With the creation of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in 1946, and the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which explicitly sets forth the principle of equality of women, the U.N. system began its work on behalf of women by emphasizing the legal basis for the promotion of [ … ]
Out of 1,000 people, 504 are men (50.4%) and 496 are women (49.6%). We’re talking about half the world’s population. Vulnerable and disadvantaged women, and those who experience discrimination and inequality of any kind, need to be empowered if we are to achieve full inclusivity [ … ]
In the Disney documentary “Chimpanzee” we journey deep into the African rainforest — with its sprawling forests, wind-swept clouds, crackling lightning storms, and microscopic night creatures — and learn the story of a young chimpanzee named Oscar coming to terms with the loss of his mother, Isha, and his unusual adoption by [ … ]
In summer 2014, nearly 25,000 employees of Market Basket, a New England supermarket chain, walked off the job in support of their fired boss, billionaire Arthur T. Demoulas. Even customers, in support of the workers, stopped shopping at the chain. The two new CEOs first fired eight strike leaders, and then offered a series of ultimatums. [ … ]
While we probably dread the long lines on the city commute home from work, we’ll probably shuffle through the line, watching each other for directions and social cues. On any given day, you may find yourself trusting a random stranger for directions more than a bus station timetable or a gateway sign. [ … ]
If you have recently read a financial report, sports game recap, or weather update, chances are that story was written by a computer. The process, commonly referred to as “automated storytelling,” involves running data through an algorithm which organizes that data into a readable story. The software is now widely accessible [ … ]
“Brain education” is a powerful and innovative educational process that every school system in the world can implement. Schools can begin by teaching students about their brains and the ability they have to choose to use their brains well for creating peace, health, and happiness. [ … ]
When it comes to fatal diseases, Robert Massie is a triple threat, having survived hemophilia, HIV, and liver failure. Born with classical hemophilia, a painful disorder that causes repeating bleeding in the joints, he spent most of his childhood bound to leg braces and in wheelchairs. Where [ … ]
It is only by first imagining a better world that we can begin to create it. Right now, in the face of a financial crisis, global warming and myriad human conflicts, a peaceful future may seem distant. But it is worth remembering that out of hard times comes real change. During the French Revolution [ … ]
Lately, a serious discussion about systemic racism in the United States has finally become front and center in the public sphere, which caused me to reflect on a classic discrimination experiment done at the end of the 1960s by an elementary schoolteacher. Jane Elliott was ironing a teepee for a classroom activity [ … ]
I believe that the two most important values in the 21st century are the Earth and the human brain. The Earth’s health is the only vision that is all-encompassing enough to overcome the ethnic, cultural, religious, and national tensions that exist. Only the Earth can become the central axis [ … ]
Until now, we humans have placed ourselves — and celebrated ourselves! — as the final arbiter of all living things on Earth, and organized our world accordingly. We have dealt with others, and with the Earth, under the premise that we are separate individuals, at war with one another and the world, surviving through [ … ]
Out of 1,000 people, 504 are men (50.4 percent) and 496 are women (49.6 percent). We’re talking about half the world’s population. Vulnerable and disadvantaged women, and those who experience discrimination and inequality of any kind, need to be empowered if we are to achieve full inclusivity [ … ]
There is real evidence that learning a language improves our cognitive abilities, promotes intelligence, improves memory, as well as problem-solving and attention skills — all simultaneously (according to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), and may even help prevent age-related brain [ … ]
“A newly discovered disease,” perhaps one of the worst possible articles to find in a sentence, particularly when you’re scanning the headlines. When people first read just a few short weeks ago about the Wuhan coronavirus — a respiratory virus that began infecting people in the mainland of China [ … ]
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