Lisa Kagel

According to the World Health Organization, a lack of economic access to healthy diets affects over one-third of the world’s population. The 2024 edition of the United Nations’ report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, estimates that between 713 and 757 million people, or somewhere between 8.9% to 9.4% of the global population may have faced hunger in 2023. While hunger can impact anyone, certain groups, such as women and children, are more affected.

Tags: Economic Development Environmental Sustainability Food Security Gender Equality “Ending poverty for all people everywhere by 2030” remains the first sustainable development goal. Poverty is a complex challenge with many causes, including unemployment, social exclusion, and climate events. According to the World Bank, half of the global population lives on less than U.S.$6.85 per day. That’s more than four billion people.

Like millions of other people around the world this past week, I went to see “Barbie”. When I first heard about it, I didn’t have much interest. But Mattel and Warner Brothers’ public relations engines won out. I became intrigued to see what a movie about Barbie, a doll that I had always associated with objectifying women, and empowerment. First, a little preview (just like when we go to the movies.) What is gender equality?