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This report is published every 5 years by UN Secretary-General. The 2014 issue focuses on themes relating to gender and sustainable development. They include the green economy and food security. For further free links to resources on women and development try Eldis Human Development Reports from the World Bank have a Gender and development index […]
UK slips in gender equality rankings
Released this week by the World Economic Forum. The latest gender gap report which rates nations according to disparity between the sexes in health, education and work. In 2013 the UK was ranked 18, it is now ranked 26.
Historical American Newspapers – a reminder
The Chronicling America database from the Library of Congress provides access to more that 8.1 million newspapers 1836-1922. It has now added some useful guides which link directly to key stories on topics. These include elections, communism and the League of Nations. Leicester students will find a link to the web site on our American […]
Stonewall Good University Guide
Stonewall have recently created a good universities guide. This rates what specific UK colleges are doing to support LGBT students. Leicester is on the list http://www.gaybydegree.org.uk/university/leicester/
Online harassment
How common is online harassment? According to a Pew Internet Project report 40% of Internet users in the USA have personally experienced online harassment, 73% have witnessed it happening to others.
Economic impact of Ebola
The economic impact of the 2014 Ebola epidemic with short and medium term estimates for West Africa from the World Bank. Also useful: WHO factsheets, situation updates and data Free access to Oxford University Press resources. Pubmed references to climnical articles.
UK Child Poverty
Where is child poverty the highest? Find out using the latest child poverty map of the UK from End Child Poverty Campaign Get more more facts from the Child Poverty Action Group
BBC Genome
The BBC Genome Project contains the listings information which the BBC printed in Radio Times between 1923 and 2009. You can search the site for BBC programmes, people, dates and Radio Times editions. TVTiP provides an equivalent for ITV – online access to the listings of the London Edition of the TVTimes from September 1955 […]
Oor Willy
Oor Willy, Your Willy, A’body’s Willy The National Library of Scotland has launched the Oor Wullie’s guide website for children. See how this presents Scottish identity and listen to the audio files.
Happiness
Free access to this book from the OECD which provides data on global wellbeing since 1820. Factors covered include political representation, health and gender equality. The OECD have been considering how happiness should be measured in their Better Life Index .
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