Crash investigation: Greece train disaster exposes rail network neglect
ANGELIKI KOUTANTOU and MICHELE KAMBAS, of Reuters, report in the wake of last week’s train collision…
Wow!: Pakistan bus network gives women a ticket to work and study
ZOFEEN T EBRAHIM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how Peshawar’s BRT transport system is helping women travel safely without fear of sexual harassment, opening up new opportunities for them to study and find jobs in the socially conservative city…
Wow!: Reclaiming the street – six apps and initiatives keeping women safe
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on some initiatiives to help keep women safe around the world…
Labour rights: Red tape, bad data and bribes endanger Mexico’s workers
CHRISTINE MURRAY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on concerns for worker safety in Mexico…
Trick or treat: Is your doorstep fair game for zombies at Halloween?
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Small children dressed as fairies on your doorstep may be cute while teenagers in zombie masks can be less appealing, but what rights do you have to say who knocks on your door at Halloween? A growing number of Britons who dread the spooky holiday – when packs of youngsters dressed […]
DOORS
Have you ever considered how profound doors are? PICTURE: Christian Stahl/Unsplash A friend of mine recently visited a Ugandan village – and almost everyone in the town didn’t have a door. Oh they had walls, roofs and doorways – but no doors. A doorway is a pretty good invention, it allows you to go from […]
Mexico City’s transport ranked as most dangerous for women – poll
Thomson Reuters Foundation Mexico City has the most dangerous transport system for women out of five of the world’s biggest commuter cities, according to a Thomson Reuters Foundation poll, with women saying other passengers often turned a blind eye to abuse. The poll found about three in every four women in Mexico City were not confident […]
ESSAY: HOW SAFE IS YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP?
CHRISTOPHER P SCHEITLE, of West Virginia University and JEFFERY T ULMER, of Pennsylvania State University, look at what their research reveals about congregations in the US in this article first published on The Conversation…
TOUGH LOVE
Growing up in the country you learn that if you help a chick out of its shell, or a butterfly out of its cocoon, you actually stunt their growth or even kill them. PICTURE: Michael Kaufmann/www.freeimages.com The agonising struggle of the butterfly to escape its cocoon forces blood into its never-before-used wings. Without the […]