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New resources on women’s suffrage
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/14/new-resources-on-womens-suffrage/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 14, 2018 A new teaching resource Endell Street – Women’s Military Hospital Project , focuses on the changing role of women from the 1900s to 1920, with a particular emphasis on women’s...
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Radiotopia launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/14/radiotopia-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 14, 2014 PRX have launched Radiotopia: http://www.radiotopia.fm/ a new podcast network with support from the Knight Foundation.
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Political Risk
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/political-risk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 Aon Political Risk Map 2014 Just released, a new map which covers 163 nations. Free registration required.
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UK Child Poverty
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/06/04/uk-child-poverty/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 4, 2014 Save the children Fund report on UK Child Poverty The new report A Fair start for every child: Why we must act now to tackle child poverty in the UK forecasts shocking rates...
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Paternity Leave
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/paternity-leave/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Do Fathers Want Shared Paternity Leave? Interesting story this week from the BBC that fewer than 1 in 50 fathers are taking the new extra paternity leave.
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“Millennials will spend £53,000 on rent before age of 30”
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/millennials-will-spend-53000-on-rent-before-age-of-30/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 …according to a new report by the Resolution foundation . See also some interesting comment on declining home ownership and living standards for the young from the Guardian.
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Women Parliamentarians suffer sexism, harassment and violence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/02/women-parliamentarians-suffer-sexism-harassment-and-violence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2016 Shocking new study by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) reveals that sexism, harassment and violence against women MPs is widespread worldwide.
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Education in emergencies and humanitarian crises
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/06/education-in-emergencies-and-humanitarian-crises/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2014 Education Cluster (UNICEF / Save the Children) A joint initiative from UNICEF and Save the children which aims to assist professionals working on subjects relating to the role and...
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Online newspaper archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/16/online-newspaper-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2016 A really useful listing from Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources (AMIR) blog which draws together in one place an A-Z listing of links to news resources that can be difficult to...
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Chinese Language day – April 20th
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/20/chinese-language-day-april-20th/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2018 April 20th is designated by the United Nations as Chinese Language day it seeks to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity.