The retention problem: Women are going into tech but are also being driven out
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The retention problem: Women are going into tech but are also being driven out

Why are women who are employed by the tech industry quitting in such high volumes?
The second in our two part series on girls in ICT looks at the toxic tech culture and asks how women in tech could be better supported to halt the exodus.

Children have a basic understanding of poverty – a more equal society means talking to them about it
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Children have a basic understanding of poverty – a more equal society means talking to them about it

When looking at the consequences of poverty, we also need to ask what children themselves—the “kids who have” and the “kids who have not”—understand about the unequal world around them. Talking to our children helps empower them for a better, more equal future.

At chocolate time, we’ve discovered what the brands that score best on child labour and the environment have in common
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At chocolate time, we’ve discovered what the brands that score best on child labour and the environment have in common

What distinguishes a company that makes “good” chocolate (chocolate untainted by child labour, modern slavery, deforestation and the overuse of agrichemicals) from one that merely makes chocolate?

Peru is tackling water scarcity with nature-based solutions, leading the way in Latin America
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Peru is tackling water scarcity with nature-based solutions, leading the way in Latin America

“You can lack everything, except water”. Water scarcity is an increasingly serious problem in much of the world. Innovation is key. So, Moyobamba in Peru is using nature-based solutions in a bid to save its water sources.

Climate Change Education: the key to advancing climate action
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Climate Change Education: the key to advancing climate action

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 calls for urgent climate action to combat climate change. Climate action usually focuses on different mitigation — renewable energy sources, sustainable use of land, sustainable transport and adaptation — protecting coastal wetlands, decentralizing energy distribution, promoting sustainable agroforestry measures. However, when we talk about climate action, we often ignore one of the most important tools for climate action: Climate Change Education.

How tech companies are failing women workers and social media users – and what to do about it
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How tech companies are failing women workers and social media users – and what to do about it

“DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, the theme for this year’s UN International Women’s Day on March 8, highlights the digital gender gap and its impact on economic and social inequalities.
Read here how big tech companies are failing women on both sides of the screen: their employees and the users of their services.