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Fat Cat Thursday (4th January)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/05/fat-cat-thursday-4th-january/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 5, 2018 In just three working days, the UK’s top bosses made more money than the typical UK full-time worker will earn in the entire year.
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Gender policy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/01/gender-policy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 1, 2018 Top 100 influential people for 2018 New from Apolitical : their list of the 100 most influential people in gender policy around the world.
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Brexit resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/brexit-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 Brexit and women: The Fawcett Society headed a coalition of organisations to launch the Face her future campaign to protect Uk women’s rights post Brexit .
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Chinese investment in Latin America
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/04/11/chinese-investment-in-latin-america/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2017 Free access to this detailed database from Inter-American Dialogue’s China and Latin America program and Boston University’s Global Economic Governance Initiative...
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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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Women and the Internet
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/16/women-and-the-internet/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2020 Tim Berners–Lee open letter why the Internet is not working for women and girls.
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Academic Freedom Index launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/30/academic-freedom-index-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2020 The Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) is an independent non-profit think tank based in Berlin.
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Population statistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/13/population-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2020 July 11th is World Population Day United Nations Population Division produces regular demographic estimates and population projects for countries worldwide.
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UK youth unhappiness rising…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/09/uk-youth-unhappiness-rising/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 9, 2018 …according to the latest annual Princes Trust survey of 2,194 16-25 year olds. Get the full results from their website.
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Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/06/13/generative-ai-and-jobs-a-refined-global-index-of-occupational-exposure/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 13, 2025 This ILO Working Paper updates an earlier 2023 edition. It examines potential job threats posed by AI in different sectors using a methodology provided.