Blog and updates
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19 Mar 2020
Unequal Britain
This podcast from BBC Analysis examines the disparity in pay and work opportunities across the UK.
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18 Mar 2020
How does porn impact on men? Modern Masculinity
This video from the Modern Masculinity series from The Guardian discusses the impact of porn on men.
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17 Mar 2020
'Thank God I said something': the beauticians who spot domestic abuse
This article explores a scheme in Brazil where nail technicians are being trained to help identify women who may be at risk of or who are experiencing domestic violence.
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16 Mar 2020
Coronavirus confirmed as pandemic by WHO
On 11th March, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
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13 Mar 2020
How to succeed as a woman in politics
This short video from The Economist from two years ago (International Women's Day) follows the story of Rushanara Ali, a Labour MP from London.
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12 Mar 2020
Nine out of 10 people found to be biased against women
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has found that from its research into 100 countries that 9/10 people are biased against women.
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11 Mar 2020
'Baby machines' eastern Europe's answer to depopulation
Here is an interesting story about how Hungary and Poland are trying to tackle falling birth rates.
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10 Mar 2020
Podcast: Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley was one of the finest writers of late 18th and 19th centuries, her perhaps most famous piece of work was 'Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus', although she wrote other books,...
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9 Mar 2020
International Women's Day: March 8th
Yesterday was International Women's Day and this year's theme was #EachforEqual.
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6 Mar 2020
Celeb shout-outs
The American app Cameo enables users to pay for shout-out messages from celebrities, such as Snoop Dogg and Dick Van Dyke.
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4 Mar 2020
Prison Consultants
It has been reported that Harvey Weinstein, who was recently convicted of two sexual offence charges and faces up to 25 years in jail in the United States, has hired a prison consultant to help him...
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3 Mar 2020
Early years education
Another podcast episode suggestion this time from Analysis about early years education.
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2 Mar 2020
The police and facial recognition
This podcast discusses why the police are increasingly using facial technology to help identify and track suspected criminals.
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28 Feb 2020
Doing good
This video from The Economist looks at how people can 'do good' or be effective altruists.
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27 Feb 2020
Football Racism
This article explores how people from different ethnic minorities experience racism when playing the game they love.
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26 Feb 2020
Has Billie Eilish saved the music industry?
This podcast from BBC Beyond Today explores the changing nature of music consumption.
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25 Feb 2020
Caroline Flack
This post contains articles with links about suicide, so caution is advised for use in lessons and with students.
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24 Feb 2020
Immigration: No visas for low-skilled workers, government says
Plans unveiled by the government show that under new immigration rules would result in individuals who do not meet certain requirements not receiving visas to work in the UK.
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