Many of us may have noticed a new and growing openness around mental health in the past few years. Whether it be in the workplace, in schools and universities, among our friends or even online, the tendency to take mental health more seriously than ever before has also been sharpened by the effects of the …
Sex education has missed out on teaching all students about periods, which can leave women embarrassed and scared, and continues to stigmatise periods. We have previously written about period poverty and the barriers it can pose to those who menstruate. A related issue is the lack of education students receive on periods in school, which …
Artificial Intelligence systems are learning to replicate and codify systemic biases, posing problems for the fight against racial injustice. Artificial intelligence, or AI, is becoming an increasingly present part of our everyday lives. Programmes designed to integrate AI into areas like healthcare, education, and criminal justice are cropping up everywhere, designed to streamline and simplify …
Low vaccine uptake in BAME communities is a cause for concern, especially as they have been hit the hardest by the pandemic. Here, we explore the reasons behind the vaccine hesitancy. We have previously written about how minority ethnic groups have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, both by dying and suffering from COVID-19 …
Building a life in a country that desperately wants to kick you out at every turn is extremely stressful at best, and at worst negatively impacts one’s mental and physical health. After joining JAN Trust, I have started truly taking notice of the very subtle ways in which the hostile environment policies work to exhaust …
The entrenched health inequalities women face is a result of centuries of the medical field being developed with a male bias — including the roots of the term “hysterical”. The classic stereotype of the unhinged or emotionally unstable woman is well-established in history and popular culture. Even beyond the problematic implied judgement made upon mental …
Gendered experiences of immigration detention pose major risks to the lives of women seeking asylum. In the latest instalment of the UK government’s efforts to bolster its immigration strategy, recent reports have revealed plans by the Home Office to build a new network of female immigration detention units. In protest, a number of experts …
The effects of immigration policy on NHS patients and staff demonstrate how the government is focusing on restrictions to immigration over public health. The issue of immigration has been at the forefront of political discussions for a number of years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has done little to slow this process down. Instead, the government’s …
The risk of death or complications for BAME women in pregnancy and childbirth is much higher than for white women in the UK. But what are the reasons behind the problem? Embed from Getty Images For UK-born Asian women, maternity mortality rates are one and a half times higher than they are for white women …
