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
Director

Lecturer in Philosophy
University of Glasgow

Suki Finn
Website

Lecturer in Philosophy
Royal Holloway Uni. of London

Lucienne Spencer
Postgraduate Representative

Postgraduate
University of Bristol

Alya Khan
Committee member

Senior Lecturer in Health Ethics
London Metropolitan University

Komarine Romdenh-Romluc
Treasurer

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
University of Sheffield

Casey Logue
Social Media

Postgraduate
University of Warwick

Andrea Rehberg
External Links

Lecturer in Philosophy
Newcastle University

Jennifer Saul
Committee member

Professor in Philosophy
University of Waterloo

Alessandra Tanesini
Membership

Professor in Philosophy
University of Cardiff

Aness Webster
Mentoring

Assistant Professor in Philosophy
University of Nottingham

Meena Dhanda
Funding

Professor of Philosophy & Cultural Politics
University of Wolverhampton

SWIP UK contact

SWIP UK welcomes comments and queries, help to organise conferences, contributions to mentoring and support, and gathering and using data on women in philosophy in the UK and internationally.

Director address:
Katharine Jenkins
Philosophy Department
School of Humanities
University of Glasgow
1 University Gardens
Glasgow G12 8QQ
Katharine.Jenkins@glasgow.ac.uk

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