In this five-part series I will discuss what the World Bank Group is doing and what we are planning to do in key areas that are critical for ending poverty by 2030: good governance, gender equality, conflict and fragility, preventing and adapting to climate change, and, finally, creating jobs.. Seawater is rising in coastal Bangladesh.
In this five-part series I will discuss what the World Bank Group is doing and what we are planning to do in key areas that are critical for ending poverty by 2030: good governance, gender equality, conflict and fragility, creating jobs, and, finally, preventing and adapting to climate change.
Inequitable economic growth can do more harm than good for gender equality.
Education is the bedrock of a country's economy, good governance, gender equality, identity and culture.
The conclusion of the meeting calls for strong leadership and good governance, gender equality, and sustainable inclusive economic growth and climate change to be factored into development programmes.
And it suggests that just as a more balanced view of the industrial revolution managed to acknowledge its benefits while also trying to mitigate its evils, a more balanced view of the sexual revolution would accept some contemporary realities as goods (greater gender equality and workplace opportunities for women, the waning of anti-gay bigotry, etc).
Rising cultural individualism has both good consequences (more gender equality) and more negative ones (narcissism, mental health issues).
Julie Burchill Brighton ■ Female "cougars" on the prowl for younger men are good news for gender equality, glamorous or not.
UNICEF has generated many good practices in gender equality programming but has no system in place to ensure they are shared throughout the organization or scaled-up.
So it's evident that gender equality is good for the country, good for all Australians, good for the world.
