We have recommended that President Obama sign an executive order making assault weapons illegal effective immediately. Here’s another practical plan. Let Michael Bloomberg, David Geffen and George Soros, all of whom publicly advocate for gun control, dig in their deep pockets and buy Freedom Group, the world’s largest gun manufacturer — up for sale right now. And then put it out of business. Article
Warren Buffett: ‘What a waste of human talent – 50pc of the population was pushed off into the corner for 200 years”…article
Decrease of 5% in the US GNP. Recession. Global impacts. The Economist makes the issues clear and also the possible consequences. But basically it is a revenues and expenses issue that the US has not begun to solve. Taxing the rich is not the answer. US expenses are out of control. Where will the balance come from? Article
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative operates through a network of more than 80 academic and nonprofit institutions. These partnerships help develop locally relevant coursework and improve the quality and capacity of business education worldwide. The women selected for the program enroll in customized certificate programs ranging from five weeks to six months. Topics covered include marketing, accounting, writing business plans and accessing capital. Students are offered mentoring and post-graduate support by partner institutions, local businesses and the people of Goldman Sachs. Overview
Head of state Abdullah Gul talks about Turkey’s success: “What matters is for a country to have its own standards raised to the highest possible point, enabling the state to provide its citizens with prosperity and happiness. And when I say standards, I mean standards such as democracy and human rights. That is the ultimate objective for Turkey. When you raise your standards, your economy becomes much more powerful and you become a real soft power.” More
It is almost a cliche that getting more women into power is a good way to tackle corruption. Women, the argument goes, are less likely to take bribes or put personal gain before public good. But is it true? While many bristle at the suggestion that women are the “fairer sex,’’ considering it simplistic and even sexist, a growing body of research hints that the ascent of women might indeed help dent corruption. A deeper look shows the connection between gender and corruption is more complex than the cliche suggests. Article
….only 3 percent of the women have accounts in formal financial institutions. For female the average in South Asia is 25 percent. Only 7.3 percent adults living in rural area have formal bank account and 15.4 percent urbanite adults have bank account…article.
Agriculture programs risk failure when they don’t consider the social realities of gender – that is, the distinct roles and norms assigned to women and men in a society. However, organizations, foundations and governments increasingly recognize that they must address these realities if they want to help rural women progress economically – as well as help ease hunger across the globe. Report
Would the legal constraints on the ECB prevent it from acting effectively to keep the euro together? Perhaps it was never sensible to assume that the ECB chief would willingly preside over the disintegration of the euro. Yet betting the contrary had been a winning financial-market strategy for 2½ years until this summer. Article
The need for retirement security cuts across all social, gender and ethnic lines. The 
fact is, everyone is going to age and will need support after leaving the workforce. Studies show that women approach this issue differently than men, and women of different ethnicities have varying viewpoints when it comes to setting financial goals…article