Basic income: a step forward for women? Credit: Russell Higgs/Flickr March 8 is International Women’s Day , and despite a range of laws and policy measures, many gender inequalities seem firmly entrenched. Given the persistence of such discrimination, what can be done? One innovative policy measure that came to the fore in the 2017 French presidential election is the basic income . A recent Council of Europe resolution confirmed the continuing interest, as do feasibility studies and new local-level experiments in Scotland , Finland and elsewhere in the world.
Yet is this the policy solution for women and persistent gender […]
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