It is because of the campaigning work of strong, passionate, powerful Scottish Labour women that this issue has risen so far up the political agenda.
Furthermore, various imperfections in labour markets give rise to skills mismatch, and this issue has risen on policy agendas because of the skills-intensive nature of much economic and technological change, as well as the impact of the economic crisis (Cedefop 2010; European Commission 2012; World Economic Forum 2014).
In the meantime, the issue has risen up the political agenda, with some lawmakers calling for the government to act again.
Women's rights campaigners have ensured the issue has risen up the political agenda – and we know what works to prevent and respond to it.
Over the past few years, the issue has risen on the business agenda with a series of 'no deforestation' commitments cropping up from some of the worst offenders.
Having campaigned on his belief that economic pain should be shared equitably — even before the global financial crisis erupted in its full fury — Mr. Bos is now trying to spread his vision of how to rein in executive pay and bonuses just as the issue has risen to the top of the global agenda.
Although 66-year-old Sir Menzies Campbell said last week that he was forced to resign as leader because of the media's constant sniping about his age, the issue has risen again, partly because it is one of the few differences between 53-year-old Huhne and his rival, Nick Clegg, 40, both seen as modernisers within the party.
Public anxiety over the issue has risen since the implication of Army researcher Bruce Ivins in the 2001 anthrax attacks and a December 2008 report from the WMD Commission warning of the high likelihood of a bioterrorist attack on U.S. soil in the next 5 years.
The deficit issue has risen to a public prominence not seen in two decades, reflecting the size of the debt, now exceeding $12 trillion; the dire future projections as health costs rise and the population ages, boosting Medicare and Medicaid spending to unsustainable levels; and the intensity of Mr. Obama's opposition on the right.
"As the air-quality issue has risen in the public eye, people are accepting that we need to do more than just say we're going to do better," Mayor Ralph Becker told CityLab.
According to an annual survey of more than 150,000 incoming freshmen by UCLA, the percentage of students who believe racism is no longer an issue has risen slowly over 25 years, from 19percentt in 1990 to 24 percent in 2015.
