Gender

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“Hidden Figures” highlights the ongoing legacy of women and minorities in STEM

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

A worker checks Egypt's first tablet computer "Inar" in Benha May 18, 2013. Egypt has produced its very first tablet computer "Inar", part of a national project to distribute the device to students in schools and universities around the country. The Ministry of Military Production in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications presented the scheme last year to Benha Electronics Company known as 'Katron' to manufacture the tablet. Picture taken May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS EDUCATION) - RTXZZB5

Why the Arab world should employ more women

Monday, February 6, 2017

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A tradeoff between growth and social objectives exists for microfinance institutions – gender matters

Friday, January 20, 2017

Call centre workers receive calls from female customers for taxi booking jobs at Noor Jordan for Transport Taxi Moumayaz (Special Taxi) in Amman, Jordan, March 24, 2016. The Jordanian taxi company has launched a new service run only for women, exclusively by women, with 10 women taxi drivers for the first time in Jordan picking up only female passengers and families. The company chairman Abu al-Haj said they plan to hire another 10 women as drivers, and possibly more if the service expands. Picture taken March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Struggling economy? Gender equality can fix that

Bessma Momani and Sumaya Attia

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Students walk through the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia.,

Is a higher standard needed for campus sexual assault cases?

John Villasenor

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Widows learn how to use computers at a widows training and development center in Baghdad, November 13, 2012. Baghdad's Widows Training and Development Centre offers training to improve employment prospects for widows and help enable them to set up their own businesses to support their families. Established in 2006 and funded by a number of international charities, the centre has initiated a number of training and awareness workshops to support widows and orphans financially, socially and psychologically. Picture taken November 13, 2012. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY) -

Untapped Potential: Female employment in the Middle East.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Young entrepreneurs work on their laptops at the Amman-based Oasis 500, a seed investment firm which finances start-up firms in the region's information technology sector, November 2, 2011. Across the Middle East and North Africa, the Arab Spring uprisings have hurt many businessmen. Economies have slowed sharply as political uncertainty deters investment, new governments focus on trying to restore social stability instead of reforming economic policy, and labour unrest disrupts production and drives up costs. Oasis 500's Executive Chairman Usama Fayyad said governments had become more careful about appearing even-handed towards companies, even in countries that have been relatively untouched by the Arab Spring. In the long term, though, a cleaner, fairer business environment could, even more than other economic reforms such as deregulation and fiscal policy changes, help to solve one of the Arab world's biggest problems: job creation. A more level playing field could spur the growth of similar small and medium-sized firms. Picture taken November 2, 2011. To match Mideast Money ARAB-BUSINESS/SPRING REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Equality and the economy: Why the Arab world should employ more women

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus address supporters during his election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX2SPV9

Choose your own election post-mortem: Part 2

Vanessa Williamson and Carly Knight

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf speaks during an interview with Reuters in Brussels November 25, 2013. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX15SRP

Figure of the Week: Where in Africa are the women leaders?

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

The gender war in Korea is quite bad, especially among the younger generation. Men feel that they are swallowing water, that they are just flailing in a sea that is changing upon them.

Quartz Sunday, October 23, 2016