by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Feb 7, 2020 | News
Economic opportunities for women around the world are hindered by deficiencies in rights, protections and opportunities that male counterparts enjoy, according to a World Bank report published Jan. 14. While women’s employment rights and prospects have improved...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Nov 14, 2019 | News
A majority of the children living in low- and middle-income nations are experiencing “learning poverty,” according to a World Bank report published Oct. 17. “Learning poverty means being unable to read and understand a simple text by age 10,” the report explained....
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | News
Deterioration of water quality is an “invisible crisis” that must be addressed, according to a World Bank report published Aug. 20. While lack of water (quantity) in some parts of the world receives significant attention, poor water quality is a global challenge to...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 26, 2019 | News
Women are fully equal to men under the law in only six nations, according to a World Bank report published in late February. The study, “Women, Business and the Law 2019,” analyzes how laws impact women by either moving toward, or hindering efforts to achieve, gender...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Nov 8, 2018 | News
Extreme poverty has been steadily decreasing everywhere except Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a World Bank report released Oct. 17. In 1990, 35.9 percent of the global population was in extreme poverty – living below the international poverty line (IPL) of less than...
