European countries are still struggling to achieve gender balance in public decision-making, according to a new report from the Council of Europe.
The report looks at progress made by 46 countries towards the goal set by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in 2003 of having at least 40% of both men and women taking part in different aspects of political and public life. More...

Selon l'OCDE, "il existe un risque sérieux que les personnes nées à partir du milieu des années 1960 (générations post-babyboom) et ayant un faible niveau d'éducation connaissent une vieillesse difficile". En cause : les difficultés d'insertion sur le marché du travail qui affectent la condition sociale au moment de la retraite et le raccourcissement des carrières qui ne permet pas de compenser des débuts professionnels heurtés.
Source : http://www.gref-bretagne.com/Actualites/Revue-de-presse/Inegalites.-L-OCDE-alerte-sur-la-situation-des-personnes-peu-eduquees-nees-apres-1960

The numbers are clearly unacceptable. Several colleges in both Oxford and Cambridge frequently admit cohorts with no black students in them at all. Roughly 1.5% of total offers are made to black British applicants and more than 80% of offers are made to the children of the top two social classes. Mordiscr

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In his writings, Mark Lilla calls for images of solidarity to replace what he sees as an unhealthy emphasis on difference, but till now such solidarity has come at the expense of all too many people, argues Michael S. Roth. More...