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New Portal launched to support diversity in University Boards
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/09/03/new-portal-launched-to-support-diversity-in-university-boards/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 3, 2018 Advance HE and the CUC (Committee of University Chairs), in collaboration with AHUA (Association of Heads of University Administration) and the 30% Club, have launched a new ‘board...
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EU Customs Union explained
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/19/eu-customs-union-explained/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 19, 2018 The EU Customs Union created a free-trade area where goods circulate freely, without customs duties at the borders between EU countries.
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Gender Gap report 2018
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/26/gender-gap-report-2018/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2018 The latest annual report compiled from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) has just been released by the Office for National Statistics.
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The Zuckerberg Files
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/04/the-zuckerberg-files/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 4, 2019 Not new but recently upgraded, time to revisit The Zuckerberg Files maintained by UW-Milwaukee Center for Information Policy Research .
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What happens when gender quotas are introduced for academic hiring committees?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/18/what-happens-when-gender-quotas-are-introduced-for-academic-hiring-committees/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2019 Interesting working paper covering the situation in France which found that after gender quota in academic hiring committees were imposed in France in 2015 there was a negative impact...
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The PopuList
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/31/the-populist/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2019 Which parties are left-wing, right-wing or Eurosceptic populist? Find out using Th e Populist, a Project supported by the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, The...
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Does being a woman academic hold you back?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/06/10/does-being-a-woman-academic-hold-you-back/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 10, 2019 Find out by downloading a new research study published by staff from Cardiff University this week.
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Communication in Emergencies Research
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/23/communication-in-emergencies-research/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 23, 2019 A new site compiled by independent charity BBC Media Action.
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Striking Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/25/striking-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 25, 2019 An educational site developed by developed by Dr Sundari Anitha from the University of Lincoln and Professor Ruth Pearson from the University of Leeds in 2013 but worth rediscovering.
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Women and the Internet
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/16/women-and-the-internet/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2020 Tim Berners–Lee open letter why the Internet is not working for women and girls.