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The EDGE project...was set up to give adolescent girls from marginalised communities access to digital devices.'
Date
28 June 2016 - 15:16

What stops girls in South Asia getting online?

In South Asia, the internet is still largely the preserve of men. Mostofa Mohiuddin, who manages the English and Digital for Girls’ Education (EDGE) project in Bangladesh, explains.

Tags
Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity, Technology
'They have that spark and emotional resonance that you need to be an actor.' Photo (c) Tanvir Murad Topu
Date
03 May 2016 - 13:57

Jenny Sealey: 'You must be better than non-disabled actors'

Jenny Sealey, who directed a group of Bangladeshi deaf and disabled actors to perform Romeo and Juliet, tells us whether it is harder for deaf and disabled actors to make it.

Tags
Theatre, Arts, Shakespeare, Equal opportunities and diversity
'South Africa is hungry for new developments.' Photo (c) Andrew Moore, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
24 March 2016 - 15:04

What does it take to run a successful African business?

We spoke to two very different African entrepreneurs: Maisson Hassan of Fandora, and Mario Demetriou of DroneSnap.

Tags
Cultural relations
'This battle has to be fought, owned and championed by Africans.' Image (cropped) (c) David Campbell Morrison
Date
17 March 2016 - 19:07

One man's experience of being gay in Nigeria

Bisi Alimi, a Nigerian activist who received death threats after he came out tells us about his experience growing up in his home country.

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Film, Arts, Equal opportunities and diversity
Irish film-maker Kate Dolan (left) talks to a young actress on the set of 'Little Doll'. Photo (c) Katie O'Neill
Date
17 March 2016 - 13:13

Two girls' film kiss helped me make sense of my feelings

Do young people need to see gay characters on screen? Absolutely, says Irish film-maker Kate Dolan.

Tags
Arts, Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
An older gay man comes out in this heart-warming three-minute film. Video still from The Orchid, (c) dir. Ferran Navarro-Beltrán, 2015
Date
17 March 2016 - 11:14

Can film change how we see same-sex relationships?

Briony Hanson, the British Council's director of film, talks about how film can challenge and educate.

Tags
Film, Arts, Equal opportunities and diversity
'We can't allow another generation to grow up putting up with inequality.' Photo (c) Mat Wright.
Date
03 March 2016 - 16:06

Can we legislate away sexism?

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.

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Civil society, Cultural relations
 Angelina Jolie, alongside William Hague, spearheaded the UK government’s ‘Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative’.
Date
30 November 2015 - 14:47

Why it's time to make a fuss about sexism (podcast)

Laura Bates, who founded The Everyday Sexism Project, talks to journalist Georgina Godwin about feminism and gender inequality in our latest podcast.

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Arts, Literature, Equal opportunities and diversity
'The social enterprise sector is at risk of being dismissed in a male-dominated world.'
Date
09 November 2015 - 17:35

Can female social business leaders break the glass ceiling?

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.

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Equal opportunities and diversity
Date
28 October 2015 - 09:43

Why are there hardly any films for British Indians?

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.

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Film, Arts, Equal opportunities and diversity
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