Equality of opportunity is harder to measure, but for some things it can be guaranteed. The most obvious case is determining who belongs in an orchestra: simply audition prospective players behind a screen so that the only thing that can be judged is their playing. Their sex, race, or ethni...
The first step to fixing any problem is realizing there is a problem. Gender inequality is indisputably hurting women in the fashion industry. While 100% of women interviewed for “The Glass Runway” research study said they believed gender inequality hindered their career progression and that of ...
Many might look at these advancements and say that gender inequality is no longer a major issue. Women have more rights than ever before. Women have gained many legal rights, but societal and psychological constraints are rooted even deeper. The glass ceiling may be invisible, but it remains...
We didn’t include it in this framing of the inequality question for a couple of reasons. The first is that much of the developing world is still grappling with poverty. That’s the central issue. So how do you really get people from a very, very low level of productivity and a ...
Because our system allows rich people to stay rich, while simultaneously keeping everyone else down, the power structure stays in place — meaning old, rich, able-bodied, cisgender, heterosexual white men. This is why fighting classism is so deeply rooted in feminism: because classism is one...
To conclude, while the concept of the 'holy trinity' being race, class, and gender is a good basis for social analysis, there needs to be an acknowledgment that these do not exist in a vacuum. The influence of sexuality and disability is significant and should not be ignored. The interact...
Still, despite the prevalence of substance use in participants’ lives, providers generally took an abstinence-only approach and thus harm reduction approaches were lacking. Andrew, a 50-year-old Latino, heterosexual, cisgender man diagnosed with HIV 20 years ago, noted: I go pretty much to ...
Gender and Maize Breeding in Nigeria Despite the lack of certainty about its first penetration in Africa, various sources document the presence of maize in the sixteenth century (Miracle1965). Nowadays, maize (Zea Mays[L.]) is an important crop for food security and livelihood improvement for ...
There are several reasons why India is a poor country. Some have historical roots and others derive strength from socio-political structures. Lack of effective governance and corruption has only sustained Indian poverty.
The challenge of Africa is completely different, it is much deeper… it is civilizational… [When] countries still have seven to eight children per woman, you can decide to spend billions of euros, you will not stabilize anything. (quoted in DeCourcey2017, 2) ...