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Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business
Society, Politics & Law

Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business

...analysis of a data we’ve collected using interviews on Labour’s use of all-women shortlists points towards some optimistic but also some depressing conclusions. The positive: gender equality advocates have won a series of pitched battles to get all-women selections for the safest parliamentary seats. These have sometimes been bitter, with an early setback in the Welsh...
Treezilla
Society, Politics & Law

Treezilla

...data-rich platform on which a wide range of citizen science investigations can be built". Treezilla is one of many applications available with The OpenScience Laboratory. It was initiated by researchers, scientists & educators and encourages people to participate through an online platform and research & learning. Treezilla is national in orientation and concerned with...
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Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK
Education & Development

Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK

...analysis of data from 100 million traffic stops across US police forces) From April 2018 to March 2019, there were 38 stop and searches for every 1,000 Black people compared to 4 stop and searches for every 1,000 White people in England and Wales Black Americans are 5.9 times more likely to be arrested and incarcerated compared to White Americans Black people were over 3...
Information blackout at the Council of Europe?
Nature & Environment

Information blackout at the Council of Europe?

...data protection and the fight against cybercrime. Such broad and critical activity comes with a deep responsibility, not least to be transparent in its operations to Europe’s citizens. Moreover, as the Council of Europe itself has repeatedly emphasised, enabling access as of right to archived records of consultation and decision-making constitutes a core and essential...
Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth
Education & Development

Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth

...Data’, perhaps a scary concept? As organisations develop and utilize systems that can capture and store the huge quantity of [big] data it interacts with - often referred to as Customer relationship management (CRM) or Marketing information systems (MIS), so we have the ability increasingly to source valuable information from these systems. If you don’t have direct...
The navigation apps that help the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

The navigation apps that help the visually impaired

...data that cities could use to make spaces better too – for instance, that same traffic data that helps you avoid a tailback might in future help planners to improve road and public transport networks. This link between cities, data and technology is known as the smart city. [An autonomous metro train on the M1 line arrives at DR Byen station in Copenhagen, Denmark] An...
The case of Simone Biles and perceptions of athlete mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

The case of Simone Biles and perceptions of athlete mental health

...analysis of the Facebook narrative surrounding Biles’ withdrawal from four Facebook accounts – Simone Biles’ own profile, Fox News and CNN (American news outlets), and Bleacher Report (international news outlet specialising in sports and sports culture). A total of 87,714 user comments were collected from 29 posts covering the news and were analysed using the...
iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...data. The powerful role of citizen science here should not be overlooked. Citizen science allows anyone to participate and contribute while engaging with and learning about science. It can foster deep and meaningful connections with nature, as well as facilitate informed action. A long-term citizen science platform for identifying and learning about biodiversity iSpot:...