books and music, and lots more.
• Women’s Aid http://www.womensaid.org.uk/ Women’s Aid is the key national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. We support a network of over 500 domestic and sexual violence services across the UK.
• Enterprising Women http://www.enterprising-women.org Enterprising Women delivers measurable and highly cost-effective economic development through enabling women to start up in business, and achieve sustainability and growth, and increases reach and engagement of mainstream Business Link IDB.
• London Feminist Network http://www.ldnfeministnetwork.ik.com The London Feminist Network (LFN) is a women-only networking and campaigning organisation, formed in 2004 to unite London- based feminist groups and individuals in action!
• WomenWatch – the UN internet gateway on the advancement and empowerment of women http://www.un.org/womenwatch/ WomenWatch is the central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system.
• Women Won’t Wait http://www.womenwontwait.org/ “Women Won’t Wait” is an international coalition of organizations and networks working to promote women’s health and human rights in the struggle to address HIV and AIDS and end all forms of violence against women and girls.

• Guild Advice Free, independent, non-judgemental advice on a range of topics including academic issues, wellbeing, accommodation, and university life: 
• Guide to University of Liverpool Services This is a comprehensive overview of the services and support the university offers students, including International Advice and Guidance, Money, Advice and Guidance and Disability, Advice and Guidance. It also contains information on how to access Counselling and Mental Health Advisory services: 
• University’s Guide to Women in STEM List of resources, events and organisations to support women students in STEM
• University of Liverpool Money Advice and Guidance Part of the University’s Student Services offering money managing advice, on things like loans, financial support for carers, emergency short term loans and support schemes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic such as quarantine cost support.