Work and pay
Find out how pay compares in different sectors using this quiz from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. For contrast see the Low Pay 2014 report from the Resolution Foundation
Students, debt and standard of living
The Sutton Trust estimated in 2014 that students graduate with £44,000 debt and this week the Centre for Policy Studies reported that generation Y (born 1980-2000) will have a lower economic standard of living than their parents.
Economics of Football
Football has dominated the news this week. The high sums of money involved in the World Cup mean that politics and corruption can become involved. Use these resources to find out more Goldman-Sachs World Cup and Economics report 2014 considered the link between football and stock markets. It found that on average the winner outperforms […]
American race riots
Newsmuseum has created a teaching and learning site which has archived front pages of newspaper coverage of events, plus lesson plans and links to historical resources on early 20th-century American race riots.
Homophobia- the facts
According to ILGA in 2014 there were still 78 nations where same sex sexual acts between adults in private were illegal. This compared to 113 UN nations where they were legal. Use the interactive maps on the website to get the full listing or download the 2014 state-sponsored Homophobia report In many countries acceptance of same-sex […]
Homosexuality – is it still considered a disease?
Controversy continues concerning the WHO stance towards homosexuality. Its International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems – Edition 10 (1990) stated that sexual orientation by itself was not to be regarded as a mental disorder, however it retained Table F66 –Psychological and behavioural disorders associated with sexual development and orientation which many commentators such as […]
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
IDAHOT is commemorated on 17th May. It marks the date in 1990 when the World Health Organization declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder and seeks to celebrate diversity, whilst raising awareness of ongoing discrimination. This year the theme is LGBT youth. Use the Facebook pages and Twitter for details of events and campaigns such as […]
Social Media + Society – new OA journal
New open access ejournal which will ‘discuss the use of social media in past, present and future societies’. First issue includes an article by Nick Couldry (LSE) on recent trends in research.
1929 election cartoons on women voters
University of Kent archive has fascinating examples of cartoons from newspapers on how women will vote!
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