New Melbourne School of Population and Global Health CEPAR shows the LGBQ population aged 65+ is projected to grow between 150 - 170% between 2016 and 2041, under conservative assumptions.
Ageing of the Australian LGBQ population: estimates and projections to mid-century bit.ly/49roedb

Practical legal education activities are now nearly universal aspects of legal education; but how do we protect law students from harassment and discrimination while they learn? Is the law adequate? My latest, in Legal Education Review - open access:
doi.org/10.53300/001c.…

Now published, as part of a special issue in Dialogue: my reflections on Sophia Moreau's excellent monograph Faces of Inequality. I consider five provocations that emerge for me from Moreau's work. Open access. doi.org/10.1017/S00122…

Inequality in the UK is overwhelmingly *within* generations, not between them. .

Not about old vs young/'privileged boomers', but income and wealth inequality.

(As I've been saying for last decade..)

ft.com/content/46d8bd…

Exciting news! 🎉 The European Parliament adopted the final text of the Directives on #StandardsForEqualityBodies ! This step brings us closer to stronger #Equality Bodies ensuring #Equality in Europe. 👏 Now, awaiting the Council’s adoption!

🔗shorturl.at/aenoP

Older women face a greater risk of death from heatwaves as a result of global inaction on climate change.

Now, a group of 2500 such women in Switzerland have won a landmark case in Europe that links climate inaction to human rights violation.
womensagenda.com.au/climate/2500-o…

📊 Since 2009, the EU27's working age population has decreased by 10 million.

Despite this, employment has risen by over 7 million due to increased participation from older and female workers.

🔍 Learn more about the changing structure of employment: ow.ly/kQ5K50R7kzq

A black Uber Eats driver has received a payout after 'racially discriminatory' facial-recognition checks prevented him accessing the app to secure work, demonstrating the problems AI can create, especially for low-paid gig economy workers ADCU EHRC bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…

This is a great collection of essays. I was very pleased to get the opportunity to set down some reflections on doctrinal method. Sincere thanks to Alysia Blackham and Sean Cooney for the invitation, fine editing, and leeway on the word limits.

We have a cover! Fantastic to see this Handbook nearly in print, with incredible contributions from Alan Bogg, Petra Mahy, Ingrid Landau, Catherine Barnard, Fiona Costello 🧡, Professor Nareen Young, Shelley Marshall, Mauro Pucheta, Miriam Kullmann, Andrea Iossa, Becky Casey. Coming Aug 24.

Congratulations to Alysia Blackham for organising such a fabulous conference on Empirical Teaching in Law! I am thoroughly enjoying it, even with a sick toddler #academicmum

Fantastic launch of #allthatyouveloved exhibition Trinity College tonight. “Reality has never held me back before” - David Frazer

Professor Colm O'Cinneide, Professor of Constitutional and Human Rights Law at UCL Faculty of Laws, has been nominated For election as a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights Colm O'Cinneide tinyurl.com/yc8mn9xu

Groundbreaking report by Institute for the Future of Work investigates the impact of exposure to workplace technologies on workers’ quality of life, conducted by Jolene Skordis , Magdalena Soffia , Dr Leiva-Granados & Xingzuo Zhou.
Full report: buff.ly/3wLiZaA
buff.ly/3wSLa7A

Michael Veale @[email protected] Reuben Binns @[email protected] six silberman EU Social 🇪🇺 International Labour Organization European Commission European Parliament Judith Freedman Aislinn Kelly-Lyth Institute for the Future of Work Humans as a Service dr. dan c is also at @dan.witchy.business Jake Stein A risk of discrimination or rights violations might lead to modification or even shutting down of problematic systems; the assessment must be shared with workers’ representatives [Art 10(3) & (4)]

🚨 Yesterday, the EU agreed the Platform Work Directive ( #PWD ). It's a game changer for the gig economy 🚕🚴 - time for a 🧵 to look at its key provisions

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What are the most common barriers for #OlderWorkers looking to change jobs?
❌Age discrimination
❌Location
❌Lack of experience
#Careermobility can be boosted w/work experience, apprenticeships & age-blind hiring
New analysis OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives👉oecd.org/publications/p…

This is a great announcement, another important step towards closing the gender pay and retirement gap

Early career University of Melbourne? Want to know more about #super , or have questions about how to navigate it? UniSuper is running a session just for you!

Super and Your Uni Career: Wednesday 27 March 2024, 1pm, online

Register:
go.unimelb.edu.au/c3i8