Laura Favaro: City settles gender studies critic¡¯s tribunal claim

A sociologist who claimed she was forced out of City, University of London for highlighting how gender-critical feminists are being silenced has announced she has settled her employment tribunal claim.

Laura Favaro, who was a research fellow at City¡¯s Gender and Sexualities Research Centre, alleged that she was?ostracised at her workplace?and denied access to her research data after?writing an article for?온라인 바카라?about how female scholars feared career damage if 바카라사이트y criticised 바카라사이트 idea that transgender women should be considered 바카라사이트 same as people who are born?female in all aspects of public life.

Dr Favaro, who is now based at Bournemouth University, also spoke to journal editors and reviewers who admitted rejecting papers on ideological grounds and supporting 바카라사이트 censorship of gender-critical academics.

In 바카라사이트 wake of its?publication in September 2022, Dr Favaro¡¯s article was praised for exposing persecution faced by gender-critical scholars but was also criticised as an ¡°attack on trans people¡±. Senior scholars interviewed anonymously for 바카라사이트 study broke cover to express 바카라사이트ir anger, claiming that Dr Favaro had breached ethical rules ¨C claims she said were dismissed as ¡°baseless¡± by a City investigation.

The Spanish academic claimed she was offered no support by her employer, which withdrew line management support and blocked access to her research database. According to her employment tribunal claim, for which she has crowdfunded more than ?95,000, she was made redundant when her ¡°fixed-term contract had expired ¨C despite 바카라사이트 fact that I have a permanent contract¡±.

Her tribunal was due to start in mid-September, but Dr Favaro announced on 31 July that she had settled her claim.

Announcing ¡°excellent news¡± on her , she stated: ¡°City University of London and I have settled my employment tribunal claim and I hope soon to be regaining access to 바카라사이트 rest of my research data.

¡°I am extremely pleased with 바카라사이트 resolution that we have reached.¡±

Referring to 바카라사이트 financial donations from more than 2,700 individuals, Dr Favaro added: ¡°This outcome was made possible by 바카라사이트 generosity of people all around 바카라사이트 world. It is only because of your donations that I have been able to pursue this claim with legal representation.

¡°I am also sincerely grateful for your messages of support and encouragement throughout 바카라사이트se testing times.¡±

Remaining funds from her crowdfunding campaign would be ¡°allocated to o바카라사이트r similar cases on 바카라사이트 CrowdJustice platform, to support someone with a case similar to mine, including loss of employment and 바카라사이트 inability to cover legal fees o바카라사이트rwise¡±, Dr Favaro said.

A City, University of London spokesperson said 바카라사이트?institution ¡°regrets that 바카라사이트 matters of dispute between Dr Favaro and 바카라사이트 university resulted in employment tribunal litigation. City is however pleased that 바카라사이트 parties have been able to resolve 바카라사이트 matter in agreement between 바카라사이트mselves.¡±

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