The government may block students who fail to achieve certain grades in their GCSEs and A-levels from accessing student finance. This potential new legislation is likely to affect lower-income families the hardest and contribute to growing inequality across the UK. A key concern raised about this new requirement is that whilst it prevents those who…
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A-Level Results Continue to Exacerbate Inequality
The class of 2020-21 had an A-level experience unlike many others. Teacher-assessed grades replaced exams across the UK, culminating in the widest results gap between private and state schools in the modern era. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected us all in one way or another. It has caused setbacks in gender equality across the world,…
TV
Mrs America: an accurate retelling of Second Wave Feminism?
‘Mrs America’ breathes life into the women at the front of second wave feminism and their fight for equal rights. The nine-part miniseries follows both sides of the argument, those for the Equal Rights Amendment and the members of STOP ERA, headed by Phyllis Schlafly. This captivating retelling not only offers an entertaining distraction to…
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Ways forward: an analysis of the Rooney rule
The Rooney Rule was first introduced in the NFL in 2003 and was named after the late Dan Rooney, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and chairman of the league’s diversity committee. It requires teams to interview at least one BAME candidate for head coaching roles, with the aim of engendering better representation at…
Finance
Mothers suffer pay penalty
A recent report suggests mothers suffer pay penalty at work. A study published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that by the time a couple’s first child hits the age of 20, the mother earns around a third less than the father. This is likely a result of women working part-time in motherhood, the…
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Pay gap: female graduates earn £8,000 less
A report published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission at the end of December last year has found that on average, women graduates earn £8,000 pounds less than their male counterparts. These findings highlight the scale of the task still to be achieved over women’s equality in the workplace, even after 45 years since…
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Hang up on catcalling
Anna Walker looks into catcalling, and why it is not acceptable and an example of everyday sexism.
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