Milly Williamson

Milly Williamson is a senior lecturer in Screen Media at Brunel University. She is an executive member of the Media Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) and chairs MeCCSA’s Women’s Network.

Liberalism is no friend of gender equality

Historically, liberal thought was not aligned with female emancipation or gender equality. The idea that women were inferior to men and needed to be kept in a state of dependency was not a betrayal of liberalism – instead, it was at the heart of liberal thinking.

By Milly Williamson

/ 22 Oct 2014