Women are Receiving more Online Abuse than Ever…
Social Media can be a toxic place for women who are getting more online hate than ever, while companies such […]
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Gender
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Hidden Girls – A Documentary on the Exploitation of Girls in Gangs
Gangs in the UK are increasingly ‘recruiting’ very young girls, as young as 10, to hold and run drugs and
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Sociological Research on Life Imprisonment
A life sentence in jail is the most severe form of punishment the English Criminal Justice System can hand out,
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Teenage girls think there’s a lot of sexual harassment in schools, but is there?!?
A recent OFSTED report on sexual harassment in schools and colleges examined the extent of sexual harassment in schools, but
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Explaining lower female crime rates: biological theories
Do biological differences between men and women explain why women commit much less crime than men? Biological Theories explain the
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Gender and Crime Statistics
Men are more likely to commit serious crimes, be arrested, and go to jail. Women commit fewer serious offenses, are less likely to be jailed, and make up only 4% of the prison population. Both male and female crime rates have decreased, with men being arrested, prosecuted, and imprisoned at higher rates. Women receive lighter sentences and are more likely to receive community service.
Global Development
People Centred Development Applied to Gender
People Centred Development Theorists favour small-scale ‘ground up’ projects which focus on improving aspects of the day to day lives
Global Development, Sex and gender
The Gyaan Centre:
The Gyaan Centre is a new school for girls soon to be opened in Rajasthan, India. Rajasthan is one of
Media, representations
The Incredible Sexism of James Bond
I’ve been watching a few of the old James Bond movies since they’ve been on ITV recently. A few weeks
Sex and gender
A History of Working Class Women’s Rights
Back in Time for the Factory is a really useful documentary series from the BBC which explores how working class