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Women’s empowerment starts in the home!
Written by Arnold Chanel
The high rate of violence and abuse against women in Fiji is having a negative impact on women’s ability to participate in economic life. Abuse is not just physical, it can also be emotional and financial. The financial abuse suffered by women in Fiji highlights a flaw in governance that […]
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Central Banks, Errant Markets and Deglobalization
Written by Dragos C. Costache
One of the most interesting and eloquent panels I attended this year at the GES was, surprisingly, one chock full of economists. Usually when you attend a lecture by economists you expect it to be quite occult and verbose, not unlike a philosophy lecture only with more focus on […]
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Unboxing new cultural practices
Written by Ajinkya
Unbox festival is a design festival held in Delhi. The last among 3 article, this one gives a glimpse into the creative collaborations that are shaping new cultural practices.
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What will our children think about gender?
Written by Anikó Mészáros
Whether there is a desired role for women in a specific society or not, social exaggeration is always possible. Below, I’d like to give two examples from Northern and Central Europe of how the mark can be overstepped. “Equality, reflection drawing for kids” – photo by Min stemme on […]
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Contemporary Carlowitz Summit: Interview with Klaus Töpfer
Written by Manouchehr Shamsrizi
At the Contemporary Carlowitz Summit, hosted by the Bertelsmann Foundation and the German Council for Sustainable Development, Future Challenges spoke with Klaus Töpfer (Interview in German). Töpfer is the former German Minister for the Environment and a former Executive Director of the UNEP. In our conversation, we discovered that he […]
