Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 240 (14th March 2025)
Why does President Trump want Greenland?
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Friday Reading Edition 240 (14th March 2025)
Amid reports that the Northern Sea Route will see its first Panamax container vessel transit later this year, Global Risk Dialogue looks at the main causes of shipping incidents in Arctic waters.
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Friday Reading Edition 240 (14th March 2025)
Swiss Re's SONAR report covers future threats including potential clashes over new trading routes in the Arctic.
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Friday Reading Edition 240 (14th March 2025)
The House of Commons Defence Committee released a report back in 2018 looking at defence developments in the High North. It should serve as a timely reminder of defence priorities, both among decision-makers in London and the general public.
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An executive order explainer: Why the courts will have the final say on Trump’s anti-DEI actions Text
Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
The Executive Orders (EOs) of the new US administration aim to eradicate the practice of DEI. They will be most successful in doing so within the federal workforce, over which the president exercises a significant amount of control. The ability of these EOs to be effective in altering the practices of private employers or higher education institutions, however, is much more tenuous.
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Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
Published in February 2025, this latest report shares insight and progress in delivering gender balance across FTSE 350 and 50 of the largest private companies.
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Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
While the economic case for gender parity seems clear-cut, there has been a growing backlash against the push for women’s equal rights. This backlash could be explained by elements of tokenism, which have also failed to lead to sustainable change.
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Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
This briefing paper provides statistics on the size of the gender pay gap in the UK and how it varies by factors such as age, occupation and location.
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Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
As Equal Pay Day comes back around for another year, it shines a light on the fact that we seem not to have moved much closer towards tackling gender pay biases, despite it being an issue that faces half of the workforce.
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Friday Reading Edition 239 (7th March 2025)
International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed since the early 1900's – a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialised world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
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