Amidst a cost of living crisis, children are the ultimate status symbol
Large families are increasingly hard to achieve – and afford. As the cost of living continues to rise, have children become the ultimate status symbol? And what does this say about our values? In Britain today, raising a single child is enough to stretch most households to the edge of...
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What is the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza?
A fleet of more than 50 ships will embark on the largest mission to break Israel’s ongoing illegal siege on Gaza yet. A storm has delayed the first leg of the trip, but organisers are determined to take to the seas as soon as it is safe to do...
African agriculture must reckon with child labour
In many African countries, classrooms remain almost empty during farming season. This is due to the workforce needed on these farms, and children under 18 years, are burdened to offer such services with little to no pay. Africa’s child labour problem has become a global crisis. The International...
Police are posing as runners to tackle street harassment
How far must women go to enjoy exercise in peace? I’ve been a runner for years now. To me, it’s one of the joys in life. Getting the miles in is less about fitness and more about mental clarity – it’s one of the few times in my week where I’m...
Exclusive – Exploring the future of events with Eventbrite’s founder and CEO
We spoke with Julia Hartz, Founder and CEO of Eventbrite, about the evolving events landscape, how the mental health crisis and pandemic have changed the types of events we seek out, and what impact AI could have on the future of the industry. To say the events industry has had...
The UK nightclub scene is dying off rapidly
New figures from the Night Time Industries Association show that more than one in four late-night venues have closed down since 2020 in the UK. What are the factors at play? We have all inevitably had that banal chat with our elders about what a particular club venue was once...
Experts call for boys and girls to learn about periods together
Education reform in schools could drastically decrease stigma around menstruation, according to research. Now excuse me for being brash, but when I read that experts were calling for boys and girls to receive period education together I thought ‘umm, duh?’ This ostensibly revolutionary insight feels, to me, like common sense. And I’ll admit I was surprised it’s not already happening. Granted, when I was at school the education around anything to...
The Gen Z innovator changing lives across Africa, Elly Savatia
Across Africa, thousands of deaf individuals remain at a disadvantage when it comes to accessing education, healthcare, and work - simply because no tool exists to enable them to communicate. But a young Kenyan entrepreneur is demonstrating that locally-made technology can change that paradigm. Globally, according to the Burgeon Project, there are 466 million individuals living with hearing disabilities, and this is expected to almost double by 2050. Sub-Saharan Africa...
‘Buy Now Pay Later’ services want women in ‘cute debt’
The distinctly gendered marketing of these financial services is pushing women into a phenomenon known as ‘cute debt’. I hate to be the popcorn feminist who assumes anything pink must be targeting women – but let’s face it, marketing is often a simple as it seems. In fact, that’s kind of the whole point. Visual advertising needs to be easily digestible, grabbing our attention in milliseconds and making us spend our...
Spain proposes ban to stop world’s first octopus farm
With the culinary demand for octopuses increasing, a Spanish company is planning to develop an octopus farm to keep supplies steady. However, with the sentience of these creatures deemed unfit for farming, Spain is rushing to ban such a development. In the fight for animal rights, one major contender of backlash is aquaculture. With the populations of wild creatures declining, many companies have turned to farming them. In that vein,...
