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Mujer, joven, trabajadora y pobre
Written by Mariana Belloso
Abstract: For women in El Salvador, living in the city and having a steady job are not a guarantee for overcoming poverty. Thousands of female workers in sectors such as domestic service, and the textile and clothing industry, work for low wages with which they must keep their families. And they are […]
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¿Sostenibilidad? ¿Crecimiento? ¿Crecimiento inclusivo?
Written by Amaya Querejazu
Abstract: Growth vs. Sustainability? Inclusive growth? These questions are actual future challenges. No one denies that. Yet here I suggest another way of reading those questions, of raising other questions and see deeper so that we can visualize what is actually at stake: human beings. Don’t mind me, I am […]
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Russian women snared by poverty, enslaved by human trafficking?
Written by Masha Egupova
“The average salary in Russia is based on the premise that one person earns RUB 2 million while the other 99 earn RUB 8000 per month. So taken together they earn RUB 27,000 on average. Simply put, Petya has 10 apples and Vasya has no apples. So on the average, […]
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The Silent Economy: Mexico’s Forgotten Women Workers
Written by Kapell
Far beyond the aggregated numbers of an urban economy lies a silent and untraceable population working everyday to sustain entire families, doing whatever is humanly possible to get out of poverty. From the woman picking up garbage to housemaids, prostitutes, newspaper sellers, housewives and “viene vienes” (those who illegally rent […]
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Romanian women: more educated than men but still less well paid
Written by Andreea Vasile
42% of Romanian women live in severe poverty. This is the worrying conclusion of a 2013 European Union Report on Gender Equality. I wanted to find out more on how women in my country got there, so I spoke to Prof. Oana Băluță, associate professor at the Faculty of Journalism […]
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Inclusive growth in Brazil: Going beyond Bolsa Família
Written by Luis Felipe Morgado
When discussing inclusive growth in Brazil, most economists interested in development focus on the central role played by the Bolsa Família (Family Allowance) program in improving living standards among the country’s poorest. This program is now one of the most scrutinized social programs in the world, garnering international praise from […]
