social science sites of the week - 24/01/2020

Global value of unpaid care by women 10.8 trillion

The global value of unpaid care by women 10.8 trillion according to the latest report on global inequality published by Oxfam International this week to mark the occasion of the summit.. It particularly highlights the need to recognise the extent and economic importance of unpaid care to the economy and the need for legislation to protect carers.

Here are some more recommended academic resources on unpaid care.
Remember to consult the methodology of the statistics used some focus on social care others may include household chores.

How much is your unpaid care worth?
try using the Global Care calculator from Oxfam to calculate the worth of household chores, care responsibilities and community support.

How much unpaid care is there in the UK?

Oxfam Scotland calculated unpaid care in Scotland at 36 billion
In 2017 Office for National Statistics calculated unpaid social care for elderly and dependents at 57 billion for the economy. This was rising due to the rise in number of elderly people.
The causes and impact of the increase have been examined in
Unpaid Care in England: Future Patterns and Potential Support Strategies
Nicola Brimblecombe, Jose-Luis Fernandez, Martin Knapp, Amritpal Rehill and Raphael Wittenberg
ESHCRU at LSE, based in the Personal Social Services Research Unit.

It considers the implications of changes in the supply of unpaid care for individuals and the state

CarersUK provides information on the impact of care on carers. Their State of Caring 2019 report interviewed 7,500 carers about their experiences. They provide details of financial hardship and ill health as a result of caring. "72% of carers responding said they had suffered mental ill health as a result of caring and 61% reported physical ill health as a result of caring"
Campaigners including the New Economics Foundation have used economic analysis to call for greater protection for unpaid carers.In 2019 in a model they built for the NHS they placed the burden on the NHS of supporting unpaid carers in England at between £24bn and £37bn each year, and growing due to pressures of care causing mental and physical health issues
The Womens Budget Group analyses the disproportionate impact on women of unpaid care as
A 2018 House of Commons briefing gives a good summary of the Uk policy and issues at stake at the time of publication. It highlight relevant recent reports and stakeholders with links to their website
For recent academic articles on the topic try searching Social Care Online

How does the UK compare with elsewhere? Do women do the bulk of the work.

the OECD estimates that 'Around the world, women spend two to ten times more time on unpaid care work than men'. in 2014. This paper examines the gender gap in care work paid and unpaid comparing the experience in Western and Asian and African nations.
In December 2019 the ILO published. The Unpaid Care Work and the Labour Market. An analysis of time use data based on the latest World Compilation of Time-use Surveys. it concluded' Across the world, without exception, women carry out three-quarters of unpaid care work, or more than 75 per cent of the total hours provided.' This echoed an earlier report from 2018 on the Asia Pacific that found 'that women do 4 times more unpaid care work than men'.

Labour leadership contest – who is the most popular?
Check out the latest polls from our blog.This includes links to union endorsements for some of the candidates

Biographical timeline of the Uk’s first female judges

Two Open University Law School academics : Dr Caroline Derry and Carol Howells have created a biographical timeline of the first female judges as a free resource on Mooc platform OpenLearn. It includes key facts and photos of individual, landmark legislation and cases.
International Education day - Universal access to education for all


The United Nations General Assembly designates 24th January as International Day of Education in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
It is necessary as not all children have access to education. These free academic resources will help you find out more.

Data
World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE)
Highlights how socioeconomic status, gender and ethnicity can effect access to education and outcomes. compare over 160 countries worldwide compare by gender and other characteristics. Data is sourced from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), national household surveys and learning achievement surveys.
Global Education Monitoring Report (formerly known as the Education for All Report) measures progress towards the education targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework.
World Bank Education Statistics (EdStats)

international education data compiled by the World Bank and other international organisations such as UNESCO. These cover a wide range of topics ranging from access to attainment, expenditure, policy, and learning outcomes for all educational levels. Most materials from 1998 onwards. extensive coverage of education and development studies related topics.
UNESCO Institute of statistics has other useful resources on inequality .It includes a section on gender

Journal articles.

Search for references (and many full text links) to academic journal articles and reports covering all aspects of education worldwide using ERIC which is supported by the US government
Unesdoc Digital library
Contains bibliographic records of documents and publications published by UNESCO since 1945. Increasingly links to full text are provided. The database also includes references to books and reports acquired by the UNESCO library service covering all aspects and levels of education.


Is the world becoming less democratic?

Find out by consulting the latest EIU democracy Index 2019 released this week. It examined 165 nations with over 60 indicators grouped into 5 categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture. It recorded Norway as the most democratic nation in 2019 and North Korea as the worst. Get the full facts and methodology by downloading the index.

On the theme of North Korea get more insight into the nation using this fascinating digital collection

Understanding North Korea through stamps

From the University of Chicago digital library. It comprises over 2,000 images from 1962-2017 . Topics covered include: National figures and symbols, Military, Worker’s Party of Korea, National heritage and Folklore. It is possible to browse by theme. Some contextual information on the political situation of their production is provided. Copyright information is also available from the website


Historic Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Newspapers, collection free online.

CRL and East View Information Services have released a free online collection of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Newspapers, It comprises 15 open access newspapers from mid 19th century onwards

Content in MENA Newspapers is predominantly in Arabic, but also includes key titles in English and French, such as Al-Iqbal (Lebanon), Al Akhaa al Watani (Iraq), Tangier Gazette (Morocco), and La Vérité (Algeria).The materials offer valuable insight into world events such as the fall of the Ottoman Empire from a local perspective.

Information Literacy in the Age of Algorithms

The latest report from the Project Information literacy has just been published . it is based upon a US study of 16 focus groups with 103 undergraduates and interviews with 37 faculty members from eight U.S. colleges and universities. Qualitative insight is offered into students perceptions of the nature and impact of algorithms on the information they find. It has suggestions on how Learning about algorithmic justice can supports education for democracy. Find more recent articles on higher education teaching and learning on our scoop.it page

Also recommended this week

The reflective practice toolkit

From the Cambridge Information Literacy Network . This free guide aims to teach students and educators about the basics of reflective practice and how to incorporate it into their work, research and use in job applications. It is designed with 2 levels for beginner and intermediate usage. Covers the basics, models of reflection and how to get started with reflective writing


Finally 3d models from the Library of Congress collections.

Look at a cast of Lincolns hand and a 12th century manuscript

Read this blog article to find out more about the project and the technical aspects!