At certain points in your life, you find that you are a free agent and that the world is your oyster. With the freedom to choose where you want to live and where you want to work, it's difficult to know what factors to bear in mind before you make a decision that could have implications for the rest of your life. While it's easy to let inertia simply push you towards a big-name city, the place where you studied at college or the town where you grew up and still have most of your friends, … [Read more...]
World Habitat Day: “Changing Cities, Building Opportunities”
October 2, 2012 by
World Habitat Day occurs on the first Monday of October. This year’s theme – “Changing Cities, Building Opportunities” - provides the occasion to reflect and act on how to make our cities and communities smarter, safer and more sustainable especially for women, youth and children. More people move to cities in the hope that cities may offer employment opportunities. But evidence shows that women and men do not enjoy them equally. Studies conducted last year by UN Women in five major … [Read more...]
