On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women who shape the BCDSS and the global community it represents.
Women play a prominent role across our cluster at every stage of the academic career path, from students and doctoral researchers to postdoctoral scholars, research group leaders, and professors. They are also strongly represented in the cluster’s management structures, where they play a key role in coordinating research, supporting scholars, and shaping the strategic development of the cluster. Their research, leadership, and collaboration are central to the work of the cluster and to advancing new perspectives in Dependency and Slavery Studies.
What makes this community particularly remarkable is its global character. Many of the women who contribute to the cluster come from institutions and backgrounds outside the Global North, helping create a research environment defined by international exchange. Scholars connected to the Global South are strongly represented across several career stages, bringing perspectives that are essential for studying histories and structures of dependency on a global scale.
Together, our scholars form a vibrant, diverse, and internationally connected community. Their work reflects a research environment that values gender diversity and international exchange, and ensures that research on dependency and slavery is informed by voices and experiences from across the world.
Today, we celebrate the achievements, scholarship, and leadership of the many women who are part of the BCDSS.