Voices
The fifth of the United Nations' new development goals is to achieve gender equality for all by 2030. We asked Janet Veitch OBE how far we still have to go.
Laura Bates, who founded The Everyday Sexism Project, talks to journalist Georgina Godwin about feminism and gender inequality in our latest podcast.
The social enterprise sector might be considered progressive when it comes to placing women in leadership positions, but there's still some way to go.
Some UK cities have significant populations of Indian origin. So why is the UK film and TV industry not catering for them? Film London's Deborah Sathe explains.
In Nigeria, the road for women considering pursuing an academic degree in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects is lined with obstacles. Why? And what can be done?
The British Council's Stephen Stenning provides some answers about why we should care about preserving the world's cultural heritage.
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How can mobile technology diagnose eye disorders? Rumina Awal, a UK student interning for a social enterprise in Canada, looks at the latest developments.
The British Council's Director of Science, Dr Claire McNulty, takes the Tim Hunt affair as an opportunity to look forward.
Higher education is a crucial asset in the UK's public diplomacy efforts, argues the British Council's Jacqui Jenkins.
The British Council’s John Dubber examines how a figure famous as a war leader was also a master of soft power, or influence by attraction rather than coercion.
