
Seema Jayachandran
Live now: Power & limits of economic development as a pathway to gender equality
The #genderequality divide starts with children: Fathers are less willing to pay their daughters’ human capital or… https://t.co/NIQoGqKkQx
Speaking of success - how can you be a successful leader? @almmura argues that ethics should motivate your decisio… https://t.co/sZbTGyxtl2
Lessons on success: "Are you the kind of person who fails at things? Good. You should be." #KAPTalks alum… https://t.co/yufaoJR6x1
RT @MathaiWanjira: The #SG is right, BUT what we don't have are systems of accountability. How do we hold those reaponsible for this mess a…
RT @nancymbirdsall: How to address the gap is green tech skills in rich countries while benefiting poorer countries: First prize goes to:…
RT @bandanarana2014: Was honoured to have presented the #KAPTalks last November @Luxembourg “Scaling the Summit of Gender Based Violence”
Take a look into the "Life of an American, Woman, Development Economist” w/ #KAPTalks alumn @nancymbirdsall, lookin… https://t.co/pfMDleNmpa
Who was Ryszard Kapuscinski? A writer/journalist focused on covering developing countries, clashes of cultures, rev… https://t.co/6nfqIgUtRs
What are we doing with our earth? #KAPTalks alum @andersen_inger presents the three wands she'd like to wave to hel… https://t.co/qiv9Nk8Cnk
Double #KAPTalks alumn feature! @BrankoMilan shares his thoughts on #economist @AmartyaSen_Econ 's recent memoir H… https://t.co/Cu3SoHzkLY
Evidence shows #globalization shocks, often working through culture & identity, have played an important role in dr… https://t.co/jjLjCy8kTB
RT @EBRDgender: No plans for this weekend? We recommend watching this lecture, which discusses the multiple links between development and…
Double #KAPTalks alumn feature! @jrockstrom and @shepleygreen spoke about new #economic models and indicators with… https://t.co/cT3tk6AJEa
We agree! Keeps cars cool and provides energy. https://t.co/JMfymXUs6A
Big thanks to @seema_econ for a rich and deep lecture to close out our #KAPTalks season, and to @ubeconomics for ho… https://t.co/HshQo54Mm4
It's well in line with policy makers to try to change cultural norms when they are standing in the way of gender eq… https://t.co/XRkyEkRZdR
2) Changing minds at a young age - having gender equality discussions in classrooms: 1 example - Breakthrough NGO i… https://t.co/v1A9DfcfNF
How to get around that? 1) Empowering women: 1 example - in India, women who did biz training with a friend were mo… https://t.co/thFFZZVaxE
What do the brown countries have in common? A perceived cost of social stigma from women working, which makes the l… https://t.co/ON2Sv6JeS5
At the end of the day, cultural norms are still sticky, leading to that skewed sex ratio. #KAPTalks (3/3)