http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Thu, 23 May 2013 21:18:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/08/celebrating-international-womens-day-triumphs-and-challenges/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/08/celebrating-international-womens-day-triumphs-and-challenges/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:00:19 +0000 Susan Blaustein http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=23627 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/08/celebrating-international-womens-day-triumphs-and-challenges/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/31/how-you-can-help-earth-cope-with-7-billion/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/31/how-you-can-help-earth-cope-with-7-billion/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:42:35 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=19668 Earth’s population has more than doubled in the last 50 years to 7 billion. The numbers represent big challenges—feeding and providing for additional people on a planet already stressed by environmental damage and climate change. What can ordinary individuals do?]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/31/how-you-can-help-earth-cope-with-7-billion/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/02/reusable-homemade-feminine-pads-a-simple-intervention-to-help-keep-girls-in-school/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/02/reusable-homemade-feminine-pads-a-simple-intervention-to-help-keep-girls-in-school/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:18:19 +0000 Susan Blaustein http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6219 In many areas of sub-Saharan Africa, gender parity tends to decline at higher levels of schooling. While girls’ enrollment and completion rates for primary school are typically high, these rates decrease with secondary and tertiary education. Girls may discontinue their studies to devote more time to household chores, to earn extra income by engaging in [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/02/reusable-homemade-feminine-pads-a-simple-intervention-to-help-keep-girls-in-school/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/03/08/are-gender-equality-and-women%e2%80%99s-empowerment-attainable-new-research-suggests-small-investments-and-targeted-interventions-can-make-a-difference-in-louga-senegal/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/03/08/are-gender-equality-and-women%e2%80%99s-empowerment-attainable-new-research-suggests-small-investments-and-targeted-interventions-can-make-a-difference-in-louga-senegal/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:03:42 +0000 Susan Blaustein http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=2033 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/03/08/are-gender-equality-and-women%e2%80%99s-empowerment-attainable-new-research-suggests-small-investments-and-targeted-interventions-can-make-a-difference-in-louga-senegal/feed/ 1