Women stand at the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, as health care workers, caregivers, innovators, community organizers and as some of the most exemplary and effective national leaders in combating the pandemic. The crisis has highlighted both the centrality of their contributions and the disproportionate burdens that women carry.
Schlagwort: Gerechtigkeit
Everyday is IWDday.
Use it and lose it.
Meanwhile, Dr. Gokal said, he continues to pay a price for not wasting a vaccine in a pandemic. His voice broke as he counted the toll.
He lost his job. His wife struggles to sleep. His children are worried. And hospitals have told him not to come back until his case is resolved.
He spends his time volunteering at a nonprofit health clinic for the uninsured, haunted all the while by the realization that no matter what, it will still be out there: the story about that Pakistani doctor in Houston who stole all those vaccines.
“How can I take it back?” that doctor asked.
Dan Barry: The Vaccine Had to Be Used. He Used It. He Was Fired.
Time for frequent polluter loyalty programs.
Frequent-flying “‘super emitters” who represent just 1% of the world’s population caused half of aviation’s carbon emissions in 2018, according to a study.
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Only 11% of the world’s population took a flight in 2018 and 4% flew abroad.
The Guardian: 1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions – study
White Nature.
According to the most recent National Parks Service survey, about 78 percent of those who visit federal parks are white.
The Atlantic - paid for by REI: Five Ways to Make the Outdoors More Inclusive
Rechnungsfahren.
Quirin Hover (26) vindt het ook een goed idee: “Het zou eerlijker zijn, hoe meer je de trein gebruikt hoe meer je betaalt. Nu betaal ik ook voor een stilstaande trein.” Wat Hover betreft gaan de maatregelen zelfs niet ver genoeg. “Het zou mooi zijn als ze een systeem bedenken waarbij je mensen beloont om buiten de spits te treinen. Ik zat zelf te denken aan 40% procent korting. Tussen 9.00 uur en 16.30 uur. En dan weer vanaf 18.30 uur. Zoiets lijkt me redelijk.”
de Speld: Rekeningrijden met de trein: een goed idee?