Today Whitney speaks with Dr. Ruth Pearce, a social researcher and feminist scholar based at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Ruth discusses her current work with the Trans Pregnancy project, why gender equity schemes are so important in academia, and offers tips for resiliency when facing online harassment and political backlash. Along the way, she shares stories of her life as a trans woman, how academic institutions in the UK differ from those in the US, and the similarities between organizing a concert and organizing a conference.

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Conversation starting at 26:26 refers to Episode 108

Dr. Ruth Pearce

The Trans Pregnancy Project

Athena SWAN

Athena SWAN and Gender Equity Schemes

Trans Temporalities and Nonlinear Aging

The Origins of Intersectionality

Thomas Beatie

Recorded: June 26, 2019

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