Women in Public Affairs Resources

WiPA is committed to supporting women at all stages of their career with guidance, career tips, and helpful signposting to the most interesting and useful resources available online. If you have a go-to website or must-read blog that you would like us to share with the WiPA network, please get in touch.

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Online resources

• The Runnymede Trust’s study of race inequality, which covers policing, housing, health and more

• List of anti-racist material from ACEVO

• The Conscious Kid, an Instagram account which looks at parenting and education through a critical race lens

• The Online Guide to Allyship

• National Museum of African American History & Culture: Being Antiracist

• YouTube clip: The Anti-Racism Experiment that Tranformed an Oprah Show Audience

• Ted Talk by Kimberlé Crenshaw: The Urgency of Intersectionality

Articles & blogs

• Blog by Sharmen Rahman: ‘George Floyd, Amy Cooper and the lessons we all need to take’

• Blog by Janice Gassam: How to be an ally in times of tragedy

• Article by Siana Bangura: White people, the responsibility of ending racist systems rests on your shoulders

• Article by Natasha Cloud: Your silence is a knee on my neck

• Blog by Barack Obama: How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change

• Blog by Shenegua Golding: Maintaining Professionalism in the Age of Black Death is…A Lot

• Article by Jesse Sparks: Virtual Mental Health Resources Supporting Black People Right Now

Books

• Reni Eddo-Lodge: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

• David Olusoga: Black & British: A forgotten history

• Akala: Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

• Afua Hirsch: Brit-ish: on Race, Identity and Belonging

• Layla F Saad: Me and White Supremacy

• Kalwant Bhopal: White Privilege: The Myth of a Post-Racial Society

• Emma Dabiri: Don’t Touch My Hair

• Robin D'Angelou: White Fragility: Why its so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

• Ibrahim X. Kendi: How to be an Antiracist

• Adam Rutherford: How to Argue with a Racist

Television

• Netflix Series: When They See Us

• Netflix Series: Dear White People

Podcasts

• About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge

• Have You Heard George’s podcast? with George the Poet

• Slay In Your Lane

• In Search of Black History with Bonnie Greer

• #TellBlackStories

• Code Switch

Job applications

• Gender Decoder is a free online programme which you can run job specs through to ensure they are not gender biased.

• W4MP is funded by the House of Commons and contains all the latest job vacancies for MP offices and the wider public affairs industry.

• Women in Westminster was set up by a group of current and former MP staff members committed to supporting women to get jobs in Parliament and public affairs.

Sexual HARASSMENT

• Rights of Women gives free employment and legal advice to women in England and Wales experiencing sexual harassment at work.

• Talk to Spot is an app designed to facilitate anonymous reporting and recording of harassment incidents so the can be tackled.

Speaker Lists

It will come as no surprise that Women in Public Affairs passionately believes in gender-balanced panels, events and debates. But as our 2017 research into the gender diversity of panels during the Autumn Party Conference season shows, this isn’t always the norm in our industry. We’re determined to change that.

 To help do so, we’ve collated some of the brilliant lists out there showcasing women across sectors, roles and subject area. Whether you’re organising your own event or advising others, we hope you find this a helpful resource.

Conferences and events

• Women in the City has pulled together a useful list highlighting things to think about when organising an event. From equipment to environment, it’ll help you to ensure panellists’ and delegates’ experiences are more equitable and enjoyable.