Gender stereotypes begin in early childhood. Bright pink “toys for girls” and blue “toys for boys” are sold on store shelves around the world. In the boys’ section you’ll find science, construction and warfare toys…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Oil…
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Local economic development and better municipal service delivery are vital if South Africa wants to broaden economic participation and reverse its unemployment trend. To achieve these objectives, it is necessary to strengthen municipal finances and…
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You may have read recently that TikTok allegedly “serves up” sex and drug videos to minors. Media reports have described the video-sharing platform, which is designed predominantly for young people, as an “addiction machine” that…
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The governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Cleviston Haynes, was criticised for his assessment of the economy’s tourism sector by a government minister on February 14. Haynes said growth in the tourism sector had…
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25/25 © Reuters. Tea harvesting staff collect tea leaves on a plantation in Jiayi, Taiwan, May 7, 2021. Staff are paid based on the weight of the tea they collect, however, the drought has caused…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Professional workers are more likely to value their own work and feel it contributes to their team’s success when their managers…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477[email protected] Ref: 25/2021 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) welcomed the publication today of the 2021 status report by the industry-led Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which reports…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A gas pump at a petrol station in Seoul June 27, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/File Photo By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose by about 1% on Thursday after the International…
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Over a year ago, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari launched an economic plan designed to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Nigeria has recorded 207,618 cases of infection and…
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