Join us for the Annual Christabel Pankhurst Lecture as our guest speaker, best-selling author and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, Laura Bates reveals her two-year undercover research into radical online male communities.
Drawing from her acclaimed book ‘Men Who Hate Women’ Laura will expose the hidden communities of incels, men’s rights activists, pickup artists and ‘men going their own way’. Laura will discuss how these groups operate, recruitment and radicalisation techniques and potential interventions for parents, teachers, and law enforcement. This deep dive promised to be eye-opening, fascinating and essential listening to understanding how we begin to combat this unspoken terrorism.
The lecture will be hybrid, those attending online will be send a separate Zoom link closer to the event.
The lecture will run for roughly 45 minutes followed by a Q&A and drinks reception starting at 6.30pm. Online attendees will be able to submit questions via the Zoom chat function and a member of staff will read them to Laura on your behalf.
The Pankhurst Lecture Series honours the legacy of one of history's most influential advocates for gender equality and civil liberties. Each year we aim to inspire discussion and debate on critical issues relating to gender equality, civil liberties, criminal justice, democracy, and humanitarian causes - causes that Christabel Pankhurst dedicated her life to fighting for.
About the Speaker
Laura Bates is a best-selling author, keynote speaker and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project. Her books include Everyday Sexism, Girl Up and Fix the System, Not the Women. Laura writes regularly for the New York Times, Guardian and others, and is a frequent media commentator and consultant for TV productions tackling issues around gender inequality.
She works closely with government, schools, businesses, police forces and bodies from the United Nations to the Council of Europe on sexism and inequality.
In recognition of Laura’s work surrounding sexism and gender inequality, she was awarded a British Empire Medal in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours List and has been named Woman of the Year by Cosmopolitan, Red Magazine and The Sunday Times Magazine. She is also an Honorary Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Planning your visit:
ACCESSIBILITY: Please contact soss.externalrelations@manchester.ac.uk should you have any access requirements. The building is wheelchair accessible, with an accessible toilet on all floors. The most accessible route to the lecture theatre is via the 4th floor.
DIETARY REQUIREMENTS: Please contact soss.externalrelations@manchester.ac.uk if you have any allergens or requirements.
IMAGE AND VIDEO CONSENT: There will be photographs/videos taken at the event. If you do not wish to be in any images, please make University staff aware at the event.
- Hosted by the University of Manchester School of Social Sciences*
- This event is free and open to the public*
