Women geographers working in WW2
Avril Maddrell sheds light on the little-known, but fascinating, work of women who used geography skills and training in war service.

She uncovers a near universal war service by women geographers working in the first half of the 20th century.

Working to produce Naval Intelligence Handbooks, hydrographic and meteorological charts, she dubs these women - many of whom were Royal Geographical Society Fellows - ‘Map Girls’.

  From Transactions of the IBG, Vol 33, No. 1, pp. 127-148.
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 Ethnic segregation in British schools
Ron Johnston et al.'s article addresses recent public debate on segregation in schools.

Their analysis, based on DfES data from 1997/8 and 2003, shows that the majority of England’s state schools are not becoming more exclusive. While some in a few places are more segregated, there is no widespread trend in that direction.
Any perceived increase seems to be based on more extreme, or localised, cases rather than on typical experience.

  From Transactions of the IBG, Vol 33, No. 1, pp. 73-90.
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