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American Foreign Policy Council on Islamism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/21/american-foreign-policy-council-on-islamism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 21, 2014 Open Access Encyclopedia: World Almanac of Islamism …a publication of The American Foreign Policy Council.
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Global Gender pay gap
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/24/3028/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2017 For details on the Global Gender Pay gap see the recent United Nations Stop the Robbery campaign which has been launched on social media It is supporting the http://www.unwomen.
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2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/27/2017-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices These are Published annually by the US State Department and cover the status of human rights and worker rights in nearly 200 countries worldwide.
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Africa Open Data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/23/africa-open-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2013 Africa open data Useful initiative of the Open Africa Platform which is part of the Ujuzi Initiative and created and funded by the Africa Media Initiative (AMI), the World Bank...
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International day to eliminate violence against women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/29/international-day-to-eliminate-violence-against-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 29, 2013 International day to eliminate violence against women was on 25th November. The official UN website has broadcasts messages as well as links to United Nations resolutions and reports.
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The China and Latin America Finance Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/06/the-china-and-latin-america-finance-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2014 https://www.thedialogue.org/china_latin_america_finance_database A joint project between the Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI) at Boston University and the Inter-American Dialogue.
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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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Political Data Yearbook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/06/04/political-data-yearbook/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 4, 2014 Political Data Yearbook Published by Wiley on behalf of the European Consortium for Political Research .
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How many women have served in the US Congress?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/18/how-many-women-have-served-in-the-us-congress/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 18, 2016 Get the data from the latest Library of Congress CRS report Women in Congress, 1917-2016: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information and Listings by State and Congress.
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Audit of Political Engagement in UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/06/audit-of-political-engagement-in-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2014 2014 Audit of Political Engagement released by the Hansard Society This annual report considers knowledge, understanding, engagement and participation in politics by the British public.