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Let’s smash the Rainbow Ceiling

Reflecting on Layla McCay’s recent RSA talk, Ben Oliver offers five ways that employers can create a positive culture for their LGBTQ+ staff that benefits both the individual and the organisation.
26 Jun 2024 Ben Oliver
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Courage in action

The latest Fellows Festival brought together a range of high-profile speakers offering remarkable stories of courageous acts to make the world a better place.
25 Jun 2024 Mike Thatcher
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Ghada Amer: the art of protest

Provocative, empowering and unapologetically feminist — the Cairo-born artist’s body of work defies conventions and challenges perspectives.
25 Jun 2024 Nadia Khomami
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Last Word

Last Word: resistance

One young activist’s growing understanding of the shifting landscapes of opposition and power – and how best to effect meaningful change.
25 Jun 2024 Vibha Venkatesha
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Metrics reimagined

A new approach to metrics is bridging the gap between scientific measurement and human experience, strengthening civic participation, and laying out a path to thrive through adversity.
25 Jun 2024 Vlad Afanasiev
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The Welsh way

Almost a decade on from its passage, the Well-being of Future Generations Act is a testament to the power of courage in good governance.
25 Jun 2024 Jane Davidson
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In Conversation

In conversation with Eoin O’Malley

Over a decade on from their genesis, one of the architects of Ireland’s original citizens’ assemblies speaks with Andy Haldane about the lessons learnt.
25 Jun 2024 Andy Haldane
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A federal future for the UK?

The UK should adopt federal government, with the main legislature and ‘People’s Council’ comprised of members from across the four nations allocated using the Fibonacci sequence.
25 Jun 2024 David Kauders
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RSArchive

RSArchive: a school of one’s own

Maria Grey, one of the founders of the Girls’ Day School Trust, first called for men and women to be given the same educational opportunities in a speech to the Society of Arts in 1871.
25 Jun 2024 Journal contributor
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Democracy in the age of AI

Taiwan’s first Digital Minister, Audrey Tang, highlights the country’s approach to developing safe, sustainable and citizen-led AI as a model to revitalise global democracy.
25 Jun 2024 Audrey Tang
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