SCOTS comic Janey Godley is to bring a light touch to menopause chats for an OnFife event tonight (Wednesday). The comedian - who has become a social media phenomenon in lockdown through her parody voiceover sketches of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon - has teamed up with library staff for a project encouraging greater openness about the menopause. The online comedy night will launch the Pause … not Full Stop initiative, which is to feature a series of creative events aimed at promoting discussion. Janey Godley’s menopause-themed event will include time for informal chat so that audience members can share their experiences – and chat about what might help them to cope with the symptoms.
Amid rising unemployment for LGBTQ+ people, myGwork announces digital career fair
LONDON, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Against a background of continuing uncertainty in the job market, myGwork will host WorkFair on 24 March 2021 - a one-day global career fair introducing LGBTQ+ job seekers to inclusive employers.
In both the US and the UK, the economic impact on LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color and Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities is clear.
A report from the Movement Advancement Project on the impact of the pandemic on US LGBTQ+ people was stark: compared to cisgendered, heterosexual peers, LGBTQ+ people have suffered worse outcomes, with many losing jobs, income, and access to healthcare. In the UK, a
Katie Anderson and Martin Joseph O Neill volunteer with Midsteeple Quarter THE future of our high streets has never been at more of a critical stage with retail facing a crippling impact of lockdown. With long-established names disappearing from our towns and cities and despite a rallying call to shop local during the coronavirus crisis, there has still been a devastating effect on the retail sector locally and nationally. However, an initiative in Dumfries and Galloway is putting the high street at the heart the community and its future development and believes it is already on the right path to breathe life back into the area.
International Tech Platforms Open Up To Independent Scrutiny
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LONDON, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Around the world, lawmakers are grappling with how to make digital spaces safer and fairer. In 2018 senior academics came together with international business and civil society leaders to develop a new way to advance digital responsibility.
The result will help regulators better understand the issues, and companies demonstrate accountability and leadership.
The year-long independent review, with the participation of the BBC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Popjam (part of SuperAwesome/Epic Games), Tinder and Meetic (both Match Group companies), looked at how organisations take decisions about online content.