The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is 17th May
IDAHOBIT 2019 The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is 17th May Stonewall has shared some key support organisations. Its website has examples of continuing discrimination. The TUC has also released reports of LGBT harassment at work Censorship can and still does continue. Each year the American Library Association provides a list of books that […]
Race and Higher Education
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic student attainment at UK universities: #closingthegap Universities UK A report setting out five steps universities can take to help close the attainment gap which exists between students of different ethnicities at UK universities. Mindsets, Paths and Identities: the Experiences of Senior Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Leaders in Higher Education […]
LGBTI inclusion index
United Nations Development Programme has just devised the first indicators on how to measure LGBTI inclusion. This is part of the process of measuring the delivery of 2030 development objectives. It provides provides a set of 51 indicators in the areas of health, education, civil and political participation, economic empowerment, security and violence.
World Autism awareness week
World Autism awareness week The United Nations has also designated 2nd April World Autism Day. Read the original resolution and get facts from the website. What is the cost of Autism? According to work at the LSE The cost of autism in the UK is £32 billion per year in treatment, lost earnings, care and support for children […]
A new Regional Gender Equality Monitor
A new index which focuses specifically on female disadvantage and achievement at a regional level within the European Union. It has two indices: Female Disadvantage Index (FemDI) Female Achievement Index (FemAI). These both focus on 7 key areas 1) Work & Money, 2) Knowledge, 3) Time, 4) Power, 5) Health, 6) Safety, Security & Trust […]
How can you measure happiness?
The OECD has discussed methodology (in terms of OECD nations) in a number of its reports. This includes How Was Life? Global Well-being since 1820 – which covers 25 nations. They have also developed the Better Life Index- which compare well-being across countries, based on 11 topics the OECD has identified as essential, in the areas of material living conditions […]
Does social media make you happy or unhappy?
This week the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Media and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Inquiry: “Managing the Impact of Social Media on Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing” called for safeguards; but their surveys also found that two thirds of those answering found social media useful for sourcing health information.
IFS launch UK inequality review
Announced recently by IFS, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and chaired by Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Angus Deaton. It aims to examine opportunity as well as wealth and social mobility. Also released this week on the topic of social mobility and education: A NEON report showing white working class students have less access to top UK universities. Get the full […]
Culture of bullying for UK black academics
…according to a recent survey by UCU union. There are only 25 black female professors in the UK. 0.1 % of the total percentage. The report Staying Power interviews 20 of them on their experiences revealing that they feel that they have to work harder and longer. A freedom of information request from the BBC revealed recently […]
ONS sexual orientation data
Released this week from the UK Office of National Statistics, ONS sexual orientation data. This covers 2017 and aims to provide a new set of data on sexual orientation by region, sex, age, marital status, ethnicity and socio-economic classification. This enables users to consider where the most people who identify as LGBT live. Data on sexual […]
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