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Gender pay gap: what is the reality?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/28/gender-pay-gap-what-is-the-reality/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 28, 2017 The release of the BBC annual report which disclosed the salaries of the highest wage earners provoked a discussion about Gender pay disparity.
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Feminist Struggles in the Academy in the UK and India
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/03/feminist-struggles-in-the-academy-in-the-uk-and-india/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 3, 2020 A new comic book based on a wider research project funded by the University Grants Commission and the UK-India Educational Research Initiative and led by Radhika Govinda and...
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Women on Boards
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/04/women-on-boards-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2015 Latest 5 year progress summary from Lord Davies shows progress. Get the full data plus previous reports from the UK government website.
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What questions will be in the next census?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/27/what-questions-will-be-in-the-next-census/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 27, 2016 Recently the Office for National Statistics undertook a consultation on future topics and questions that users of the England and Wales census wanted or felt should be included.
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Key Note help videos
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/27/key-note-help-videos/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 27, 2015 Key Note has produced a suite of help videos; find them at https://www.keynote.co.
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Reporters Without Frontiers – Arab Revolt
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/07/19/arab-revolt-reporters-without-frontiers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 19, 2011 http://en.rsf.org/the-arab-revolt.html Reporters without Frontiers has created a special section on their website to cover the recent Arab uprisings.
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US elections and politics pages from Google
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/01/06/us-elections-and-politics-pages-from-google-and-you-tube/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 6, 2012 http://google.com/elections/ed/us/results Useful for tracking progress in the 2012 presidential race! Includes the 2012 political calendar from pbs http://www.pbs.
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UNESCO World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/09/unesco-world-atlas-of-gender-equality-in-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 9, 2012 With over 120 maps, charts and tables, the UNESCO World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education enables readers to visualize the educational pathways of girls and boys in terms of access,...
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New frontier database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/01/24/new-frontier-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 24, 2011 Columbia Journalism review has launched a new database which aims to index and provide information about digital news outlets in the USA.
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Mexico Turns to Social Media for Information and Survival
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/30/mexico-turns-to-social-media-for-information-and-survival/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 30, 2011 Mexicans are using social media sites such as twitter and face book to exchange information about violence, areas to avoid. Key examples are Wikinarco – https://www.wikinarco.