Gender
9 countries that desperately want people to have more sex
dragon jeremiah/Flickr There are few things more important than fertility in determining a nation's future viability. Demographers suggest that a country needs a fertility rate of just over two children per woman to hit "replacement fertility" — the rate at which new births fill the spaces Read More...
Colombian women made sure gender equality was at the center of a groundbreaking peace deal with the FARC
The Colombian government and the FARC, the country’s largest guerrilla group, signed a peace agreement to end their 50-plus-year war last week. The deal settles the main issues over which the two parties had been killing themselves and some 180,000 civilians (link in Spanish) over the course Read More...
Why we still need Feminism
Writer and feminist Sophie Cunningham has watched with growing frustration as women are increasingly marginalised: in the arts, in the media and in public life. In this provocative address, she'll argue that disinterest in women -- the overlooking of them, the disavowal of them, the occasional Read More...
Four reasons to practice mindfulness during pregnancy
Mothers-to-be don’t spend their entire 40 weeks of pregnancy glowing radiantly; there are also midnight worries, endless shopping lists, and swollen feet. Somewhere around 18 percent of women are depressed during pregnancy, and 21 percent have serious anxiety. Research is starting to suggest Read More...
Why American women are having fewer babies than ever
The U.S. fertility rate has plummeted to the lowest point on record, according to new federal data. The first quarter of 2016 brought 59.8 babies for every 1,000 women, ages 15 to 44. That's nearly half the rate at the peak of the baby boom in the late 1950s. The numbers show an Read More...
Africa calling: mobile phone revolution to transform democracies
Mobile phones will account for almost one-tenth of African GDP by the end of the decade, as mobile broadband connections triple in five years, underlining how the explosive growth in the telecoms industry is having a major economic, social and political impact on the continent. Market analysts Ovum Read More...
With more women at the top success looms for global climate talks
It’s just possible that on any given day, not a dark suit and tie will be spotted on the main podium of the global climate change negotiations, a forum long dominated by greying men. As of this week, the six most influential positions within the UN process are all held by women. France Read More...
Bloomberg launches new gender-equality stock index
Investors can change the behavior of companies. But for that, they need information. This week, Bloomberg launched an index that scores financial-service companies on how well they treat women and whether they are promoting gender equality. The index, called the Bloomberg Financial Services Read More...
Hillary Clinton wants an administration that looks like America with a gender-balanced cabinet
This shouldn’t be the news it is: If elected president, Hillary Clinton says she wants that women make up 50 percent of her cabinet appointments. The Democratic presidential candidate was asked in a television interview whether she would follow the recent example of the Canadian prime minister Read More...
Why having more women on boards is good for the environment
In celebration of Earth Day, numerous companies will be promoting their "green" products and their efforts around sustainability and climate mitigation. The most meaningful and impactful initiative these same companies could pursue to promote sustainability, however, would be to ensure they have Read More...