Boys and men are falling behind. This might seem surprising to some people — and maybe ridiculous to others — considering that discussions on gender disparities tend to focus on the structural challenges faced by girls and women, not boys…
As Covid deepens inequality, questions rise on whether technology can narrow the gap. Inequalities such as gender and race-related issues that existed before Covid have been exacerbated by the pandemic in some parts of Asia. Read more in CNBC Can…
Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya says women and people of color look at technology from the outside—and have felt the negative impacts.”What I came to learn is that the people who are leading the data, the scientists and mathematicians and journalists and…
Global warming could create a “climate apartheid,” where rich people pay to escape the worst effects of climate change while poor people are left to suffer, according to a new United Nations report. Read more in Big think ‘Climate apartheid’:…
The research suggested that if women participated in the global economy identically to men, there would be a 26 per cent uplift in annual global gross GDP over the next 10 years — effectively adding the combined worth of…
As the march of technology continues, workers’ earnings diminish. As this happens, the challenge will be to ensure that all income growth does not end up with those who own the machines and the shares. Read more in weforum …
