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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 […]
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Palestine: Women as Economic Investment
Written by Abdalhadi Alijla
Seven years ago, I had a conversation with some colleagues in the Gaza Strip. As I recall, the conversation ended in an argument about marriage, specifically, early marriage and the type of girl that each one wanted to marry. Most of them wanted to marry a girl who worked for […]
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Aboriginal Communities and Mining: Closing the gap or making it wider?
Written by Stephanie
In economics there’s a saying that a rising tide lifts all boats. However, this old adage, which implies that a flourishing economy financially benefits all participants, does not necessarily hold true for Indigenous communities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. For the past four decades, Australia has experienced […]
