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Historical American Newspapers – a reminder
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/historical-american-newspapers-a-reminder/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 The Chronicling America database from the Library of Congress provides access to more that 8.1 million newspapers 1836-1922.
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Where is the best place to be a mother?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/08/where-is-the-best-place-to-be-a-mother/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2015 Find out by consulting the ranking in the latest annual report from Save the Children. It considers inequality between M others and infants in urban areas around the world.
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The GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/27/the-glaad-studio-responsibility-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 27, 2020 How good is the representation of LGBTQ characters in major Hollywood films? Find out in the latest annual report from GLAAD which maps eight major motion picture...
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Gender pay gap reporting around the world
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/19/gender-pay-gap-reporting-around-the-world/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 19, 2020 How does the UK’s pay gap compare with other countries ? Get some insight from the latest Fawcett society report which compares 10 nations.
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Press Freedom Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/06/press-freedom-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2016 3 rd May is designated by the United Nations as World Press Freedom Day.
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Violence against women and girls
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/09/violence-against-women-and-girls/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 9, 2018 #HerStoryOurStory – a joint campaign which aims to raise awareness of the prevalence and impact of violence against women and girls, has been launched jointly by the UN and EU The...
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Leicester Lit & Phil University of Leicester staff blogs
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/09/19/leicester-lit-phil/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on September 19, 2013 This is just a quick plug for colleagues’ contributions to this year’s Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society lecture programme.
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Do private school students earn more?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/20/do-private-school-students-earn-more/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 20, 2015 The latest study from the Sutton Trust examined the salaries of private school educated graduates and compared them with those who attended state schools.
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European Data Portal
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/01/european-data-portal/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2015 Launched this month, a new resource developed by the European Commission offering free access to over 240,000 datasets from 28 European Nations.
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Digital Asia Hub – Launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/04/digital-asia-hub-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 4, 2015 A new independent, non-profit Internet and society research think tank based in Hong Kong.