Helen McCarthy
Researcher
Helen joined Demos in September 2002 as a researcher.Her research interests are in the area of gender and race equality, community development, and public services reform. She is co-author of Inside Out: Rethinking Inclusive Communities (February 2003) and London Calling: how mobile technologies will transform the capital (October 2003). She is currently managing a new project on social inclusion in partnership with the WRVS.Helen is co-founder of Thinkingwomen, a...
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Email: helen@demos.co.uk
Helen joined Demos in September 2002 as a researcher.
Her research interests are in the area of gender and race equality, community development, and public services reform. She is co-author of Inside Out: Rethinking Inclusive Communities (February 2003) and London Calling: how mobile technologies will transform the capital (October 2003). She is currently managing a new project on social inclusion in partnership with the WRVS.
Helen is co-founder of Thinkingwomen, a discussion and networking group which promotes the achievements and progression of women in the workplace. She is also leading a project on the impact of women's networks on workplace diversity and organisational performance.
Prior to joining Demos, Helen spent a year at Harvard University as a Kennedy Scholar, where she specialised in Politics and Women's Studies and held the post of Teaching Fellow in the History Department at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Helen is an experienced public speaker, and has done both radio and TV work, including BBC Newsnight. She has written for Guardian Unlimited and New Statesman.