[8] She has held several editorial roles, including serving on the Board of the historical journal Past and Present.
[12][13] In January 2020, Todd revealed that she had been warned of threats against her on social media; after an investigation at her request, Oxford University arranged security guards to accompany her to lectures.
[14] Todd received threats from trans rights activists for making public her views on the need to protect female single-sex spaces - such as women's refuges and rape crisis centres - which they deemed transphobic.
"[15] In February 2020, Todd was no platformed at a celebration in Oxford, which she had helped organise, of the 50th anniversary of the National Women's Liberation Conference of 1970.
When another event speaker, Lola Olufemi, withdrew in protest at Todd's association with the campaign group Woman's Place UK,[20] which Olufemi accused of transphobia,[19] Todd wrote in response: "I refute the allegation that I am transphobic, and I am disappointed that the organisers have refused to uphold our right to discuss women's rights – one that the original organisers had to fight hard for.
"[21] In November 2021, Todd wrote to The Times to criticise the Athena Swan scheme provided by the educational charity Advance HE as promoting a "controversial view of sex and gender".