Despite the fact that the vast pay and labour-related inequalities that exist between men and women were not caused by Covid-19, the pandemic has exacerbated this gap to further women’s disadvantage. Ivette Fernández Women are currently facing a serious threat to their livelihood, an increase in domestic labour, […]
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Groundhog days
Trump rose to power in 2016 on waves of racism and nationalism that have always flowed in the American psyche. As the next election looms, he seeks to ride the same currents and, once again, the Democrats are beached on the sand with a figurehead who may not be able […]
A Covid scorecard?
When I was a boy, we played the game ‘Tiplatch’. This involved kids knocking on the door of someone’s house, and then running away from the irate owner, without getting caught. Steve Latham However, I often seemed to be the one captured and slapped. Nevertheless, under many different […]
Covid-19: a “chauvinistic” pandemic
Chilean women are suffering the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in greater numbers than their male counterparts. Rafael Calcines Women have greater contact with Covid-19 patients, as they make up a larger part of healthcare workers and are also those who, in their homes, carry the weight of […]
Renewable energy, a post-pandemic option
Now, when the World Bank predicts that the global economy will experience a drastic 5.2% contraction this year, after Covid-19 plunged it into the worst recession since World War II, boosting renewable energy seems to be the answer to meeting the expectations of economic growth, environmental care and energy security. […]














