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Dear all Here is the latest round up of new and interesting sites of the week In the news this week: Brexit. Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/progress-on-the-uks-exit-from-and-future-relationship-with-the-european-union> from the European Union; Joint Statement and outline of the Political Declaration on the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, as agreed at negotiators' level Withdrawal Agreement explainer and Technical Explanatory note on Articles 6-8 on the Northern Ireland Protocol- UK government<https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/withdrawal-agreement-explainer-and-technical-explanatory-note-on-articles-6-8-on-the-northern-ireland-protocol> EU newsroom coverage<https://europa.eu/newsroom/highlights/special-coverage/brexit_en> Guardian editorial <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/14/the-guardian-view-on-theresa-mays-deal-reset-the-debate> - reset the debate FT Opinion<https://www.ft.com/ft-view> Daily Mail<https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6386773/What-know-Theresa-Mays-Brexit-divorce-deal.html> Daily Express comment <https://www.express.co.uk/comment/columnists/leo-mckinstry/1045653/brexit-eu-leaders-giving-more-reasons-to-leave> For more information see our blog<https://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/2018/11/brexit-reports-this-week_13.html> A quarter of FTSE 350 companies have only one woman on their board According to the 2018 report of the Hampton-Alexander review <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ftse-women-leaders-hampton-alexander-review> into increasing the number of women in senior positions in FTSE 350 companies. Progress has been made but still a lot remains to be done to achieve the target Also released this week Inclusive Tech report <http://www.inclusiveboards.co.uk/tech-report-launch/> which revealed Women make up just 12.6% of board members and 16.6% of senior executives . BAME individuals both men and women are significantly under represented. View the background to this in the Davies reports on women in Boards<https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-davies-ftse-350-boards-should-be-33-female-by-2020> which aimed to achieve the 25% of women on all FTSE100 board by 2015. the Equality and Human Rights Commission review progress on women on FTSE boards<http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/legal-and-policy/our-legal-work/inquiries-and-assessments/inquiry-recruitment-and-appointment-practices-company-boards/women-boards-inquiry-report-findings> noted of these Between 2010-2015 FTSE 350 boards with women rose from 9.5 - 21.5% however men still held 78% of FTSE director roles in 2015. Other useful sources Cranfield University publish Female FTSE annual reports<http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/ftse> giving data and analysis on female members of FTSE boards. All issues from 2005 onwards can be downloaded free of charge from their website Other good sources for data on women and management include: the 30% Club<http://www.30percentclub.org.uk/> which is seeking 30% representation on boards worldwide. It has a useful collection of links to reports<https://30percentclub.org/resources/research-articles> The Fawcett Society<http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/issue/the-economy/> has published reports on women in the workplace and regularly comments on current news stories. It has recently launched an Equal Pay advice service <https://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/news/fawcett-launches-equal-pay-advice-service-as-research-reveals-1-in-3-workers-are-unaware-of-rights> The ILO<http://www.ilo.org/gender/lang--en/index.htm> also produces regular gender audits. Look at their website for statistics and reports. Digital Ethics can be fun! Download this recent cartoon guide from the European Data Protection Supervisor<https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/6c68ad18-d34a-11e8-9424-01aa75ed71a1/language-en> FutureLearn also has this free 3 week MOOC<https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/digital-wellbeing/> from the University of York which provides a thorough basic introduction to the topic. Week one well-being ; 2 - offline and online balance and 3 safety and inclusion. US Government release full text First world War Documents online. Now available. The United States Army in the World War, 1917-1919<https://www.govinfo.gov/app/search/%7B%22query%22%3A%22mods%3Aidentifier%3A(%40%5C%22ILS%20system%20id%5C%22%3A%5C%22001081833%5C%22)%20%22%2C%22offset%22%3A0%7D> Published in 1948, this 17 volume set contains key documents, maps, and records for the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) from the start of the American involvement in World War I through the to the armistice. See volume 10 for the peace agreements. Congressional record for 1917<https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1917-pt1-v55/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1917-pt1-v55.pdf> has the debates on how the US entered the war The UK National Archives has released an eBook Armistice and legacy<http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/armistice-and-legacy/>. This was an arts project- 9 students worked with artist Carol Adlam, Senior Lecturer in Illustration at Nottingham Trent University to interpret original sources using graphic art techniques. British Library's First World War website<https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one> also provides free access to over 500 items from the collections including maps, letters and manuscripts. There is also a theme of memory which has articles from academic staff<https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/themes/representation-and-memory>. And a section of lesson curriculum materials<https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/teaching-resources> for teachers. Observatory of killed Journalists New database from UNESCO Shockingly the The Observatory <https://en.unesco.org/themes/safety-journalists/observatory> records 1,293 killings since 1993, including more than 80 recorded in 2018. The online database allows journalists, researchers and members of the public to obtain information on killed journalists, with search options based on nationality, country of killing, name, sex, Finally the Face of suffrage Peoples art work being created at Birmingham New street station<https://thepeoplespicture.com/thefaceofsuffrage/> The 'Face of Suffrage' artwork, a floor-based, 200 metre-square photo mosaic, is made up of more than 3,700 images of women across the West Midlands and beyond. When viewed from above, it shows Hilda Burkitt, a leading face from the suffrage movement in the West Midlands. The official Website gives details of the project and background information on suffrage in the midlands plus biographical information about Hilda Burkitt. Also you can explore this rediscovered gem Suffrage from Royal Albert Hall Archive See this blog for information on the overall content<https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/november/explore-decades-of-entertainment-at-the-hall-in-our-performance-archives/> of the archive The catalogue <http://catalogue.royalalberthall.com/> enables you to search by keyword to locate information on performances There are some very interesting and detailed accounts of suffrage pro and anti meetings including excerpts from some of the speeches. See for example this one from the National League against womens suffrage on reasons why women should not have the vote. or alternatively the NUWSS suffrage meeting from 1910.<http://catalogue.royalalberthall.com/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Performance&id=PERF19101112> Best wishes Heather Dawson [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the TEACHING-POLITICS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=TEACHING-POLITICS&A=1