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India Pandemic Worsens One of the World’s Worst Gender Gaps

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 Joseph Nallen Bhaskar Chakravorti, Bloomberg, Coronavirus, COVID-19, equality, Gender equality, India, Vaccine

Bhaskar Chakravorti explains why women in India have suffered disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic, via an article in Bloomberg.

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The State of the Gender Pay Gap: Earning Disparities Widen as Women Bear the Brunt of the Pandemic

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 Joseph Nallen COVID-19, Digital Planet, Equal Pay, Gender equality, IDEA 2030, income inequality, pandemic, research

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Fletcher Reads the Newspaper: Why are there so few women in tech? How the digital gender gap tells a larger story.

May 22, 2019January 6, 2020 Joseph Nallen 0 Comment Bhaskar Chakravorti, diversity, Dr. Kathleen Fisher, Dr. Susan Landau, equality, faculty, Fletcher Reads the Newspaper, Gender equality, gender gap, global business, IBGC, Student Involvement, tech industry, women in tech

This past April, Dr. Kathleen Fisher, Chair of the Computer Science Department, sat down with Fletcher’s own Dr. Susan Landau, Professor of Cybersecurity & Policy, to discuss the turbulent history of women in tech, its current-state and next-steps that companies need to take to secure a diverse, equal workplace.

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22 Jun

For #PrideMonth 2022, we updated our 2021 analysis on the share of workers expressing affiliation with #LGBTQ+ on their resumes. We found that over the year, the gap between #STEM and other college graduates identifying as LGBTQ+ reduced: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/pride-and-prejudice-2022/

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22 Jun

“Measurement doesn't guarantee management. Reporting is not a proxy for disclosure. And disclosure does not assure action” said @kpucker31 to @CapitalMonitorA about sustainability in the fashion industry. https://tinyurl.com/jyvsh7uu

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22 Jun

Senior lecturer @kpucker31 of the @FletcherSchool was quoted in a @WBUR article about companies such as Hasbro that are focused on social impact. He said nearly all social impact measurements are unregulated in US—creating a false sense of comfort. https://tinyurl.com/4x8efe77

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21 Jun

Higher #InternetSpeed presents better opportunities, access, and potential. Explore the #trends behind #InternetAccess over 12 years in 90 economies using the #DigitalIntelligenceIndex in collaboration with @FletcherSchool & @Mastercard http://bit.ly/dii-interactive #TrendsTuesday

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