Dr Rebecca Gordon's presentation
This presentation will draw on empirical research exploring the impact of a grassroots microfinance organisation on women’s lives and girls’ education in rural Bihar, India. It will explore intersecting barriers to girls’ education including class, caste and gender and how activism within grassroots organisations can move forward social change in relation to these inequalities and barriers. The seminar will be of interest to those interested in the relationship between activism and organising and educational inequalities, as well as relationships between poverty and barriers to education.
Get to know Dr Rebecca Gordon
Dr Rebecca Gordon is a Lecturer in social sciences at the University of the West of Scotland. Her research focuses on political leadership for inclusive change and the role of grassroots organisations in inclusive change processes and representation and political leadership. She is also interested in feminist epistemologies and methodologies in ethics and research and has written on these topics.
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