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FOS officially launched on November 30, 2023, with a program highlighting successful partnerships in education and workforce development and bringing together funding organizations advancing global equity.
FOS Affiliate Marlène Koffi focuses on the barriers faced by women when commercializing scientific discoveries. In a research study with Matt Marx, Koffi characterizes the gender dynamics of scientific commercialization in the full canon of scientific inquiry.
In this episode, Pamela Medina Quispe explores how Chinese import competition in Peru negatively impacts women's participation in the labour market. She points to the exposure to competition in the manufacturing industry as a force pushing women into the unstable, informal sector.
Researchers partnered with a local NGO in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil to evaluate if citizens that feel more economically secure are less likely to engage in clientelism.
Women in India have one of the lowest rates of labour force participation in the world. They also co-reside with their parents-in-law at unusually high rates.
A new study of roughly 400 school consolidations shows that policymakers can boost student achievement while addressing demographic challenges
Where does one even begin to tackle biodiversity loss? The problem of climate change is instructive in this regard. It too poses an existential threat but, although we have a long way to go, addressing climate change is on our radars in a way that biodiversity loss is not.
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