Clare Matysova
@drclare.bsky.social
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Work in EDI, research in parental leave, mum of three, gardener of vegetables.
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A couple of firsts for us this year, kohlrabi and jerusalem artichokes, this is obvs the latter 😊
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fathersnetwork.bsky.social
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drclare.bsky.social
Puppies don't do screen time 🥰
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Mashed potato yes!! They're growing well!!
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A post holiday glut of cucurbits!

#allotment #gardening
Various cucurbits
drclare.bsky.social
From beauty to horror in much haste
Now its full of mess and pollution,
A wasteland with no solution,
Plastic, death and heating,
Those three things gave earth such a beating,
It's a horrid, cruel excuse of a land
In these conditions, earth will NOT stand

But maybe... (3/5)
drclare.bsky.social
Full of beauty as far as you could see,
It had cats and dogs and parrots galore,
It had ferns, leaves, trees and more
It was a happy place,
A happy world,
a world that puts a smile on your face

But now...

Now it is messy, disrupted,
Chaos totally erupted,
Now it's a world gone to waste (2/5)
drclare.bsky.social
first time growing kohlrabi this year 😍

#allotment #gardening
drclare.bsky.social
A happy world,
a world that puts a smile on your face

But now...

Now it is messy, disrupted,
Chaos totally erupted,
Now it's a world gone to waste
From beauty to horror in much haste
Now its full of mess and pollution,
A wasteland with no solution,
Plastic, death and heating
drclare.bsky.social
Also fitted in some time at #WillsMemorial building @bristoluni.bsky.social
And very importantly managed to catch up with my niece and my eldest son and his partner - and enjoy being a mother outlaw 🙂
drclare.bsky.social
and then at the inaugural International Child and Family Conference #ICFC2025 at @bristoluni.bsky.social on "Couple's articulations of gender equality while navigating the planning of care for their child's first year" - and to hear amazing presentations on children and family policy.
drclare.bsky.social
Busy and rewarding week - Presenting at the 3rd Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace Conference at @uniofreading.bsky.social on my recent (though preliminary) analysis of approx. 100 UK #HEI EDI strategy / policy documents - offering insights into governance, accountability, engagement...
drclare.bsky.social
Looking forward to being part of Day 2 of #ICFC2025 conference today
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Yes all good here 👍
drclare.bsky.social
Brilliant news!! Congratulations!!! 👏
drclare.bsky.social
Yes as I found providing fathers access to leave via a transferable entitlement, as UK’s SPL, exacerbates gendered parenting norms and does not provide parents means to imagine the feasibility of sharing leave / care in practice (for shorter read!: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...)
drclare.bsky.social
Thank you for sharing...!
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janasvenska.bsky.social
We published several research-based pieces in 2015 for @theconversation.com @theguardian.com @financialtimes.com etc. Our then policy messages/recommendations / now facts could easily be copied-pasted into 2025 @commonswec.parliament.uk’s report. Leave design matters! A few arguments below:
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commonswec.parliament.uk
We have published a report, Equality at work: paternity and shared parental leave.

We found that the current system is broken, and have a number of recommendations to help fix it ⬇️
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martinmckee.bsky.social
🧵1/ The UK government plans to cut international aid while ramping up defence spending. But must we choose between defence or aid? In a new @bmj.com piece, @kentbuse.bsky.social & I argue that we must invest in both. Here’s why. 👇
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saranahmed.bsky.social
To be honest I have many other topics I would love to write about. I’m keen to get back to my new book on common sense. But I feel it is politically urgent to use our resources to keep contesting “gender critical” feminism. Here’s another, “Stealing Sex”. feministkilljoys.substack.com/p/stealing-sex
Stealing Sex
Some remarks on some stories told by “gender critical” feminists
feministkilljoys.substack.com