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

Katharine Jenkins
Co-Director

Professor in Philosophy
University of Glasgow

Suki Finn
Co-Director

Lecturer in Philosophy & Gender Studies
Royal Holloway Uni. of London

Lucienne Spencer
Communications

Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Birmingham

Alya Khan
Funding

Senior Lecturer in Health Ethics
London Metropolitan University

Komarine Romdenh-Romluc
Treasurer

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
University of Sheffield

Annalisa Muscolo
Postgraduate-Rep

PhD student in Philosophy
University of Glasgow

Andrea Rehberg
External Links

Lecturer in Philosophy
Newcastle University

Mridula Sharma
Committee member

Kathy Puddifoot
Membership

Associate Professor in Philosophy
Durham University

Aness Webster
Mentoring

Assistant Professor in Philosophy
Durham University

Victoria Wang
Funding

PhD student in Philosophy
University of Edinburgh

SWIP UK contact

Co-director addresses:

For enquiries related to the website, SWIP AGM, and matters not specified by other executive committee roles:

Suki Finn
Politics, International Relations, and Philosophy Department
Royal Holloway University of London
Egham
Surrey
TW20 0EX
[email protected]

For enquiries related to the mailing list, BPA-SWIP, and matters not specified by other executive committee roles:

Katharine Jenkins
Philosophy Department
School of Humanities
University of Glasgow
1 University Gardens
Glasgow G12 8QQ
[email protected]