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Laura Lane is Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. In this role she oversees Public Policy and Government Affairs, Public Relations, Employee Communications, Sustainability, Community Relations and The UPS Foundation and is a member of UPS’s Executive Leadership Team reporting to CEO Carol Tomé. Laura began her UPS career as president, Global Public Affairs in 2011 and was responsible for ...
Mar 7, 2018 · The gender pensions gap is estimated at 30-40%. Typically, the balances of women in retirement are 30-40% less than men across the globe. Taking Europe as an example, the gender pension gap varies significantly between different countries, ranging from 4% to 49%, but more than half have a gap of 30% or greater. The gender pension gap across ...
Jun 29, 2022 · Robert Polner. A new study reveals that women in science are 13% less likely than their male counterparts to receive authorship credit for their work. Women are also 59% less likely than their male colleagues to be named on patents related to projects that they both worked on. There are concerns in the field that this gap is deterring young ...
May 20, 2019 · There has also been a sizable growth of both gross and net international capital flows (e.g. Lane and Milesi-Ferretti 2007). Some authors have blamed globalisation for the increasing inequality and loss of jobs in developed countries (e.g. Acemoglu et al. 2016).
Jun 25, 2021 · Los Angeles is looking to renewable energy sources like solar power to improve its economic outlook - whilst helping to save the planet. The city has pledged to sharply curb its greenhouse gas emissions, aiming for a 45% reduction by 2025 and net zero by 2050. Measures range from decarbonizing the energy grid to promoting electric vehicles.
Jun 22, 2022 · Mapping shipping lanes: Maritime traffic around the world. This map by Adam Syminton paints a macro picture of the world’s maritime traffic by highlighting marine traffic density around the world. It uses data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in partnership with The World Bank, as part of IMF’s World Seaborne Trade Monitoring System.
Oct 2, 2018 · The idea originated in the United States in 2015 when writer and LGBT+ parent Michelle Tea was looking for ways to introduce her young son to "queer culture". "Drag queens are a no-brainer for kids' events," Tea told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone from Los Angeles. "They are larger than life, fantastical, beautiful and take everything ...
Jun 19, 2023 · Lauren Uppink Calderwood, the World Economic Forum’s Head of Climate Strategy, said: “It is critical that we overcome this narrative that it is too late to save the planet, which both ignores the significant progress that’s been made to decarbonize our society and also hinders further action. We cannot afford to be paralysed by climate ...
Jan 21, 2016 · Here is a guide to the 10 challenges, and why they matter to the world. Food security and why it matters. By 2050, the world must feed 9 billion people. Yet the demand for food will be 60% greater than it is today. The United Nations has set ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture as ...
Dec 10, 2021 · On average, an individual from the top 10% will earn $122,100, but an individual from the bottom half will earn just $3,920. And, when it comes to wealth (valuable assets and items over and above income), the gap is even wider. The poorest half of the global population owns just 2% of the global total, while the richest 10% own 76% of all wealth.
