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WISERD Research on Race and Ethnicity
Discussions triggered by campaigns around the Black Lives Matter movement have prompted WISERD to reflect on our track record of research on the structural inequalities, unequal life chances and injustices associated with racism. WISERD has undertaken a significant amount of...
Civil Society, Data & Methods, Education, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Inequalities, Localities, Work and Labour Markets | 19th November 2020
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Civil society approaches to tackling youth unemployment: a sub-state analysis of the UK
UK unemployment has risen to its highest in two years this month, from 3.9% in March to 4.1% in September. Young people aged 16-24 have been hit hardest, and July 2020 saw a 122% increase in young people claiming unemployment related benefits, that’s 241,700 more young...
Work and Labour Markets | 17th September 2020
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Statistical Annex – Volunteering in Health and Social Care
This statistical annex accompanies the blog post: Are there Differences in Volunteering in Health and Social Care and Responses to the Coronavirus in England and Wales? This is part of WISERD's Covid-10 blog series.
Civil Society, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, Work and Labour Markets | April 2020
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Sexual Orientation, Legal Partnerships and Wages in Britain
This article uses data from the Labour Force Survey to examine the effect sexual orientation has on wages in Britain. In doing so it provides the first empirical investigation of the effect being in a same-sex legal partnership has on wages. The results show that gay...
Work and Labour Markets | October 2019
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Understanding the Gender Pay Gap within the UK Public Sector
Acknowledgements: We gratefully acknowledge funding from the OME who supported this project under their 2018 Open Call for Research on Public Sector Pay and Workforces. The OME is an independent organisation that provides impartial secretariat support to the independent Pay...
Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets | August 2019
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Understanding What Has Been Happening to the Public-Sector Pay Premium in Great Britain: A Distributional Approach Based on the Labour Force Survey
This article investigates what has been happening to the public‐sector wage differential in Great Britain over the period 1994–2017. The evidence indicates that apart from men in the lower part of the pay distribution, the public‐sector pay premium has declined for all...
Inequalities, Work and Labour Markets | May 2019
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Accounting for geographical variance in the union satisfaction gap
Evidence of spatial variance in the relationship between trade union membership and job satisfaction is limited. Using three nationally representative data sets, we examine lower levels of satisfaction among union members and considers how this relationship varies...
Civil Society, Data & Methods, Work and Labour Markets | March 2019
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Everyday practices of memory: Authenticity, value and the gift
This article develops theories of collective memory by attending to the everyday practices and meaning-making involved in creating and sustaining sites of heritage. While research across disciplines linked to memory studies has increased in recent years, with a notable...
Civil Society, Work and Labour Markets | Trade Union Membership, Associational Life and Wellbeing | February 2019
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Family, Place and the Intergenerational Transmission of Union Membership
This article examines the importance of family, gender and place to the intergenerational transmission of trade union membership. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, we show that union membership among parents influences the union joining behaviour of young...
Civil Society, Work and Labour Markets | Trade Union Membership, Associational Life and Wellbeing | September 2018
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Unravelling the Global Wool Assemblage: researching place and production networks in the global countryside
This article applies an assemblage reading to the contemporary global woollen industry to demonstrate how assemblage thinking has value as a methodology for generating insights into the local impact of global economic restructuring; bridging concerns with the relationality...
Civil Society, Localities, Work and Labour Markets | July 2018
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