Posts by Lisa Davis
‘Sometimes It Hurts’ Theatre Development
2023 has begun with an exciting new phase of co-creation for Changing Relations. Our Associate Artists have begun working with our youth group partners, Creative Youth Opportunities and Auckland Youth…
Read MoreMental Health Week, Loneliness and Domestic Abuse
9th to 15th May 2022 was Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK and the theme was loneliness. If you have been championing this within your workplace, have you also…
Read MoreBreaking the bias this International Women’s Day
Switching the Stereotypes Part 1: In the first of two Director’s Blogs for International Women’s Day 2022, our Managing Director Lisa Charlotte Davis considers parenting and organisational culture. How does…
Read MoreWe need to place more attention on gender equality in the workplace during times of crisis, not less
Written by our Steering Group Co-chair, Dr Stephen Burrell Today we are launching a new report which discusses the findings from a survey we conducted with members of the North…
Read MoreCelebrating our new Steering Group
Last week we shared the news of our 2 fab new Board members. This week we are celebrating our new Steering Group members. We also want to take a moment…
Read MoreDirector’s Blog takeover! – from intern Primrose Baxter
I began my internship with Changing Relations in November 2020 as a student at Durham University via the Education Department. I had an artistic background from school and higher education,…
Read MoreThe challenge of changing gender norms
Here at Changing Relations, we’ve spent a lot of the past 3 months of the Covid19 pandemic talking about domestic abuse. It was clear from the get-go that the lockdown…
Read MoreHow Do Gender Norms Impact on Men’s Mental Health? Guest Blog Post.
For International Men’s Day, Durham University PHD student Michael Priestley, shares his experiences of how gender norms can impact on men’s mental health help-seeking behaviours, experiences, and literacy. In thinking…
Read MoreDirector’s Blog: Protect & Provide – is mental health gendered?
If you’ve been wondering what gender norms are, why they matter, and why we’re linking them to mental health, then this is the post for you! When we talk about…
Read MoreWhy do men's voices need to be heard?
Some people may be wondering why men’s voices need to be heard when there’s still such a long way to go in terms of equality between men and women. Unfortunately,…
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