Gender pay gap
20th November 2024 is equal pay day, the day on which it is calculated that British women stop being paid compared to men so effectively there is a gap of over 5 weeks wages between male and female pay. The Fawcett society published a report with data which found that almost two-thirds of the gender pay gap would […]
Monitoring and Impact Assessment of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
A UN online Tool to monitor the negative impact of sanctions imposed on a country on human rights i that country.The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, Alena Douhan, has launched a tool for monitoring and assessing the humanitarian impact of unilateral coercive measures. Users can look at the map of sanctioning […]
Fair Reward framework
The Fair Reward Framework (FRF) was created by Church of England Pensions Board and Brunel Pension Partnership, in partnership with the High Pay Centre. It enables researchers to cross-compare the pay policies and practices of 65 FTSE 100 companies with the remainder of the index to follow. The assessments cover 30 indicators of fair pay […]
The Diversifying and Decolonising Economics (D-Econ) Database
An online resource showcasing research of scholars from under-represented backgrounds taking non-mainstream approaches to economics. It contains reading lists and a searchable database of scholars.
Hub for African Thought
Created at the London School of Economics, the hub aims to showcase African academic authors, offering profiles, reading lists and reviews.
APO Digital Inclusion collection
The APO (Analysis and Policy Observatory) Digital Inclusion Collection is currently funded by the Australian Digital Inclusion Index team within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S). It provides access to reports and data examining projects to promote digital inclusion in Australian society by age, gender and ethnicity as well as mappings of […]
Children and benefits
Global Child Benefits Tracker Save the Children, ILO and UNICEF have developed an online platform to monitor children’s access to benefits worldwide. It includes reports and data on child poverty with country files on child poverty and current social protection policies and programmes. It includes information on funding levels. Full methodology is provided on the website.
People Behind the Headlines: Humanitarian Society
The UoL Humanitarian Society has won 2 awards for its monthly newsletter, People Behind the Headlines. The society’s aims are “to make a difference in the world by promoting human welfare, educating others about global issues, and supporting disadvantaged students at the University of Leicester” and their newsletter includes opinion pieces, photojournalism and interviews with […]
Community bank
Dave Fishwick speaks to Radio 4’s Gap Finders about his community bank Burnley Savings and Loans. Listen on BBC Sounds or Box of Broadcasts (both available in the UK only). Dave and his project are also the subject of the Netflix film Bank of Dave, available on subscription. “People who rob banks go to prison, […]
Indigenous Studies Portal
The I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal was launched in 2006 at the University of Saskatchewan. Its primary focus is on indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on indigenous peoples of the United States, Australia, Aotearoa – New Zealand, and other areas of the world. There are now over 71,000 records many with free full […]
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