This is how we fix Silicon Valley’s sexual harassment problem Here it is: more reports of sexual harassment in Silicon Valley. The news of sexism in tech is starting to feel as commonplace as a presidential tweet tirade–disturbing every time, but no longer shocking. Women profiled in last Friday’s New York Times report and those…
Boys win right to wear shorts by wearing skirts in heat-wave protest These teenage boys are social activists in the making. Even though the schoolboys of Exeter’s ISCA Academy were suffering from the summer heat, they still were banned from wearing shorts because of the traditional dress code. To protest the stuffy school rules, however,…
The project transforming shipping containers into emergency homes for homeless people Could shipping containers help to combat homelessness? Social enterprise Help Bristol’s Homeless thinks so. Old shipping containers are being repurposed and converted into temporary housing for homeless people in Bristol. The scheme was dreamt up by those at Bristol-based social enterprise Help Bristol’s Homeless…
Pakistan opens first ever Violence Against Women Center While Pakistan might be a notorious region for female abuse, the country is taking steps towards better gender equality by opening up 36 different Violence Against Women Centers nationwide. The first of the centers was opened in Multan of the Punjab region. The entirely female-run shelter offers…
Same-sex marriage now legal in Germany German MPs have legalised gay marriage after Angela Merkel dropped her opposition to a vote. Same-sex couples can now be legally married in Germany following a clear majority vote passed a bill in the German parliament the 30 June. The vote took place just four days after Chancellor Angela…
Diversity in films boosts box office success, finds study Films with diverse casts are proving more popular at the box office, finds a study by the Creative Artists Agency. Ethnically diverse casting appears to be leading to box office success, with films that have at least a 30 per cent non-white cast outperforming those…
Scottish ballet steps out to become dementia friendly Scottish Ballet are going to set up a programme of dementia friendly dance based activities for people living with dementia, their carers and families across Scotland, and raise awareness about the condition. This is thanks to being awarded £150,000 by the Life Changes Trust to enable…
For fish’s sake campaign targets Thames litter Londoners are being encouraged to stem the tide of litter into the capital’s river. A campaign, For Fish’s Sake, is encouraging people pick up and bin litter along the Thames to help protect hundreds of species of river-dwelling wildlife. The Thames is home to 125 species of fish,…
Vancouver to eliminate harmful single-use packaging Leo Varadkar has made history in Ireland by becoming the country’s first openly gay prime minister, as well as the youngest Leo Varadkar was formally elected taoiseach at a confirmation ceremony in the Dáil in Dublin on the June 12th after winning the Fine Gael party leadership earlier this…
Iskashitaa Refugee Network collects, distributes food, helps refugees find community For seventeen years, the Iskashitaa Refugee Network has been harvesting, distributing and preparing food harvested from the yards of local businesses and homeowners. Micah Hadley, harvesting coordinator, said the program has three main focuses; the primary goal regards community, and the other two focus on…