How one woman’s app is changing political communication
Pia Mancini from Argentina is developing IT tools that can empower communities to get involved in politics worldwide in this recent Guardian newspaper article. See Democracy OS her app and TED lecture which explain how it helps users understand complex legislation in Argentina.
Poverty is sexist
ONE launched the report Poverty is Sexist arguing that poverty and gender inequality go hand-in-hand. Being born in a poor country and being born female amount to a double whammy for girls and women.
For International Women’s day
The Fawcett Society launched the report- Parents, work and care: Striking the Balance’ which shows disparity in perceptions of working mothers – the CEO stated. ‘The motherhood penalty and daddy bonus are still a strong feature of our workplaces. It’s clear that when a woman has a baby she is overwhelmingly perceived as becoming less […]
Women’s pay
A report published by the University and College Union on the discrepancy between men’s and women’s pay in the UK HE sector http://www.ucu.org.uk/media/7959/Holding-down-womens-pay-Feb-16/pdf/ucu_IWDpayreport_mar16.pdf
The Web Index
… “tracks the Web’s contribution to social, economic and political progress across 86 countries.” Find it at: http://thewebindex.org/
Gender statistics database
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) (an autonomous body of the European Union) has just launched a new gender statistics database for researchers which enables easy comparisons between European and other nations. It includes indicators on men and women in many fields ranging from health to education, work and earnings, social attitudes and gender-based violence. […]
Rosa Parks digital collection
Just released by the Library of Congress, this great new online resource celebrating the life, civil rights achievements and legacy of Rosa Parks whose refusal to give up a seat to a white passenger sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the 1950s. It includes thousands of photographs, letters and manuscripts. See this key account of her […]
‘Women still under-represented in UK HE management positions’
The latest report from the non profit organisation Women Count indexes the representation of women as governors, Chairs and Vice-Chancellors in each of the 166 HEIs in the UK that are publicly funded. It finds that although improvements have occurred since 2013, women only hold 28% of Chancellor roles. Men are 78% of all Vice-Chancellors or […]
EU referendum where do Eurosceptics live?
YouGov this week revealed the 10 most Eurosceptic and EU friendly parts of the UK. Havering is most likely to vote out- along with Blackpool and Southend! For more in-depth academic analysis of who supports and opposes EU membership see this recent article by John Curtice, Senior Research Fellow at NatCen and Professor of Politics […]
3 open-access books about Social Media
How the World Changed Social Media: Download free from http://bit.ly/24AUbKH Social Media in an English Village: Download free from http://bit.ly/1nhPP9o Social Media in Southeast Turkey: Download free from http://bit.ly/1oOTIDJ
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