Women like that: lesbian and gay history
Jane Traies, who is based at the University of Surrey, is pioneering research on the lives of older lesbians in the UK. It is in its preliminary stages but you can read her dissertation and a blog charting progress http://womenlikethat.co.uk/ For links to other gay oral history archives try these recommended resources. Sophia Smith Collection […]
Demographic data UK
By 2016 most parents will be unmarried Latest birth data from the National office of Statistics sees an increase in children born to unmarried parents. The ONS also has more family and household demographics data But were more children living in married families in the past? See this history and policy paper on happy families from Pat […]
Spectator Archive
Still in beta format: http://archive.spectator.co.uk/ Search free of charge the full text digital version of this weekly, right-wing magazine from July 1828 to December 2008. Good for coverage of social, political and cultural events. From 1853 see the review of Dickens Bleak House which criticises the author for ‘indulging in stale and commonplace satire’ On […]
New online app for reporting sexual violence in Brazil
Innovative use of new technology by UNICEF and UN-Habitat: a website which also works as a smartphone app that brings together information on support services for women and girls who are survivors of violence. This is a big problem in the region. Data from the Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat for Public Security’s “Women’s Dossier […]
Longer lives
The UK government has launched a new public health site to provide citizens with easily accessible data about premature death and mortality rates: http://longerlives.phe.org.uk/ It has national rankings of premature death by local authority, with breakdowns for major killers such as cancer, heart and lung disease. There are also links to data on socio-economic deprivation. […]
Women in the workplace
A few key reports covering the UK have been published this week. The Business, Innovations and Skills Committee has published a 3 volume report on women in the workplace: HC 342. This covers a wide range of issues including pay, equality discrimination. The second and third volumes have oral and written evidence from organisations and researchers: […]
Stop and Search
A new report – a joint project by StopWatch and the Open Society Justice Initiative with the support of the Runnymede trust includes case studies of the harm done to individuals and communities: Viewed with suspicion the human costs of stop and search The StopWatch site also has many blog postings of evidence of harm […]
Same-sex marriage: UK
News relating to the recent British Debates Try the UK parliament which contains details of the debate. Politics Live also has coverage of the debate There are some comments on the main political party websites UKIP; Labour and some discussion from conservative party members on Conservative blogs and Libdem blogs as well as the Libdem Lgbt group […]
Same-sex marriage: France
On-going discussion of same-sex marriage in the UK parliament and in France Read the full text of the relevant French law and details of the process in parliament from the main French government portal IFPOP has some polls on recent public opinion Links to the main campaigning groups where you can find images of protests and comment: […]
Sweatshops
Following the recent tragedy in Bangladesh- would you pay more for ethical production? Depressingly, a Huff/Post YouGov poll of American shoppers found little awareness about the incident or sources of their clothing. This paper from 2005 found that despite their stated support for free trade coffee consumers often purchased other cheaper brands. Find further economics working […]
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