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Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society
Society, Politics & Law

Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society

...University...Although you are likely to have dealt with both male and female call centre agents, the fact is that 71% of workers in the global call centre industry are female. Dubbed the “female ghetto” or, more positively, “female-friendly workplaces”, women are significantly over-represented in call centres. The reason for this is linked to one of the biggest...
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What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?

...University's Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications. Stereotypes of nursing Have you ever considered how accurate career representations for nursing are portrayed in the media? You’d expect it to be pretty accurate, right? Wrong. The media portrayal of nursing is not only outdated but incorrect. This is not only damaging to the public’s expectations (of...
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A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...University's Science courses and qualifications. [Observatorio del Teide in Tenerife] Denny High School in Scotland has been helping to develop and test an ambitious and innovative new course - Astronomy with an online telescope. The eight-week badged course allows participants the unique opportunity to use one of The Open University’s two telescopes located at the...
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What is Critical Race Theory?
Education & Development

What is Critical Race Theory?

...University of Birmingham: CRT is a thoughtful and multi-faceted approach to understanding how racism operates across society, including through both individual actions and through structural processes that shape the everyday reality in education, the health service, the criminal justice system and politics. CRT may provide avenues to interpret and understand how racism is...
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Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...University's History and Social Sciences Courses [Nicola Parker]The railway has been an integral part of my life since I was a baby, as my mother joined the railway in July 1989. Seeing the changes over the years is what has inspired this article. Conditions for the working mothers of Scotrail have changed dramatically from 1989 to the current day. These changes and...
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Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...University of Auckland in New Zealand, has developed some useful information sheets. These fact sheets are about various mental health topics, specifically written for family members to read e.g. on Alcohol & Drug Problems, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Family Therapy, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Psychosis, and Mental Health Assessments. 4: A balanced view...
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Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...University. At both hustings all candidates had an opportunity to deliver a speech. Then a broad range of questions were asked by members with each of the candidates given two minutes to answer each question. After the hustings, the members in attendance were then asked to cast their votes. The votes were counted after the last ballot was cast at the hustings in...
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Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
History & The Arts

Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

...universal’ within colonial thought. To explore this, you will be guided through an example of the Sámi practice of joik, which shows how Indigenous ways of knowing and being were positioned within a hierarchical order of religion...Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance: 3.1 Reclaiming joik - Tyler Tully (2022, p. 9), an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs