About Laura
Laura Bates is an activist, journalist and author who founded the Everyday Sexism Project, a collection of over 200,000 testimonies of gender inequality. She has written nine books published in seven languages, including the bestseller Girl Up and the undercover investigation Men Who Hate Women. Her speaking work spans topics including workplace harassment, school sexism, technology and the manosphere. She has addressed audiences globally, from the United Nations to the Sydney Opera House. She was awarded a British Empire Medal and named a Woman of the Year by multiple publications.
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Known for
- Founder of the Everyday Sexism Project
- Author of nine books including Everyday Sexism and Men Who Hate Women
- Undercover investigation into incels and extremist misogyny
- Advising on consent in education and workplace equality
- Speaking on gender inequality and anti-sexism activism
- Activist
- Writer
- Journalist
- Author
- Speaker
- Gender equality
- Sexism and anti-sexism
- Technology and emerging tech implications
- Workplace equality
- Education and young people
- Extremism
- Workplace sexual harassment
- School sexism
- Women in technology
- Online abuse
- AI and gender implications
- Incels and manosphere
- Workplace allyship
- Sexual consent
- Algorithmic bias
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