Tag: equality
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Safeguarding Rights and Equality in Northern Ireland
Professor Colin Harvey reflects on the draft Withdrawal Agreement with regards to rights and equality provisions.
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Gender and Political Leadership
In the run-up to the US presidential election, Professor Yvonne Galligan takes a look at gender equality in political leadership across the world and asks what can be done to tackle the cultural bias towards males in such leadership roles and bring about a greater level of gender balance.
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How decent data can help African girls overcome second class status
Given the UN’s focus on gathering data on girls across the world, Dr Yassin Brunger looks at how in Africa, girl-focused and girl-relevant data is a critical tool for identifying the challenges that continue to disadvantage girls.
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What does the 23 June mean for Northern Ireland specifically? Legal Perspectives no 3: Equality legislation
In the third of three articles on the legal implications of a Brexit on Northern Ireland, Professor Dagmar Schiek looks at the future of equality law and policy in Northern Ireland.
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Public attitudes towards LGB equality and same-sex marriage
Nicola Carr, Paula Devine, Siobhán McAlister and Gail Neill reflect on a current judicial review on same-sex marriage, and use data from the Northern Ireland Life and Times survey to explore public attitudes to LGB equality issues.
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Out on its own: what next for marriage equality in Northern Ireland?
Following a resounding public vote in the Republic of Ireland and the Supreme Court ruling in favour of equal marriage in the USA, Dr Nicola Carr asks whether the same could now happen in Northern Ireland.