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EPISODE · Aug 5, 2025 · 19 MIN

PROFESSOR JO PHOENIX looks back on her tribunal win against the Open University

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Send us Fan MailJo Phoenix is an academic author and professor of criminology known for her gender critical views, having founded the Gender Critical Research Network at the Open University where she was a professor of criminology. In 2024, Jo successfully sued the Open University at an employment tribunal for constructive dismissal, victimisation, harassment and direct discrimination. Listen to a short excerpt from that conversation. Useful Links: Sex Matters’ piece: Learning from the Jo Pheonix case. https://sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Learning-from-the-Jo-Phoenix-case.pdfOffice for students: Regulatory advice 24: Guidance related to freedom of speech https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/regulatory-advice-24-guidance-related-to-freedom-of-speech/If you enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to hear more, go to womensrights.network/wrn-podcast to listen, download and subscribe to more of our episodes.  And if you’d like to join our conversations, go to womensrights.network/join-wrn

Send us Fan Mail Jo Phoenix is an academic author and professor of criminology known for her gender critical views, having founded the Gender Critical Research Network at the Open University where she was a professor of criminology. In 2024, Jo successfully sued the Open University at an employment tribunal for constructive dismissal, victimisation, harassment and direct discrimination. Listen to a short excerpt from that conversation. Useful Links: Sex Matters’ pi...

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