Global Issues
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Decent Work Still a Distant Dream for Many Latin American Women
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Mar 07 (IPS) - This article is part of IPS coverage of International Women's Day on Mar. 8.
Women in Latin America earn one-fifth less than men for every hour worked, on average - one of the statistics that reflect the continuing inequality in the world of work that makes it unlikely for the region to meet the goal of equal pay by 2030.
How Cultural & Creative Industries Can Power Human Development in 21st Century
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 06 (IPS) - Thangavel Palanivel is Deputy Director of the Human Development Report Office, UNDP.
Cultural and creative industries, which include arts and crafts, advertising, design, entertainment, architecture, books, media and software, have become a vital force in accelerating human development.
They empower people to take ownership of their own development and stimulate the innovation that can drive inclusive sustainable growth.
Latin American Women Programme Their World against the Digital Divide
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES/RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 05 (IPS) - This article is part of IPS coverage of International Women's Day on Mar. 8.
Designed mostly by men, many digital applications are not suitable for women, but some initiatives are beginning to include them as programmers and beneficiaries in Latin America, where the gender gap is also technological.
Industrial Jobs in Danger When the Climate is to be Saved
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Mar 05 (IPS) - The trade unions' solution for a greener world is new jobs with good working conditions. The critics argue that there's not enough time. "We can either protect industrial jobs in the global north or save the climate", says political scientist Tadzio Müller.
Ignorance-Inspired Brexit Imperial Nostalgia
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR & SYDNEY, Mar 05 (IPS) - As the possible implications of Britain's self-imposed ‘no-deal' exit from the European Union loom larger, a new round of imperial nostalgia has come alive.
After turning its back on the Commonwealth since the Thatcherite 1980s, some British Conservative Party leaders are seeking to revive colonial connections in increasingly desperate efforts to avoid self-inflicted marginalization following divorce from its European Union neighbours across the Channel.
Criminality, School Dropout and Gender Equality
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Mar 04 (IPS) - I assume it was the Swedish author Stieg Larsson´s Millenium trilogy (2005-2007) that generated the popularity of Scandinavian Crime Fiction, as well numerous movies and TV-series that followed in its wake. A typical Nordic Noir novel takes place within a gloomy landscape of dreary towns, or a semi-deserted countryside, where under the thin surface of an apparently well-ordered society, murder, misogyny, rape, racism and international crime syndicates are thriving.
Building Successful Social Enterprises
- Inter Press Service
Mar 04 (IPS) - Marie Lisa Dacanay is the president of Manila–based Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia. With 20 years of experience in development management, social entrepreneurship and enterprise development, Dacanay is also a university professor and an acclaimed author with several books on social entrepreneurship in Asia.
Saving for a 'Rainy Day' Takes on New Meaning in Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
KINGSTOWN, Mar 04 (IPS) - In the tiny eastern Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, proverbs relating to the weather are very common.
Everyone knows that "Who has cocoa outside must look out for rain", has nothing to do with the drying of the bean from which chocolate is made or the sudden downpours common in this tropical nation.
Doing Business with Nature
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 02 (IPS) - As the environment continues to degrade and natural resources deplete at unprecedented rates, spelling disastrous consequences for societies, a new tool aims to bring financial institutions into the fight to protect nature.
Developing Agriprenuers to Save Nigeria’s Youth from Crime
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Feb 27 (IPS) - When Lawrence Afere told his parents he was going into farming rather than getting a job in Nigeria's lucrative oil and gas sector, they swore he was bewitched.
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