Day: December 29, 2024

Gender roles, economics, and marriage: Abhijit Banerjee’s latest book explores disparities that keep Indian women out of the workforceGender roles, economics, and marriage: Abhijit Banerjee’s latest book explores disparities that keep Indian women out of the workforce

Abhijit Banerjee’s latest book, ‘Chhaunk,’ explores cultural and societal issues through food, emphasizing Indian women’s confinement to domestic roles. With India’s low female labor participation rates starkly highlighted, Banerjee delves

Azerbaijan president accuses Russia of ‘absurd’ plane crash cover-up, says flight was ‘shot down’Azerbaijan president accuses Russia of ‘absurd’ plane crash cover-up, says flight was ‘shot down’

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia of executing an “absurd” cover-up after its air defenses allegedly “shot down” a passenger plane last week. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the

University of Iowa revamps academics amid DEI shifts: Departments of American Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies to closeUniversity of Iowa revamps academics amid DEI shifts: Departments of American Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies to close

The University of Iowa plans to close its Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies department and other programs, replacing them with a new interdisciplinary major in Social and Cultural Analysis. The