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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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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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Graduate starting salaries
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/graduate-starting-salaries/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 Graduate starting salaries. The Complete University Guide has data which compares starting salaries between 2007-2012.
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A data revolution for all?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/21/a-data-revolution-for-all/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 21, 2014 The UN Secretary-General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group on a Data Revolution for Sustainable Development has just published a report called a World that Counts .
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Women and pension schemes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/21/women-and-pension-schemes/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 21, 2014 The latest annual report from Scottish Widows shows that more British are women saving into pension schemes. However women typically still saved less than men.
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Homosexuality – is it still considered a disease?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/26/homosexuality-is-it-still-considered-a-disease/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2015 Controversy continues concerning the WHO stance towards homosexuality.
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International Civil Aviation Authority: Conflict Zone Information Repository (ICAO)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/04/international-civil-aviation-authority-conflict-zone-information-repository-icao/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 4, 2016 A tool developed to provide researchers and the public with provide up-to-date information on potential risks to civil aviation arising from armed conflict.
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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...