About.

SWIP UK is an organisation of UK women in philosophy, including students and professionals, working within or outside academic departments.

SWIP UK recognises:

  • That ‘woman’ is sometimes used to refer to those who identify as women and is also sometimes used to refer to those who are perceived/treated as women. We aim to represent members of both (overlapping) groups. Anyone who is a member of either or both of these groups is eligible to join SWIP as a full Member. All others are welcome to join as Friends of SWIP.
  • That discrimination and marginalization directed at women is intersectional, meaning that it can be based on multiple aspects of identity and various combinations of these aspects. Relevant aspects of identity include (but are not limited to) age, race, ethnicity, caste, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, class, nationality, and religion.

SWIP UK aims:

  • To raise public awareness of discrimination and marginalisation directed at women in philosophy, past and present.
  • To end all forms of discrimination and marginalisation directed at women in philosophy.
  • To support women in philosophy.
  • To facilitate co-operation between women in philosophy.
  • To collect information of interest to women in philosophy.
  • To promote philosophy by women, past and present.
  • To foster feminism in philosophy and philosophy in feminism.
  • To collaborate, where appropriate, with individuals and organisations aiming to counter all forms of discrimination and marginalisation in philosophy.
To read our full By-Laws, please click here (PDF). To read about our history, please click here (PDF).

SWIP UK executive committee

Suki Finn
Director

Associate Professor in Social Philosophy
Royal Holloway University of London

Lucienne Spencer
Mentoring

Postdoctoral Researcher in Mental Health Ethics
University of Oxford

Alya Khan
Funding team

Independent Scholar (Previously Senior Lecturer in Health Ethics at London Metropolitan University)

Komarine Romdenh-Romluc
Treasurer

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
University of Sheffield

Sam Bolton
Postgraduate representative

PhD student in Gender Studies
University of Cambridge
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Mridula Sharma
Committee member

PhD student in English & American Studies
University of Manchester

Kathy Puddifoot
Membership

Professor in Philosophy
Durham University

Victoria Wang
Funding team

PhD student in Philosophy
University of Edinburgh

Fiona Woollard
Committee member

Professor in Philosophy
University of Southampton

SWIP UK Director contact

For enquiries related to the SWIP AGM, Joint Session, website, BPA-SWIP, and matters not specified by other executive committee roles, please use the form on this websites homepage or contact the Director at:

Suki Finn
Royal Holloway University of London
Egham
Surrey
TW20 0EX
suki.finn@rhul.ac.uk