Francesca Gains

Strengthening participation in devolved policymaking: Designing democratic innovation to tackle inequalities

By Francesca Gains and Liz Richardson Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Devo Posted: September 14, 2023

Developments in local governance and devolution over the past decade have provided new opportunities to tackle policy problems from a place-based angle. Innovations to strengthen participation can ensure more people participate in policymaking to help mitigate issues such as structural inequalities which affect them first hand. In this article, from our Power in Place publication, […]

Getting women’s voices into policymaking in Greater Manchester

By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Devo, Growth and Inclusion Posted: August 26, 2020

Progress toward achieving equality in life chances, so that all citizens can fulfil their potential, has been slow. Despite women in the UK having the vote for over 100 years and protection from equalities legislation since the 1970s, there are still significant inequalities in the educational, employment, care and retirement choices available to men and […]

Building back a gender balanced better – devolution, growth and equalities

By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Education, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth Posted: June 11, 2020

As the initial period of lockdown is slowly relaxed, the policy agenda in all parts of the UK is turning to examine recovery from the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. Policymakers in our major city regions are considering how to start up and stimulate economic activity where safe to do so; help firms and […]

Gender and occupational segregation in Greater Manchester

By Francesca Gains and Anna Sanders Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Growth and Inclusion Posted: January 16, 2020

Within the Greater Manchester region, the highest paid roles are typically dominated by men. In this blog, Anna Sanders and Professor Francesca Gains break down the gender ratios within several key sectors, and offer solutions to increase gender parity across the region. Men are concentrated in higher-paid occupational sectors. Two-thirds of managers, directors and senior […]

Getting gender on the devolution agenda

By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, Devo Posted: January 2, 2020

In this blog, Francesca Gains, Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director of Policy@Manchester, discusses the importance of including women’s voices and their experiences (in all their diversity) in devolved policymaking. As the Greater Manchester Combined Authority refreshes its strategy (Our People, Our Place) and other combined authorities develop their local strategies, it will be crucial […]

General Election 2017: Making the astonishing explicable

By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics Posted: June 9, 2017

Francesca Gains, Professor of Public Policy and Head of Politics at The University of Manchester gives her view on why the UK has a hung parliament and how this signals a return to two party politics. The 2017 general election has astonished all, possibly even the courageous pollsters (Survation) who called it correctly yesterday. The two […]

General election 2017 – Is gender still on the agenda? How parties appeal to women voters.

By Claire Annesley and Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: May 31, 2017

Claire Annesley, Professor of Politics at the University of Sussex and Francesca Gains, Professor of Public Policy and Head of Politics at The University of Manchester examine the main political parties’ manifestos to identify if gender is still on the agenda or has it be side-lined due to an election being fought in a political […]

Metro Mayors – the work begins

By Francesca Gains and Kevin Ward Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted: May 16, 2017

Professor Francesca Gains and Professor Kevin Ward run The University of Manchester’s Devo Manc hub which brings together researchers from across the University who are exploring Greater Manchester’s devolution future. In this blog they examine what difference the newly directly elected Metro Mayors will make to their regions. They focus particularly on the challenges facing […]

What can devo do for women?

By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted: March 6, 2017

Political devolution is well on it’s way in Greater Manchester, with the health and social care budget having been devolved last April and with the imminent election of the Metro Mayor in May. However, there have been criticisms over how representative those making the devolution deals are of the communities they make decisions for. In the […]

Regional crime tsars face their first real test – but where are the women?

By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts Posted: May 4, 2016

Thursday 5 May is a ‘Super Thursday’ for all kinds of non-Westminster elections, with candidates running for office for London Assembly and Mayor, many local authorities, the Scottish Parliament, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies. Polling also takes place for 40 of the 41 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales – but as […]

Strengthening participation in devolved policymaking: Designing democratic innovation to tackle inequalities

Getting women’s voices into policymaking in Greater Manchester

Gender and occupational segregation in Greater Manchester

Getting gender on the devolution agenda

General Election 2017: Making the astonishing explicable

General election 2017 – Is gender still on the agenda? How parties appeal to women voters.

Metro Mayors – the work begins

What can devo do for women?

Regional crime tsars face their first real test – but where are the women?

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