I do understand the sensitivity surrounding immigration reform. Bermuda is a small island with limited resources and jobs available. It makes sense that people are very protective of who has a claim to the island and all that comes with it. However, many of the people fighting to improve thei...
Women-headed households are often more prominent in urban settings and they tend to work more in low-paid or informal jobs than men, with limited access to transportation subsidies (Tacoli, 2012). At the same time, urbanization offers many possibilities to reduce gender gaps through a wealth ...
Transport sectors are generally male-dominated around the world, and the maritime industry, in particular, conforms to this trend. Women seafarers represent only 1–2% of the total seafaring workforce around the world (Belcher et al., 2003). Seafaring knowledge and experience are often highly appr...
NAPS has been a lifesaver for some editors who are now doing the jobs of 2 or 3 people. The media relations team at NAPS has been inudated with requests from thousands of news web sites and blogs, many of which have been started by a loyal fan base of former newspaper editors who ...
. Another example is that of the women of the Ijaw and the Itsekiri communities who protested against their poor living conditions and demanded jobs for their children as well as electricity, schools and medical facilities. In a demonstration against multinational oil companies, in 2009, women ...