Michigan researcher says Ebola needs high attention in US
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12 inspirational quotes from women who rock STEM
Editor’s note: In celebration of International Day of the Girl (October 11) and Ada Lovelace Day (October 14), Leading Women is devoting the month of October to women and girls in STEM: science, technology, engineering and math. (CNN) — Girls don’t do science. If that’s the stereotype, then good luck telling that to these women. …
MALI Agro-industrie : Malô fait le plein de vitamines
Malô, une entreprise créée il y a deux ans par les frères Niang au Mali, produit du riz enrichi en micronutriments. Une première en Afrique, sur un marché en pleine croissance. C’est juste après les émeutes de la faim de 2008 qu’une vision innovante de l’agroalimentaire a germé dans l’esprit de Salif et de Mohamed …
Oops, I’m a racist! When perpetrators become victims
This week three young men – Mark Burman, Ross Bartlett and Michael Weaver – who were involved in yet another blackface incident at a historically Afrikaans university – issued an apology, of sorts, for their behaviour. The statement is worth reading on their Facebook page. Intended to convey contrition it achieves the opposite: it stands …
Women’s Development Goals
NEW YORK – As the 2015 deadline for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, world leaders will face a choice: move the goal posts back another decade or two, or hold accountable those who have failed to deliver on their commitments. For women, the choice is clear. We have been here before. In …