Social affairs

Despite decades of reform, gender pay gaps (GPGs) remain a stubborn and unjust feature of labour markets globally. On average,...

Political scientist Anna Harvey will leave her role as president of the Social Science Research Council on June 30, the...

It’s not news to those in library-land that book bans and censorship in higher education have serious implications for the...

Prisons have been in crisis in England and Wales for 200 years. The state has responded with piecemeal, ‘pragmatic’ reforms...

In this month’s issue of The Evidence newsletter, Josephine Lethbridge examines how gender shapes experiences of human flourishing.  A recently...

When economic news, especially that revolving around working, gets reported, it tends to get reported in aggregate – the total...

When I think about book bans, I consider the subject through a variety of lenses. I have taught English in...

Libraries are considered safe places, secure places to read and meet diverse (but sometimes like-minded) people who celebrate literacy by...

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) left a legacy of influence that many more literary writers might envy. In his own lifetime, he...

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) left a legacy of influence that many more literary writers might envy. In his own lifetime, he...