Dr Yvonne Ehrstein

MA, PhD, PGCAP, FHEA

Dr Yvonne Ehrstein

Lecturer in Sociology

Geography and Earth Sciences

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Yvonnne is an intersectional feminist sociologist whose work is animated by questions about social inequalities and power relations. Her research interests encompass the sociologies of gender, work and care, taking a critical approach to exploring how structural and cultural inequalities shape people's public and private lives. 

Yvonne is a Board Member of the European Sociological Association's Research Network Women's and Gender Studies. She is also an Associate Member of the Cornelia Goethe Center for Gender Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt, as well as Social Sciences Conference Ambassador for Wales. 

Before joining Aberystwyth University in 2023, Yvonne completed her PhD in Sociology at City, University of London, after which she worked at the University of Essex. Yvonne is passionate about teaching. Reflecting her commitment to inclusive teaching and learning as well as nurturing student support, she gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice and became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2020. 

DGES service: 

  • DGES Dissertations and Projects Co-ordinator (Sociology) 
  • DGES Recruitment Committee member 

University service: 

  • Interdisciplinary Gender Studies Research Group (IGSRG -AberGender) Co-convenor
  • Women in Research Network (WiRN) Organising Committee member
  • Responsible Research Assessment (RRA) Group member

Disciplinary service: 

  • Board Member, European Sociological Association, Research Network Women's and Gender Studies
  • Associate Member of the Cornelia Goethe Center for Gender Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt
  • Social Sciences Conference Ambassador for Wales

Yvonne's current research focuses on gender, work and inequalities, considering their embedding in a shifting feminist landscape.  

 

She works on a number of projects that combine both empirical and theoretical work, examining 

  1. the effectiveness of EDI initiatives in reducing workplace discrimination; 

  2. disability and employment in Wales, seeking to improve employers’ capacity to employ disabled people; 

  3. forms of sexism against working mothers; 

  4. conceptualisations of masculinities and care

Earlier work explored discourses of equality, work and care on and beyond Britain’s largest parenting website Mumsnet.com.

Editorial: Overcoming (in)visible barriers: Gender, work and discrimination. / Ehrstein, Yvonne; Maiani, Stefano; Andrade, Cláudia.
In: Frontiers in Sociology, Vol. 11, 1858426, 08.05.2026.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

Gender Washing? Examining the Effectiveness of Corporate Gender Equality Initiatives. / Ehrstein, Yvonne; Maiani, Stefano; Wood, Geoffrey.
In: Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 02.09.2026.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The adverse consequences of quantitative easing (QE): International capital flows and corporate debt growth in China. / Maiani, Stefano; Lamla, Michael; Wood, Geoffrey et al.
In: Socio-Economic Review, Vol. 22, No. 4, mwae015, 31.10.2024, p. 1995-2023.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

“Facilitating wife” and “feckless manchild”: Working mothers’ talk about divisions of care on Mumsnet. / Ehrstein, Yvonne.
In: Feminism and Psychology, Vol. 32, No. 3, 01.08.2022, p. 394-412.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Shani Orgad, Heading Home: Motherhood, Work, and the Failed Promise of Equality. / Ehrstein, Yvonne.
In: European Journal of Cultural Studies, Vol. 23, No. 2, 01.04.2020, p. 296-302.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article Review › peer-review

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