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Budget day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/08/budget-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2017 Today (8th March) is budget day- keep up with the news and views – with our selection of academic resources.
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Do you earn enough money to live in London?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/23/do-you-earn-enough-money-to-live-in-london/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2015 Try out this calculator from the Trust for London which calculates levels of basic income for different types of households.
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UK Peace Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/26/uk-peace-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2013 According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, United Kingdom Peace Index http://www.visionofhumanity.
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Social mobility and child poverty
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/23/social-mobility-and-child-poverty/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2013 The Social Mobility and Child Poverty (SMCP) Commission releases major report .
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Education data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/07/education-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2014 New World Bank educational data website: Systems Approach for Better Education Results or SABER …collects data on education systems worldwide using evidence based frameworks.
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Is there a gender pay gap?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/06/is-there-a-gender-pay-gap/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 6, 2017 The latest report from the Resolution Foundation notes a reduction for women in their 20s but notes that over the career lifespan this widens.
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#METoo one year on: what has changed?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/05/metoo-one-year-on-what-has-changed/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 5, 2018 This week the Fawcett Society has issued a report on changing attitudes in the wake of the #MeToo movement This has shown increasing awareness.
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Changing viewing habits – binge viewing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/10/changing-viewing-habits-binge-viewing/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 10, 2017 Are we a nation of binge viewers? Yes according to the latest annual Communication Markets report released by Ofcom this week.
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The UK and Migration
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/07/the-uk-and-migration/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 7, 2014 Impacts of Migration on UK Native Employment: An Analytical Review of the Evidence The Home Office finally released this week the controversial report by Ciaran Devlin and Olivia...
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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.