UN Women constitutional database launched
http://constitutions.unwomen.org/ Use this great new resource to find out provisions relating to gender in constitutions worldwide. You can download the whole database or search by regions or types of provision.
POOC in participatory media
Media@McGill’s Participatory, Open, Online Course (or “POOC”) on The Participatory Condition Addresses the history, problems and possibilities of participatory media in contemporary society. It was launched to coincide with Media@McGill’s international colloquium on The Participatory Condition, which took place in Montreal on November 15th and 16th, 2013 and also includes video content from this. There […]
World Giving Index
World Giving Index. Charities Aid Foundation launches latest annual report on charitable giving worldwide. They also manage the Future world giving website which provides free aces to articles which discuss charitable donations, philanthropy trends and motivations. Key issues is evidence on how policies implemented by governments around the world have helped or held back philanthropic […]
Surveillance Industry Index
Privacy International Launches Surveillance Industry Index/Database This database includes information provided by WikiLeaks and Omega Research Foundation. It covers over 300 vendors in over 30 nations worldwide. Find out what technologies companies have developed to survey personal data and in many cases who it has been sold to. Each entry has trade brochures and links […]
International day to eliminate violence against women
International day to eliminate violence against women was on 25th November. The official UN website has broadcasts messages as well as links to United Nations resolutions and reports. The UN women website in-depth feature also has testimony and photos. UK government commitment to the day. United States government statements outlining USA policy
Rap music
Rapsats statistics on rap music A tool to plot the frequency of words appearing in rap lyrics from 1988 through to the present day see more on contributors. On a serious note it could give an idea of the use of gender and homophobic words by rap artists. The article on the blog has an […]
Youth (un)employment
EU youth prospects This week a major conference of EU leaders discussed youth unemployment in Europe see EU papers, news and report on youth employment in Europe Also on this theme a recent paper in the open access journal Demographic research Youth prospects in a time of economic recession IPPR has also published a report […]
Women’s rights in the Arab world
Women’s rights in the Arab world. Thomson Reuters Foundation has published its third annual poll of gender experts, focusing on women’s rights in Arab League states. It used over 300 experts to review assess the extent to which states adhered to key provisions of the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). […]
Social surveys
UK Data service variable and question bank. Contains a catalogue of questions asked by major British social surveys since the 1990s. Use to trace relevant surveys by topic. Access to the full surveys and their results may be limited to subscribers only. Centre for Comparative European Survey Data Questions used in major European social attitudes […]
OECD’s How’s Life?
The OECD has released How’s Life 2013 statistics which measure well being in OECD nations. These includes gender differences, the impact of the financial crisis and in the workplace.
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