Gender Pay Gap Costs the Global Economy $160tn, Says World Bank Study
FULL ARTICLE: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/may/31/gender-pay-gap-costs-global-economy-160tn-world-bank-study
Equal pay, equal hours and equal participation in the workforce could lead to a global wealth jump of $23,620 a person, as well as creating knock-on benefits such as lower malnutrition and child mortality rates, said the report. Using data from 141 countries, economists analysed the potential skills, education, training and future worth of each person in the workforce, then compared those so-called “lifetime earnings” to generate estimated global losses……..
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https://www.savethechildren.org/content/dam/global/reports/2018-end-of-childhood-report.pdf
The Nordic country has a minimum age of 18, but allows 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent.
By Emma Batha
LONDON, May 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Norway approved a law banning all child marriage on Tuesday, with campaigners saying it would set an example to others ahead of a global 2030 deadline for eradicating the practice.
The Nordic country has a minimum age of 18, but allows 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent and permission from the county governor. A government spokeswoman said very few under 18s had sought to wed in recent years.
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Annual Report 2017/18: State-Sponsored Hate Spurs New Era of Social Activism
https://www.amnesty.ca/news/annual-report-201718-state-sponsored-hate-spurs-new-era-social-activism
The report, The State of the World’s Human Rights 2017-2018, covers 159 countries and delivers the most comprehensive analysis of the state of human rights in the world today.
The world is reaping the terrifying consequences of hate-filled rhetoric that threatens to normalize massive discrimination against marginalized groups, Amnesty International warned today as it launched its annual assessment of human rights.Nevertheless, the organization found that a growing movement of both first-time and seasoned activists campaigning for social justice provides real hope of reversing the slide towards oppression.
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