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Yohana de Andrade Twitter: @RabanadaYohana

Yohana is a Brazilian journalist. Interested in human rights, feminism and anything related to “minorities.” After study globalization issues in Washington, D.C., thanks to a scholarship, Yohana received a degree in Journalism and now is a content producer for internet and new technologies. Her dream would be live in a borderless world.
  • Laura Thompson at GES | Photo taken by the author

    “There’s No Magical Solution for Migration Policies”

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    The following article deals with the topic “Designing Intelligent Labor Migration Policies,” which is currently being discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with her personal stories and ideas. During the Global Economic Symposium I was able to talk with Laura Thompson, […]

  • Designing Intelligent Labour Migration Policies Panel at GES 2012 | Photo by the author

    Immigration: a Fact We Have to Deal with, Not Change

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    The following article deals with the topic “Designing Intelligent Labor Migration Policies,” which is currently being discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with her personal stories and ideas. How to find innovative ways to approach immigration, both for high […]

  • Implementing Board Diversity Panel on GES 2012. Photo by the author

    “Diversity Is Good for Business”

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    The following article deals with the topic “Implementing Board Diversity,” which is currently being discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with her personal stories and ideas. Numbers don’t lie: having women on boards is good for society, for the economy […]

  • Celebrating the Bolivians in São Paulo

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    The following article deals with the topic “Designing Intelligent Labor Migration Policies,” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with her personal stories and ideas. A hundred years ago, if you went to São Paulo, […]