Women running ethical businesses seen worse hit by COVID than men
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Women who run ethical businesses were harder hit by the pandemic than their male counterparts, a United Nations-backed survey found on Wednesday, raising fears of another sector where women bear the economic brunt of COVID-19. From factory floors to shops, women have endured greater job losses and wage cuts due to the […]
From drones to social media, big data helps confront more complex disasters in Asia
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Technological innovations – from unique digital identities for drought-hit farmers to use of data from drones and social media – can better predict increasingly complex disasters in the Asia-Pacific region and limit their impact on vulnerable people, the United Nations said in a report on Thursday. Rising global temperatures have increased the frequency and […]