Equality – Postcards

“We’re working hard to make Lego more inclusive”

October 12, 2021 No Comments

Via The Guardian: Lego has announced it will work to remove gender stereotypes from its toys after a global survey the company commissioned found attitudes to play and future careers remain unequal and restrictive. Researchers found that while girls were becoming more confident and keen to engage in a wide range of activities, the same […]

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Equality Society

Systemic Inequality

May 5, 2021 No Comments

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The Power of Art

June 4, 2020 No Comments

Power granted must be limited, if not, it will destroy that which it draws power from.

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Desegregation in Iran (just a bit)

July 5, 2018 No Comments

For the first time since 1979, women in Iran are allowed to attend a men’s game in a stadium with a mixed crowd. For nearly 40 years, half of Iran’s population was not allowed to go to a stadium to watch soccer, the country’s single most popular sport. The defacto ban, instilled by religious clerics […]

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Equality Freedoms Society

Harry’s Last Stand: On removing platforms

January 30, 2017 No Comments

BBC putting #Farage on TV b/c you think it adds balance to your news coverage is like giving a voice to wife beaters over victims #MuslimBan — Harry Leslie Smith (@Harryslaststand) January 29, 2017

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Equality Technology

Hiring diverse teams

December 2, 2016December 2, 2016 No Comments

Jonathan Nightingale on hiring: In tech, a common pattern is for hiring managers to say “I don’t care who you are, just show me your hobby projects on github, or your think-pieces on medium” — but a bit of reflection is all it takes to realize that screening based on free-time pursuits gets you more affluent white […]

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Mind the (pay) Gap

January 26, 2016February 1, 2016 No Comments

Although Anderson eventually received salary parity with Duchovny, she told The Hollywood Reporter she was once again offered “half” of what her male co-star was being courted with when she was first approached about Fox’s “X-Files” revival. (Sources told THR that the two actors ended up being paid the same amount for the event series.) […]

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Education Equality Government

Progress: Rule on priority of primary-level religion classes to go

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 No Comments

Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan is to remove a 50-year old official rule which gives religion classes a privileged status, paving the way for a potential reduction in time spent on faith formation. At present, 30 minutes of each primary school day is allocated to religious education – twice the amount of time devoted to […]

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Equality Middle East

Glacial change

December 7, 2015 No Comments

Only a country as restrictive as Saudi Arabia could come up with such a thing as a progressive move. Female divorcees and widows in Saudi Arabia are to be assigned ID cards allowing them to act independently from men, local media reported on Thursday. The changes will allow women to register a child for school, […]

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Daily Express: Down with social progress!

September 11, 2015 No Comments

Ah, the Daily Express. Today, the Express is railing against an EU proposal to reduce sexism and the gender divide. “The Daily Express, for a more sexist world!”

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“We’re working hard to make Lego more inclusive”

Systemic Inequality

The Power of Art

Desegregation in Iran (just a bit)

Harry’s Last Stand: On removing platforms

Hiring diverse teams

Mind the (pay) Gap

Progress: Rule on priority of primary-level religion classes to go

Glacial change

Daily Express: Down with social progress!

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