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The Gender Gap in Internet Access
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/31/the-gender-gap-in-internet-access/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 31, 2017 On 15 th March 2017, the Broadband Commission Working Group on the Digital Gender Divide launched its final report Recommendations for action: bridging the gender gap in Internet and...
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Advertising on Social Media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/02/advertising-on-social-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2018 As a move to greater transparency Facebook has launche d this searchable database about political adverts appearing on Facebook and who is funding them.
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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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Are 15-year-olds prepared to deal with fake news and misinformation?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/05/17/are-15-year-olds-prepared-to-deal-with-fake-news-and-misinformation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2021 A report launched by the OECD this week Data based on the cross-national PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) surveys.
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Pay and Progression of Women of Colour Literature Review
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/09/20/pay-and-progression-of-women-of-colour-literature-review/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2021 The Fawcett Society has recently launched a project to review employment and career progression of BAME women in the UK.
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Epigenetics and global health case study
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/epigenetics/case-studies/epigenetics-global-health
Epigenetics can help us understand global health trends, as epigenome is dynamic and frequently responds to environmental cues. For more information, take a look at our website.
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Criminal Laws on Homosexuality in African Nations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/21/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality-in-african-nations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 21, 2014 Criminal Laws on Homosexuality in African Nations Useful chart produced in February 2014 by the Law Library of the Library of Congress which summarizes the treatment of...
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The #MeToo Asia Thinking Aloud Series
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/21/the-metoo-asia-thinking-aloud-series/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 21, 2020 Available via Youtube This series explores the way that #MeToo Movement was translated and transformed in China, India, Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
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What does the Church of England think of same sex marriage?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/17/what-does-the-church-of-england-think-of-same-sex-marriage/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 17, 2017 Controversy, The House of Bishops Report: We need each other , has arisen over a recent paper to the synod which was presented as a general paper to the synod GS 2055...
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Migration in the media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/22/migration-in-the-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 22, 2015 How do the media cover international migration stories? The report, Moving Stories, is published by the Ethical Journalism Network and reviews media coverage of migration in the...