Bateman's academic research focuses on economic history. Her 2019 book The Sex Factor: How Women Made the West Rich argues that women's rights and freedoms were a key factor enabling the industrial and economic development of the West, by boosting wages, skills, saving and entrepreneurial spirit, and helping to produce a democratic and capable state. [5] By posing naked, she aims to make “the female presence felt in a clear and powerful way” and to challenge the idea that women’s naked flesh is sinful or shameful, the academic explained. Dr Victoria Bateman on GMB: Naked protester branded 'embarrassing' as she strips off for live interview". 12 February 2019 . Retrieved 12 February 2019. Bateman, Victoria (3 March 2016). "Brexit will hurt UK Science". www.bloomberg.com . Retrieved 10 April 2019. Bateman, Victoria (21 November 2015). "The naked truth about women in science". The Telegraph . Retrieved 4 December 2017.

Hallam, Luke (15 January 2019). "Dr Victoria Bateman Gets Naked Against Brexit". The Cambridge Student . Retrieved 15 January 2019. The administration's response to the war in Gaza could end up alienating key voting blocs the White House needs for reelection. Cambridge academic stages nude protest over Brexit in front of 30 economists during faculty meeting Bateman is married to James Bateman, who works for an asset management company. They met at Cambridge University. [30] Books [ edit ]Bateman, Victoria N. (1 May 2011). "The evolution of markets in early modern Europe, 1350–1800: a study of wheat prices1". The Economic History Review. 64 (2): 447–471. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0289.2010.00540.x. ISSN 1468-0289. S2CID 153827318. The academic first made headlines when she posed nude for a portrait shown at a Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London five years ago.

Billen, Andrew (28 March 2019). "What makes Victoria Bateman strip? The naked Brexit protester reveals all". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460 . Retrieved 22 May 2019.George, Belle (19 October 2018). "Victoria Bateman on 'the cult of female modesty' ". Varsity. Cambridge, UK . Retrieved 19 March 2019. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Kafka, Alexander C. (21 June 2019). "Victoria Bateman's Self Revelations: an economist strips down to make a point". Chronicle of Higher Education: B17-19. Bulman, May (2 July 2016). "Cambridge academic stages nude protest over Brexit in front of 30 economists during faculty meeting". The Independent. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022 . Retrieved 2 April 2017. Bulman, May (31 March 2017). "Female sex workers should be thought of in same way as male soldiers and boxers, Cambridge academic says". The Independent. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022 . Retrieved 2 April 2017.

She is well known for her public protests against Brexit and in favour of women's rights, occasionally appearing naked. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. The worst sexist excuses keeping women out of FTSE boardrooms The truth about decriminalising prostitution How to find out your company’s gender pay gap Espinoza, Javier (1 July 2016). " 'Brexit leaves Britain naked': Cambridge academic stages nude protest against outcome of EU referendum". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 10 April 2019. Bateman is a frequent critic of Brexit, arguing that "Brexit leaves Britain naked", [15] and that leaving the EU would hurt low-income families, [16] damage British scientific research, [17] would reduce trade and investment, and would place freedom for the nation state ahead of freedom for the individual. [18]Espinoza, Javier (1 July 2016). " 'Brexit leaves Britain naked': Cambridge academic stages nude protest against outcome of EU referendum". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 2 April 2017. Her earlier work focused on the role of markets in economic development in Europe. Her paper The evolution of markets in early modern Europe, 1350–1800: a study of wheat prices [6] uses data on European wheat prices to study trends in market development from the early medieval period to the industrial revolution, demonstrating that markets were as well-integrated across Europe in the early 16th century as they were in the late 19th century. Her book Markets and growth in early modern Europe builds on this research, examining several aspects of the relationship between market integration and economic development. [7] Feminism and protest [ edit ] Female lecturer bares all to promote abortion, prostitution at faculty dinner". 20 June 2018 . Retrieved 11 February 2019. Naked Cambridge University don says stripper jokes won't stop me". 25 July 2018 . Retrieved 11 February 2019. Kafka, Alexander C. (17 May 2019). "Are Women Invisible to Economists? One Scholar Is Stripping Down to Make Them Look". The Chronicle of Higher Education . Retrieved 22 May 2019.

The university lecturer said that her attire for the conference, comprising just the bank notes, was a “fitting combination of feminist and economic symbolism”. Her research focuses on economic history, including the role of markets in economic development, and the role of women's rights and freedoms in stimulating economic growth.Bateman identifies as a feminist, and writes: " I believe passionately in freedom for women, and whilst many battles have been won in the past century, there is still a long way for society to move until women enjoy the levels of freedom that they should be able to. I am not afraid to use my body as well as my brain to deliver important messages." [8] Victoria N. Bateman (née Powell, born 1979) is a British feminist economist and academic, specialising in economic history. She is a fellow in economics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. [2] She is Director of Studies for the Economics Tripos at Gonville and Caius College.