“I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change…I’m changing the things I cannot accept.”
Angela Davis
Browse some of our media appearances where members of the End Sexism In Schools team share our work and our message about the importance of gender equal education.
20 September 2025
Kate Mosse writes on the exclusion of female historical figures in the History Curriculum quoting data from the 2025 ESIS History report.
13 September 2024
This is an article that appeared in The Independent following MP Wera Hobhouse’s question to Lucy Powell MP asking why children are not studying female authors in school.
12 Septemeber 2024
Video recording of MP Wera Hobhouse asking parliament why children are not studying female authors in school.
8 February 2024
This is exciting! If you watched The Chase on 8 February 2024, did you spot our research pop up as a question? We agree chaser @anne_hegerty – “When you think of how many great female novelists there’ve been, yes 2% does seem inadequate.” See more on the End Sexism in Schools Twitter stream.
6 February 2024
Debbie Brazil and Kathleen Fisher on the causes and consequences of the backlash against feminism highlighted in Gaby Hinsliff’s recent article. Read more on The Guardian website.
1 February 2024
Gen Z are becoming “polarised” on gender issues, a study from Kings College London has revealed, with starkly different opinions on the impact of feminism. Read more on The Big Issue website.
5 August 2023
18 June 2023
Debbie Brazil and Rachel Fenn talk on The Independent Teacher podcast.
12 June 2023
Debbie Brazil and Rachel Fenn talk on The Schools Should Be podcast.
23 March 2023
“While just 2% of English students study a novel or play by a woman, 80% read An Inspector Calls, a new study reveals. Its authors say in a time of increasing violence towards women, the focus on male authors and protagonists needs to change.”
ESIS research mentioned in a piece by Josephine Franks for Sky News.
2 March 2023
“Campaigners urge exam boards to diversify English literature set texts to challenge rising misogyny”. A full piece in the Guardian by Rachel Hall about the ESIS crowd sourced research.
In response to an opinion piece in The Guardian by Jeffrey Boakye titled ‘Why are books on the English school curriculum still in the grip of straight, white men?’, the End Sexism In Schools team submitted a letter in support of Boakye’s statements but highlighting how gender is often overlooked in discussions about diversifying the curriculum. Our letter was published in both print and digital editions.
The Women’s Prize for Fiction has launched a campaign to encourage more men to read novels by women. In this brilliant episode of Women’s Hour, author Kate Mosse – a best-selling novelist, playwright and founder director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction – talks about why this is important and quotes our research into gender bias in the KS3 English curriculum as an example of why men read so few books by women. Listen on BBC Sounds from 26 mins 26 seconds.
In a fantastic article for The Guardian, rounding up books by women that every man should read, the fabulous Mary Ann Sieghart quoted our research into gender bias in the KS3 English curriculum to highlight one of the reasons why men read so few books by women. The article appeared in both print and digital versions.
Read our article published in the National Association for the Teaching of English magazine, Teaching English.
International Women’s Day Event
Our founder, Debbie, talks about the End Sexism in Schools project at an International Women’s Day Event with Motherwell.
Women Ed conference
Rachel speaks to the Women Ed conference about the charity and our research into gender bias in the KS3 English curriculum.
Lambeth Anti-Harassment campaign
Rufus speaks to Lambeth Anti-Harassment campaign about #EveryonesInvited and tackling rape culture in schools.