Cities
Cities of Opportunity Interesting new report on urban demographics from PriceWaterHouse Cooper. Covers 30 major cities worldwide. It includes quantitative data on population and affordability as well as qualitative findings on what city dwellers want. Other useful city data sources include: For the UK – try data and reports from the Centre for Cities. Their […]
Paternity Leave
Do Fathers Want Shared Paternity Leave? Interesting story this week from the BBC that fewer than 1 in 50 fathers are taking the new extra paternity leave. On this topic: The UK government website has official rules on the procedure and allowances. Department for Business and Skills also has some interesting research on employer perceptions […]
Poverty and Social Exclusion
Latest Report from Poverty and Social Exclusion Project The shocking findings on rising levels of poverty in the UK were presented at a conference in London this week. Also released this week from the Education Committee – Underachievement in Education by White Working Class Children.
Global Peace Index 2014
Global Peace Index 2014 released This is compiled by The Institute for Peace and Economics and ranks 162 nations according to levels of peacefulness. The definition uses 22 qualitative and quantitative indicators, the full methodology of which are described on the website. These include military spending, homicides and violent crime. There is also separate UK […]
Well-being of the aged
The Global Agewatch Index From HelpAge International ranks nations worldwide on their environment for older persons. Factors considered include: income, health, employment and education, and enabling environment. The website enables the full report to be downloaded or cross national comparisons made. A full methodology is provided. Another useful source on this topic is the Active Ageing […]
UK Child Poverty
Save the children Fund report on UK Child Poverty The new report A Fair start for every child: Why we must act now to tackle child poverty in the UK forecasts shocking rates of poverty amongst families by 2020. It looks at the main causes of this and considers the impact on children’s lives. Other good […]
Radio Times Archive
Radio Times Archive Free access to all pre war editions from 1936-1938. These are fascinating for social historians as they include all the original TV listings. The site also has a history of the publication. From the week commencing Nov 13th 1936 some highlights of coverage are: Inn Signs Through The Ages; London Characters – GYPSY PETULENGRO Interviewed by […]
Social Media and Sexism
This week a report published by Demos discussed the extent of misogyny on Twitter. You can read the full text on the website. Some interesting key findings include: of over 100,000 Tweets mentioning ‘rape’ between 26th December 2013 and 9th February 2014, more than 1 in 10 appeared to be threatening in nature. A high proportion […]
The Public Voice of Women
The Public Voice of Women Read the transcript or listen to the podcast of the London Review of Books lecture by academic Mary Beard delivered in March 2014. It considers the suppression of women’s voices in western cultural history. For a consideration of women’s voices in journalism and the media look at the Expert Women campaign from Broadcast. The […]
Religious and Ethnic Groups Data
Composition of Religious and Ethnic Groups Data Free access the University of Illinois to statistical data which provides information on religious and ethnic diversity in over 100 nations worldwide from the 1940s to the present day. The main data sources used for compliation are the Britannica Book of the Year, the CIA World Factbook and the […]
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