News headlines for “Human Population”, page 256
No Hidden Figures: Success Stories Can Help Girls’ STEM Careers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 10 (IPS) - What makes a young girl believe she is less intelligent and capable than a boy? And what happens when those children face the ‘hard' subjects like science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? A recent study, ‘Gender stereotypes about intellectual ability emerge early and influence children's interests' showed that by the age of 6, girls were already less likely than boys to describe their own gender as ‘brilliant', and less likely to join an activity labelled for ‘very, very smart' kids.
Human Rights For Rohingya Worsening, Warns Special Rapporteur
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 08 (IPS) - A UN Special Rapporteur has expressed grave concern over escalating violence and discrimination against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar.
Innovative Credit Model Holds Out Lifeline to Farmers in Honduras
- Inter Press Service
PASO REAL, Honduras, Feb 08 (IPS) - In this village in southern Honduras, in one of the poorest parts of the country, access to credit is limited, the banking sector is not supportive of agriculture, and nature punishes with recurrent extreme droughts.
Female Genital Mutilation is a Gruesome Impediment to the Empowerment of Women
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Feb 06 (IPS) - On 06 February 2017, the world marks the 14th International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
IFAD 2017 – It’s Women’s Turn in Rural Development
- Inter Press Service
BRASILIA, Feb 06 (IPS) - Josefina Stubbs, from the Dominican Republic, may become the first woman to preside over the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty.
Pakistan Moves to End Impunity for Rapists
- Inter Press Service
LAHORE, Feb 03 (IPS) - Amid a wave of reforms to tighten the country's laws on honour killings and sexual assault, on Feb. 2, the Sindh Assembly passed a law making DNA testing in rape cases mandatory in the province.
We Need a New Social Movement Against Inequality
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 01 (IPS) - Oxfam's latest estimate that just eight super-rich people – down from 62 last year and 388 just six years ago - own more wealth than the poorest half of the world population is a clarion call to change the way we think about and try to tackle inequality.
Why Kenya Must Create a Million New Jobs Annually
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Feb 01 (IPS) - It is estimated that 3000 Kenyans are born every day, a million a year. With a median age of 18 years, Kenya is witnessing a massive youth bulge, which could either be a demographic dividend, or a disaster.
‘World Must Implement Pledges on Women’s Human Rights’
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jan 31 (IPS) - "Women's economic empowerment in the changing world of work" will provide concrete, practical and action-oriented recommendations that will cover significant new ground, on overcoming structural barriers to gender equality, gender-based discrimination and violence against women at work, a senior United Nations official stressed.
The US War on Muslim Refugees
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jan 30 (IPS) - The gloves are off. With today's Executive Order on "Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals," President Donald J. Trump has declared war on Muslim refugees around the world.
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