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Loneliness: is it a problem in the UK?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/16/loneliness-is-it-a-problem-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2016 Early this month the British Red Cross published a report called Escaping the Bubble which from its survey found that 80% of people in the UK (amongst those surveyed) had experienced...
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Women in politics 2017 infographic
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/24/women-in-politics-2017-infographic/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2017 Really great A3 size visual mapping created by the IPU which clearly shows on a worldwide map statistics and ranking on women’s political leadership and parliamentary representation.
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Global attacks on the press
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/27/global-attacks-on-the-press/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2018 This week Freedom House Reports released Attacks on the Record – the state of world press freedom 2017/18.
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UN sanctions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/10/un-sanctions/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2023 UN Sanctions App From the Global Governance Centre at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Rap music
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/15/rap-music/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 15, 2013 Rapsats statistics on rap music A tool to plot the frequency of words appearing in rap lyrics from 1988 through to the present day see more on contributors .
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HIV and adolescent girls
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/08/hiv-and-adolescent-girls/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 8, 2014 Girls disproportionately affected by HIV Although the death toll from AIDS has fallen by 30% since 2005, a recent report from UNICEF shows that rates remain high among...
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Poor UK managers are rewarded with bonuses
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/08/poor-uk-managers-are-rewarded-with-bonuses/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2015 According to the National Management Salary Survey from CMI , 45% of under-performing managers received a bonus. The average is over £8,000 .
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Global Wage report 2018
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/10/global-wage-report-2018/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 10, 2018 Just released, the annual flag ship report from the ILO which has data and supporting essays on trends. The feature this year is the Gender pay gap.
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Coronavirus: Feminist viewpoints
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/30/coronavirus-feminist-viewpoints/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2020 LSE Women Peace and Security blog posting Fawcett society and other women’s organisations call to make women visible at this time Posted in Management , Risk, Crisis and Disaster...
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Disabled Students Commission annual report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/25/disabled-students-commission-annual-report/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 25, 2021 Information on issues faced by British disabled students during the pandemic; information on the support received and the challenges ahead.