The ‘Let Toys be Toys’ Campaign: The fight to end “gendered” toy marketing
The issue of “gendered toys” has plagued the media recently as people are coming out on both sides of the debate to discuss why there seem to be only two aisles at toy stores: “girl’s toys” and “boy’s toys...
China’s Human Rights Action Plan – Take 2
In a week when there were several disturbing examples of apparent human rights abuses in China, the Chinese government produced their National Human Rights Action Plan for 2012-2015 that aims to safeguard the rights of all of i...
When Will Robots Replace Humans Across Global Industries?
You may not know Hon Hai, but it is to produce 70% of all iPhones 6. It also operates the largest factories on Earth. Terry Gou, founder and chairman, based his success on cheap labor costs as well as audacious merging strategi...
Ocean Acidification: A Sea Of Problems
When we hear ‘climate change’, the images conjured up all fall along a similar theme: oil pumpers, emissions coming out of an industry factory, ice melting in the Arctic… All well above the water. But what really happens ...
Water, Water Everywhere, Only If We Share
When you think of what you need to survive, what comes to mind? Food? Air? Water? Facebook? As renowned survivalist Bear Grylls stated in an interview with GQ magazine last year, the key is in the rule of three...
A Simple Experiment Exposes People’s Views on Domestic Abuse
On the surface, most of us all acknowledge that domestic abuse is bad and cruel and something that needs to be dealt with. Most of us agree that anyone who commits horrible acts of violence against women should be stopped and p...
