They say that storms test not just resilience but readiness—and that’s exactly what we’re facing in Eastern and Southern Africa. Climate challenges like floods, droughts, and tropical storms are unrelenting, and as I work across five Indian Ocean nations, I see their impact on lives, livelihoods, and entire economies. But here’s the thing: while the […]
Each January, Ahmedabad’s skyline transforms into a sea of vibrant kites flown joyfully from rooftops — many crafted by skilled artisans like Fatima. Fatima lives in the Danilimda neighborhood of Ahmedabad. In months leading up to the kite-flying festival of Uttarayan, she takes materials into her home and makes up to 300 kites per day with […]
The ‘child penalty’ significantly reduces women’s lifetime earnings and pension savings, but whether this is the result of deliberate forward-looking decisions remains unclear. This column uses survey responses and an experiment with Swiss public-school teachers to examine the role of information constraints in women teachers’ labour supply decisions following childbirth. Long-term financial factors are not […]
