Published in 2011, the first ever World report on disability, produced jointly by WHO and the World Bank, suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability.
In October 2011, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published ‘Gender-based violence against women – an EU-wide survey’.
The government’s ‘Body confidence campaign’ aims to reduce the burdens that popular culture places on an individual’s wellbeing and self-esteem.
In October 2011, Runnymede highlighted findings on Black and minority ethnic (BME) voting patterns.
In October 2011, the Government Equalities Office published a ‘quick start guide’ to the Equality Act 2010 specific duties.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) website provides a series of guidance documents to help explain the Equality Act 2010.
In October 2011, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published a report on ‘The legal protection of persons with mental health problems under non-discrimination law’.
In 2011, the EC published ‘Factors at play in the perpetration of violence against women, violence against children and sexual orientation violence. A Multi-level Interactive Model’.
Stonewall’s tools for lesbian, gay and bisexual jobseekers include Proud Employers, a job site with posts exclusively from LGB-friendly employers, and the Starting Out Careers Guide.
Respublica’s report ‘Age of Opportunity: Older people, volunteering and the Big Society’ was published in October 2011.
