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Civil Service Women Leaders Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/22/civil-service-women-leaders-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 22, 2016 EY Senior Civil Service Women Leaders Index found that the UK ranked 4 th in G20 countries amongst the representation of women in senior government official posts.
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Open government
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/22/open-government/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 22, 2014 How open is your government? The latest Global Open Data Index from the Open Knowledge Foundation ranks 97 nations according to the openness of their data on 10 themes: national...
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Rainbow map of Europe – LGBTQ+ rights
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/19/rainbow-map-of-europe-lgbtq-rights/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 19, 2023 To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (May 17th) and #Standup4HumanRights and to promote an equal, just and inclusive world for all, ILGA has ...
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Is there corruption in the UK?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/25/is-there-corruption-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 25, 2018 Yes according to reports and evidence given to the foreign Affairs committee which this week published a review of Russian influence.
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World Kindness day 13th November
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/16/world-kindness-day-13th-november/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2020 To celebrate this, some special social sciences resources. The world giving index from CAF measures giving to charity and willingness to help a stranger amongst individuals.
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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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Global Peace Index 2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/global-peace-index-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Global Peace Index 2014 released This is compiled by The Institute for Peace and Economics and ranks 162 nations according to levels of peacefulness.
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Where is the best place to be a working woman?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/13/where-is-the-best-place-to-be-a-working-woman/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2015 To mark International Women’s day the Economist created a ‘glass-ceiling index’ which uses OECD data to rank factors including gender pay gaps and labour force participation.
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Blood clots during COVID-19 may be a cause of ongoing cognitive problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/brain-fog
High levels of two proteins at the time of COVID-19 have been found in patients who later experienced cognitive problems, including ‘brain fog’, giving a major clue as to one cause of their symptoms: blood clots
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World Engineering Day: Leicester engineering graduate builds a career as a future ‘space leader’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/sam-ravi-engineering-graduate-space-leader
University of Leicester alumna Sam Ravi was one of 30 Emerging Space Leaders announced in 2024 and is encouraging young people to consider an engineering degree on World Engineering Day