Phillips

Hannah Phillips

PhD Student, University of Oxford
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About Hannah

Phillips is a policy researcher and professional with an expertise in gender equality. Phillips recently started a DPhil (PhD) in Social Policy at the University of Oxford where she researches gender-based violence against politicians. Phillips received her MSc in Gender, Policy & Inequalities from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Phillips dissertation was an intersectional analysis of women’s pension income in the United Kingdom. Phillips undergraduate thesis at Harvard University in Government analysed abortion policy and activist frameworks in the United States. Phillips has worked in local, national and international policy including at a large London local authority, the House of Commons and UN Women.  Phillips has additionally volunteered for charities and causes including Strong Women, Strong Girls and the Young Women's Trust.

 

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Contributions

Can Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Activists Recognize the Socioeconomic Realities of Abortion?

Key Findings Brief,

In the News

Opinion: "Mind the Gap," Hannah Phillips, Fabian Society, November 28, 2018.

Publications

"Shaping the International Agenda II: Progress on Raising Women’s Voices in Intergovernmental Forums," (with Jean-Luc Bories, Verona Collantes, Asmae Ibrahim, Katja Pehrman, and Priyanka Teeluck), UN Women, 2021.

Updates the findings and recommendations based on survey responses received from members of the United Nations Governing Bodies Secretariat (UNGBS) in 2020. Demonstrates progress made by the secretariats of the United Nations governing bodies on implementing actions under seven categories of recommendations.

"Make Parity a Reality: Field-Specific Enabling Environment Guidelines," (with Katja Pehrman, Shinobu Sasaki, Minna Nurminen, David Gawellek , Samantha Ronda, and Katariina Haapea), UN Women, 2021.

Provides tailored guidance for personnel in the field, especially in mission settings, to help increase the representation of women and accelerate efforts to reach gender parity in the UN system.