For a country with high wages and an equally hefty price tag on living, the social divide in Swiss employment is a strong signal for policymakers globally that long-term investment in gender equality is essential… [Read more]
Health, Labour & Social Policy
Presents a contemporary examination of social intervention, labour dynamics and health concerns, embracing both country-specific and broader insights into these areas.
A Force to be Reckoned With: The Aurat Marchers of Pakistan
Aurat March – Urdu for ‘Women’s March’ – is an annual demonstration held on March 8th in the Pakistani cities of Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad. Women, non-binary people, the LGBTQIA+ community, and cis male allies… [Read more]
Decolonising French Feminism: A Work in Progress
Last November, the first high-profile #MeToo revelations sent shockwaves through the French cinema industry, dealing a serious blow to patriarchy. But fighting against the patriarchy cannot exist in isolation from the struggle against racism and… [Read more]
Reflections on the State-Led System: How China has coped with the COVID-19 outbreak
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) dies down in Wuhan and gains tide outside of China, discussions on what the Chinese government (CCP) has done right to curb the spread on its territory have grown. As a… [Read more]
Get to Work! Trump Announces Plan to Combat California’s Homelessness with ‘American Values’
The White House has announced a pioneering plan to completely remove California’s homeless population of 130,000 by 2022 and rehabilitate them through an intensive work-based programme. If Donald Trump were to take on the homeless… [Read more]
In Defence of the Joker
Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of the Joker has disturbed many critics who have cited it as glorifying violence and misrepresenting people living with severe mental health issues; they’re wrong. Joker, the film that reveals the backstory… [Read more]
Why Fathers Care so Little: Barriers to Gender Equality in Germany
Although relationship ideals have changed in recent decades, gender equality is still not a reality in Germany. The author Moritz Hahn’s case study of working fathers in a German management consultancy shows that these men… [Read more]
Ethical Data and Iranian Liver Transplants: The 2019 World Health Summit
The World Health Summit is an annual global health policy conference that was held this year in Berlin on October 27-29. Addressing a global theme of “The Impact of Climate Change on Health”, the Summit… [Read more]
Fixing the net: Identifying victims of abuse before it’s too late
Governance Post Editor Babatunde Williams looks at the macro and micro failures of protecting victims of domestic abuse in the UK and points to evidence that taking reporting seriously, increasing training, and removing hurdles to… [Read more]
Fighting Poverty: Interview with Pakistani Politician and former chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme, Marvi Memon
From 2015 to 2018, Ms. Marvi Memon served as the chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Pakistan’s largest social safety net established in 2008 under the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government. As a… [Read more]