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Hungry for Equality: Examining the Gender Gap in Food Security

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Women and girls make up 60 percent of the world's chronically hungry population and are 10 percent more likely than men to experience food insecurity.

A woman and her daughter arrange branches of khat into small bundles in Somalia.
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

Klaus Schwab on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Globalization, and Equality

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Wait Just a Minute

Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), takes a minute to answer questions about the fourth industrial revolution and what it means for globalization and equality.

Klaus Schwab
WEF/Pascal Bitz
Global Economy

Former And Current Women Heads Of State Sign Open Letter Pushing For Women's Rights

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WBEZ
Catherine Bertini

In late February, a group of global women leaders signed an open letter, calling for government and private sector leaders to take legal and social action to promote gender inclusion and female empowerment.

A woman attends a rally to mark International Women's Day in Madrid, Friday, March 8, 2019. Women and Girls

New Resources for WPS Scholars and Practitioners

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Global Insight by Katelyn Jones

Once we learned that one of the most often-cited statistics about women is fabricated—scholars and practitioners alike were shocked.

Generations of Kenyan women stand together
Bennett Tobias
Women and Girls

The Global Commitment to Sustainable Development: How Are We Doing?

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Global Insight by Madeleine Nicholson

Since the adoption of the SDGs, governments, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations have restructured their priorities and refined their policies, business models, and supply chains.

A green building with balcony gardens. Global Health

It's Time for Cities to Flex Their Soft Power

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Global Insight by Robert Muggah

Our international affairs are still being determined by nation-states, however, the imbalance between cities and nation-states is no longer acceptable.

View of a busy Tokyo at night time.
Andre Benz
Global Cities

The Geopolitics of Climate Change

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

As extreme weather increasingly uproots communities and economies, leading experts Simon Dalby and Joshua Busby join Deep Dish to predict how climate change will affect foreign policy.

Clouds over wind turbines
Thomas Richter
Climate and the Environment

A Huge Amount of Food is Wasted—And With It, Water, Energy, and Nutrition

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Global Food for Thought by Michael Tiboris

About 70 percent of the water humans use globally is consumed by agriculture, and a full third of the greenhouse gas emissions we produce come from food production. 

Produce section at an American grocery store.
MN Pollution Control Agency/Flickr
Food and Agriculture

Philanthropist Ertharin Cousin on fighting global food poverty

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Financial Times
Ertharin Cousin

The former UN World Food Programme head is exploring new ways to end world hunger

Headshot of Ertharin Cousin Food and Agriculture

Women, Peace, and Security: Challenging Dominant Narratives

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Global Insight by Katelyn Jones

Citizens feel  disregarded and disempowered, motivating them to engage in demonstrations like the "yellow vest"  movement in France,  Black Lives Matter  in the United States, and the  #MeToo movement globally.

Protesters attack a female police officer accused of shooting a protestor in Burundi
Reuters/Goran Tomasevic
Women and Girls