Women who lead schools must deal with internal and external stresses.
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Researchers pay scant attention to women principals’ identities as leaders in relation to race, culture, ethnicity, religion, class, and sexuality.
The U.S. won’t be able to walk all over Putin with unilateral sanctions.
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American policymakers and lawmakers are floating unilateral sanctions against Russia, Iran and even Turkey in an effort to change behavior. But research shows sanctions only work in narrow circumstances.
Limited by illiteracy and workloads women are less involved in Turkana.
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Turkana women weren’t properly represented in decisions made between the oil company and community.
PT HM Sampoerna/Philip Morris International uses creativity and empowerment messages through social media to market their cigarettes to a younger audience.
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The tobacco industry in Indonesia can still advertise cigarettes on television, radio and billboards. Now it’s using popular social media channels too.
Cecil the Lion shortly before he was killed.
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The Cecil movement didn’t lead to any deep-seated changes as trophy hunting persists in many parts of Africa.
MDC-Alliance supporters at a campaign rally addressed by the party leader Nelson Chamisa.
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Zimbabweans face a complicated array of choices at the polls.
Many South African students prefer universities and neglect technical colleges.
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South Africa needs to improve efforts to increase student numbers at technical colleges.
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin greets former South African President Nelson Mandela in 2000.
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Mandela did not make the decision to jettison Taiwan and recognise China. He adhered to a decision by the governing ANC.
Policies must be put in place to reduce the number of working children in Nigeria.
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About 15 million Nigerian children work - the highest rate in West Africa.
Business owners may feel the benefits of automation outweigh the risks.
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There seems to be very limited high-level discourse about how South Africa plans to navigate this wave of technological advancement.
Scientists: your social media platforms need you!
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Scientists have never been more needed to challenge division, misinformation and harassment online.
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The devastating impact of mine closures could be avoided with economic and scientific interventions.
Apprentices researchers in the laboratories of Ecole Polytechnique.
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The 2018 edition of the EuroScience Open Festival is a great showcase for EU scientific collaboration.
Abstinence campaign posters in Uganda.
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Uganda needs to face the reality that many young people are sexually active and need information to protect themselves.
Start-up should not be synonymous with young people.
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Research shows that the probability of entrepreneurial success jumps after the age of 35, increasing up to the age of 60,
African women do a lot of unpaid work that isn’t captured in GDP calculations.
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The methods used to measure gross domestic product are being criticised for excluding the unpaid work done by women.
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day …
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You might think you’ve made your day more efficient – but it can actually affect what you accomplish during your unstructured time.
Literature reviews can help to synthesise a lot of information, but there are pitfalls.
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Researchers should try to make their literature reviews as reliable as possible and adhere to strict standards.
Egenie told her story for her father whom she describes as her friend and mentor.
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Wider access to technology has increased possibilities to share stories via digital means.
By focusing on evidence to inform policy, Africa can tackle some major problems.
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Africa has a real challenge when it comes to using academic research and evidence to design policies.