Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
considers how China undermines its own soft power, traces the potential causes of a war over Taiwan, welcomes Europe’s embrace of “smart” power, and more.
Around the world, people increasingly live with the sense that too much is happening, too fast. Chief among the sources of this growing angst are the rise of artificial intelligence, climate change, and Russia's war in Ukraine – each of which demands urgent attention from policymakers and political leaders.
calls attention to the growing challenges posed by AI, climate change, and the war in Ukraine.
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吉隆坡—至少可以说,南亚在性别平等方面的记录十分薄弱。该地区童婚率世界居首,而且针对妇女的家庭暴力是无所不在的。妇女在无偿劳动中所占比例过高,而在劳动力中所占比例却明显不足,即使是在大力投资于女童教育的斯里兰卡等国家。但有一个行业正在被女性所接管:那就是农业。这是女性经济赋权的难得机遇,绝对不应当错过。
随着南亚经济持续发展,男性越来越多地在制造业(或海外)寻找就业机会,导致女性在农业劳动力中所占的比例越来越大。在孟加拉、不丹、印度、尼泊尔和巴基斯坦,从事农业经济活动的女性现在占比范围是60~98%。在上述国家的农业部门中,女性从业人数都比男性要多。
二战期间某些高收入国家也发生了类似的变化。随着男人奔赴战场,妇女填补了包括农业在内的空缺的平民工作。例如,在美国,女性农业劳动力的占比从1940年的8%跃升到1945年的22.4%之多。
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