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Modern slavery
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/11/modern-slavery/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 11, 2017 The commercial company Maplethrorpe have just released their 2017 modern slavery index . You can view a summary on their website.
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We Wear Culture
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/13/we-wear-culture/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2017 Great New Project from Google Arts and Culture Offers which offers free access to 30,000 Digitized Images and VR Films of Fashion Pieces From 180 famous Archives, Museums and Others.
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Gender pay gap at the BBC
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/12/gender-pay-gap-at-the-bbc/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jan/08/carrie-gracie-letter-in-full The BBC’s China editor resigned this week over pay inequality.
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Pen America Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/11/pen-america-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 11, 2017 Free access to this archive of lectures, readings and discussions featuring the leading writers and Nobel prize winners in Economics, Science and Peace, social reformers, philosophers...
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Violence against women- is it getting worse?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/15/violence-against-women-is-it-getting-worse/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2017 The latest Femicide Census report, compiled by Women’s Aid, reveals that 113 women were killed by men in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2016.
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Women, Life, Freedom
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/10/13/women-life-freedom/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 13, 2023 Woman, Life, Freedom Movement of Iran web archive aims to preserve web archive snapshots from the Woman, Life, Freedom movement of Iran which emerged in the wake of the 2022 police...
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Black History Month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/16/black-history-month/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 16, 2018 BFI has released recently some documentaries free via BFI Player which reveal why it is necessary to fight for BME rights.
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Mental health: International
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/16/mental-health-international/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 16, 2018 Useful mental health resources include: World Health Organization Mental Health Atlas; the latest (2017) edition provides data on 177 WHO members covering mental health policy,...
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Enhanced access to data from International Telecommunications Union
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/08/16/enhanced-access-to-data-from-itu-international-telecommunications-union/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 16, 2012 http://www.itu.int/ The ITU collects data on mobile phones, internet use and access worldwide. Its website offers some free statistics.
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Surveillance Industry Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/12/surveillance-industry-index-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 12, 2016 Just launched by Privacy International and Transparency Toolkit this new tool aims to track the development of the global surveillance industry.