Six SSIR Articles for International Women’s Day
A reading list of some of our favorite articles on women, girls, and gender equality.
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When Care Work and Paid Work Collide
While people in the Western world often assume that extended families in developing countries are oppressive to women who marry into them, family support can actually enable women to take on paying jobs outside the home.
A Space for Refugees
An ambitious community project is helping Amsterdam’s newest residents find both dignified work and a social network.
Free College
San Francisco’s Free City program covers tuition at its community college through a real estate transaction tax.
The AI Invasion is Coming to Africa (and It’s a Good Thing)
Before Africa can reap the benefits of artificial intelligence, African governments, investors, and NGOs must train workers for complex tasks, and reform laws and education to meet the demands of tomorrow's economy.
Beyond Policy: How Gendered Interactions on the Ground Shape Development
Viewing social and economic development as a series of interpersonal interactions can help us understand why development outcomes sometimes diverge from policy goals, and how gendered interactions shape social and economic development.
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Circular Social Innovation in India
Social enterprises in India are using restorative and regenerative, circular economy principles to address the deep-seated sustainable development challenges.
Do Financial Inclusion Efforts Really Have an Impact on Poverty?
Affordable, accessible financial products and services like mobile money are becoming more prevalent in the developing world, but are they improving the lives of the poor?
Economic Development
Intelligent Mobility as a Means to Improve Health Equity
Public and private leaders should collaborate to promote health amenities in different neighborhoods—enabling prospective residents to make relocation decisions that could improve their quality of life.
The Macro Benefits of Microbusinesses
New recommendations for the very small businesses that help communities prosper.