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Sylvia Walby | |
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| Born | Sylvia Theresa Walby 16 October 1953 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | domestic violence, patriarchy, globalisation |
| Spouse(s) | John Urry, deceased |
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| Fields | Sociologist, Criminologist |
| Institutions | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| Website | Official website |
Sylvia Theresa Walby OBE FBA FAcSS (born 16 October 1953)[1] is a British sociologist, currently Professor of Criminology at Royal Holloway University of London. She has an Honorary Doctorate from Queen's University Belfast for distinction in sociology.[2] She is noted for work in the fields of the domestic violence, patriarchy, gender relations in the workplace and globalisation.
Walby is coordinator of the Gender Equality Research Network International (GENIe) the aim of which is to develop, through research, the knowledge base to understand and reduce gender inequality.[3] She is principal Investigator of the Lancaster node of Quing, an Integrated Project funded by the European Union under Framework 6 to investigate gender and citizenship in a multicultural context, 2006–2011, Member of the executive board, and Leader of the strand on Intersectionality. She is also co-organiser of an international network on Gender Globalization and Work Transformation (GLOW).
Walby is the first UNESCO Chair in Gender Research and coordinates the associated UNESCO Chair in Gender Research Group. She was appointed in 2008.
- ^ "Walby, Sylvia". Library of Congress. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
Gender transformations, 1997: CIP t.p. (Sylvia Walby) data sheet (Sylvia Theresa Walby, b. 10-16-53)
- ^ "Honorary Graduates 2017 - QUB".
- ^ Department Of Sociology (20 December 2007). "Professor Sylvia Walby". Lancaster University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008.