Shops and restaurants can help blur class lines but interactions may not be meaningful enough to boost social mobility: Titanic, James Cameron’s 1997 multi-Oscar-winning movie, focused on the tragic love story of itinerant artist Jack and upper-class socialite Rose. Among their other on-board adventures, they dined in the first-class section of the ship before joining …
Student number caps on ‘rip-off degrees’ overlook their potential benefits for social mobility: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock The government has promised to crack down on “rip-off degrees” in England. It will place a cap on student numbers for courses that deliver “poor outcomes” for students – because they have high drop-out rates or do not lead to well-paying …
The shift from grammar schools to comprehensives had little effect on social mobility in England: Air Images/Shutterstock Research shows that in the past 50 years, social class mobility – how a person’s occupation, social class or income compares with that of their parents – has either increased or stayed static in the UK. But social …
Disabled young people have less upward social mobility than their peers – and class background makes this worse: Monika Wisniewska/Shutterstock We know very little about the inequalities experienced by disabled people in the UK today. My research finds that disabled young people lag behind in employment compared to young people who are not disabled. Not …
Afrobeats in 2022: global mobility, election songs, placemaking albums – and Tems: Nigerian star Tems performs at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK in 2022. Jim Dyson/Getty Images More than Nollywood films, Afrobeats is arguably Nigeria’s strongest cultural export since the turn of the millennium. It is a hugely dynamic music category that incorporates a …
Free movement in West Africa: the culture of mobility still matters despite challenges: ECOWAS struggles with ensuring mobility within its region. Photo by Nipah Dennis/AFP via Getty Images For the last 40 years countries in West Africa have tried to meet their commitment to letting people move more freely between them. This has been driven …
‘I didn’t feel as if I fitted in at all’: the real life challenges of social mobility: Going up? Shutterstock/Arthimedes The benefits of social mobility seem to be widely agreed on. The idea that a person’s opportunities and earnings should not be defined by their background is supported across the political spectrum. Despite this, attempts …
How the migration and mobility pact has helped to reset AU-EU relations: Representatives at the AU-EU Summit in Brussels At the recent 6th AU-EU summit, the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) unveiled five partnerships highlighting their Joint Vision till 2030. The five partnerships are: green transition and energy access, digital transformation, sustainable …
How black upward mobility fast-tracked racial desegregation in Johannesburg: Shutterstock Scholars disagree about whether the formerly whites-only neighbourhoods of Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest and most economically important city, have become substantially desegregated since the end of apartheid in 1994. Some argue that racial residential segregation has declined only slightly, while others argue that it is …
Young Ghanaians in Europe travel ‘home’ a lot: why their mobility matters: Young Ghanaians in Europe visit home for different reasons Laura Ogden Young migrants make up over 20% of the youth population across the European Union. In cities like Hamburg in Germany, half of all children and youth under the age of 18 have …
South Africa in the news: Middle East and Africa Workplace Services Market Forecast to 2028 – Gained Prominence of Enterprise Mobility & Increased Pressure of Compliance Services – ResearchAndMarkets.com: The “Middle East and Africa Workplace Services Market Forecast to 2028 – COVID-19 Impact and Regional Analysis By Service Type, Organization Size and Large Enterprises, and …
South Africa in the news: Hydrogen mobility corridor: Sasol and Toyota boldly go in search of the Holy Grail of green fuel in SA: A new partnership will take South Africa to the cusp of the hydrogen economy, which presents significant economic opportunities for the country. But fully exploiting the opportunity requires …: “South Africa” …
South Africa in the news: Mobility Scooter Permit Application: The information provided on the application form will be held securely and managed in line with our privacy policy, which you can find online at northernrailway.co.uk We require this information in …: “South Africa” – BingNews South African priest testifies on rape: A PRIEST in Cape …
Social justice won’t work without social mobility – and Labour knows it: Jeremy Corbyn has signalled that a new Labour government under his premiership would drop social mobility as a policy goal and replace it with a focus on social justice. Labour said it would replace the current Social Mobility Commission with a Social Justice …
Britain’s social mobility problem has been misunderstood – education is not the great leveller: MicroOne/Shutterstock For two decades, social mobility has been a central concern in British politics. Increasing equality of opportunity, in the context of rising inequalities between people’s lives, has been a shared goal across the party political spectrum. Politicians have also agreed …
Why solving social mobility is a vital political move: The road ahead for social mobility is decidedly rocky. The global economy is changing rapidly, transforming the nature of work. Geographical divisions are widening. Public sector spending is being squeezed, and the booming housing market has reinforced social divides. Today, many young people from low and …
Samsung and Citrix Extend Technology Partnership for Enterprise Mobility Management: Samsung KNOX and XenMobile to deliver highest levels of Android security ever Samsung in collaboration with Citrix XenMobile is to provide the highest level of application and data security for Android environments available on the market today. Citrix XenMobile is an Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) …
IDC Enterprise Mobility Roadshow – a South Africa interest event taking place on 2016-09-15 00:00:00 in South Africa IDC Enterprise Mobility Roadshow is happening on 15 Sep 2016 at The Michelangelo Hotel Johannesburg, South Africa. Its a premier event in Computer Hardware & Software industry. Book a stall at 10times.com! at Michelangelo Hotel Sandton South …