Welcome!

Hello, thanks for visiting. This is a brief note about who I am.

Across my work and educational years I have found my purpose in speaking and acting against what is unjust and, inevitably, dealing with the consequences of doing so. I know this can sound rather righteous but it is (also) true.

On this site you will find some musings on what’s going on in the world, some of my publications, actions I’m involved in or happenings to which you are invited.

I will occasionally share items or thoughts on beauty, chocolate and animals.

These days I am a Visiting Professor at the Child and Woman Abuse Unit at LMU where I run a webinar series on ending violence against women. Please join us for these discussions! I sit on the Board of UK Feminista and on the Steering Group of the International Coalition Agaianst Economic Abuse.

In previous lives I have worked at UN Women, the London School of Economics, the Commonwealth Secretariat, Amnesty International, the London Borough of Camden, taught in adult and higher education and worked with a range of NGOs.

My recent reflections on sexual aggression in or associated with the United Nations can be seen here.

The webinars I run at CWASU have run since 2021 and recordings are available here, here and here,