How do we move from a world where there is so much injustice, to a world where things are right?
Eleanor Parkes: Trash Landing
How much waste does one person produce on an average international flight? Where does accountability lie for this waste? How can we get around strict government regulations for deplaned waste?
Suzy McKinney: Growing up Helen
The message that, “girls can do anything” was certainly a very enduring and persuasive component of my childhood – but I think all the more powerful reality was that I actually got to see a woman really doing it. It wasn’t just a message, it was a reality that I could see depicted in the newspaper each day. It wore red blazers.
Emily Rushton: How to integrate science into policy: NZ scientist opens UN forum
New Zealand had the honour of Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Scientific advisor to Prime Minister John Key and Chair of International Network for Governmental Scientific Advice, being the keynote speaker at the opening of the United Nations Environment Assembly 2 (UNEA2) Science and Policy Forum.
Emily Rushton: ‘Science is negotiable’
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Science and Policy forum is currently under way in Nairobi, Kenya.
Sasha Rasmussen: Money on my mind
We must talk about economics if we are to speak realistically and practically about barriers to gender equality.
Ihlara McIndoe: Phenomenal Women
Achieving gender equality isn’t a one woman fight done by many. Rather, it’s one fight involving many women. When working together, celebrating each other’s success, valuing differences, and seeing each other as comrades rather than competitors, we can be phenomenal.
Shivani Makwana: The Girl with a Matchstick
It is important for us to remember that fairy tales still exist, and sometimes not in the right way.