Christine Ro
https://www.christinero.com
Interested in international development, social justice, environmentalism, language, and pop culture. Would love to throw all those things into a blender.
Forbes
How São Paulo Became ‘The World’s Vaccine Capital’
Many non-Brazilians, even epidemiologists, were astonished by the announcement in November 2021 that São Paulo had achieved universal full vaccination of adults against Covid-19.
Forbes
Nobel Prize Winners Are Urging Every Country To Cut Military Spending By 2%
It’s a simple idea
BBC
Why ending illegal pregnancy discrimination is so hard
Even though it’s illegal in many nations, employers continue to demote, penalise or fire pregnant employees – often risking their health or their careers.
BBC
The 'green' row over the UK's largest renewable power plant
This is the second of two articles examining the way wood pellets are produced and used as a green energy source. The first article can be found here.
BBC
The controversy of wood pellets as a green energy source
Supplying wood pellets has become an important business for North Carolina's forest industry
Forbes
How Nigeria Is Beating Back Fake Malaria Drugs
Nigeria, the world's biggest market for counterfeit drugs as well as the most malaria-burdened country, has made great strides in tamping down on counterfeit drugs
BBC
Why there's no 'best' month to quit your job
January is often touted as the 'best' month to resign. But that's not quite right.
Forbes
Why Portugal Is So Compliant With Covid-19 Restrictions
There's a lack of major anti-lockdown protests and a high degree of respect for government-imposed rules.
Forbes
Kenya’s Covid-19 Vaccination Innovations
From camel+human vaccination to moonlight vaccination
BBC
Can you ever beat an internal candidate for a job?
You apply for a job – only for it to go to an internal candidate. Were you wasting your time all along?
BBC
The long-lasting effects of workplace sexual harassment
Experiencing sexual harassment affects health, money and relationships in the short term. But it also has career effects that can persist all the way to retirement.
Association of British Science Writers
Six months on, solutions journalism mentoring is tackling Covid recovery in varied ways
COJO Against COVID: Academics and Journalists Working Together for Pandemic Recovery is an ambitious project aiming to embed solutions/constructive journalism in UK local news.
BBC
Why mandatory vaccination is nothing new
Mandatory vaccinations have been with us for centuries, quietly saving lives – and they're often largely unopposed until something changes.
BBC
How a 'transfarmation' can help the climate
Which actions could help to reduce farming's emissions the most?
BBC
The employee 'class gap' leaving workers behind
Measuring a company’s 'class gap' can help organisations diversify their ranks – so why don’t companies do it?