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EDI in HEIs
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/01/27/edi-in-heis/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 27, 2023 Equality, diversity and inclusion showcase – London Higher A report, case studies and information on the work HEIs have done recently on gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity,...
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Race and Diversity in UK Academia
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/11/race-and-diversity-in-uk-academia/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2014 Race and Diversity in UK Academia An analysis by the Conversation shows worrying under representation of black and Asian ethnic groups in UK universities both as students...
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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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Is AI reinforcing Gender Biases?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/24/is-ai-reinforcing-gender-biases/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2019 Yes, according to the latest report from UNESCO entitled I’d blush if I could: closing gender divides in digital skills through education The 145-page report feels that there is...
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The Scottish Suffragette Cities Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/09/the-scottish-suffragette-cities-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 9, 2019 New website from Robert Gordon University which aims to map the struggle for the women’s vote in Scotland.
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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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What do social science graduates do?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/01/what-do-social-science-graduates-do/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2013 A report by the Campaign for Social Science, October 2013 http://campaignforsocialscience.org.
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‘More than 40% of girls are sexting’ (NSPCC)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/13/more-than-40-of-girls-are-sexting-nspcc/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2015 Sexting is common amongst girls, according to a new report from the NSPCC .
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Are girls invisible?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/11/are-girls-invisible/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 11, 2016 Yes according to the most recent report from Plan International .
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International Day of the Girl Child
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/international-day-of-the-girl-child/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 was celebrated by the UN on October 11th The official website has news , related resolutions and a resource section with reports including empowerment guidelines and statistics...