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This Barcelona beach service is helping people with disabilities spend time in the sea
The service involves amphibious chairs, purpose-designed dressing rooms and specially trained lifeguards to offer support to people with disabilities.
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
How can the world address inequality? 7 experts explain
Mitigating inequality requires a mix of bottom-up and top-down changes that address the underlying social and economic systems. Here are insights and ideas.
Gender Parity
An expert explains: Why we need more women in engineering
Royal Academy of Engineering CEO Hayaatun Sillem says the sector needs more female representation to more closely 'reflect the society it serves'.
Inclusive Design
5 ways digital working can help young people with disabilities into digital jobs
The pandemic has accelerated the expansion of jobs offering flexibility for disability, which could help get more young people with disabilities into work.
Inclusive Design
‘Payment by results’: how could social impact bonds boost innovation?
There is potential for the model to be further developed and become more widespread with the support of commercial investment.
JRS2021
Working and caring during UK lockdown: who bears the brunt?
UK study reveals women did more unpaid work than men during 2020 lockdown. We need a care-led recovery to address the mental health and gender imbalances.
Cities and Urbanization
MIT has just studied pedestrians - this is why it's important
The research method used could be applied to a range of urban settings across the world and emphasizes the functionality of a neighborhood’s elements.
Africa
These young Africans are translating content into local languages to fight the pandemic
The WikiAfrica programme translates online content into nearly 20 African languages, including Twi, Swahili, Afrikaans and Dagbani.
Cities and Urbanization
Want to create 5 million green jobs? Invest in public transport in cities
Mayors in 100 global cities have said that investing in public transport could create 4.6 million jobs by 2030 and cut transport emissions.
United States
What’s in Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan?
From modernizing highways, to funding the care economy, President Biden plans to create jobs and boost America's economy with his infrastructure plan.
Gender Parity
7 of the most surprising facts about global gender gaps
While progress on reaching gender parity has slowed in the pandemic, the Global Gender Gap Report 2021 reveals some areas of improvement and a few surprises.
United States
46.8 million Americans identify as Black. Here's how the demographic is developing
Pew Research Center has analyzed demographic characteristics of America's Black population in 2019 compared to the year 2000. It's growing more diverse.
Mental Health
An expert explains: How to talk to boys about mental health, girls and growing up
How can parents and carers help boys navigate the challenges of adolescence? Paediatrician Dr Ranj Singh has some advice.
Mental Health
How mental health hubs could help address record levels of youth anxiety and depression
Mental health hubs in Australia are an effective way to provide mental health and social services in one location, writes psychologist Christine Grové.
Inclusive Design
These 3 tech visionaries are reinventing the wheelchair
Digital technology is being harnessed to improve both accessibility and safety for the 131 million wheelchair users worldwide.