Lae Gutierrez

Two Steps Towards Equity: Understanding Global Inequalities and Strategies for Action. 

Data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) website highlights mixed progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), exposing notable disparities across the 17 objectives. While certain areas have advanced, deep-seated inequalities persist, particularly in income distribution, gender representation, and access to education and healthcare. These disparities intersect across various dimensions, with […]

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Global Challenges: Complex and Interconnected

By Laury Echavarria  The concept of “Global challenges” often appears straightforward as challenges affecting the entire world. However, it encompasses a complex amalgamate of themes. The OU academic Nicola Yeates have linked Global challenges to the rise of globalization and multiculturalism in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. The introduction of smartphones with integrated cameras,

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Global justice for the worst off in the world. 

By Laury Echavarria Bringing about global justice for the worst off in the world becomes challenging due to the diverse interpretations of what equality entails. While there are globally accepted truths, the opinion of global is contrasted with obstacles as interests vary across countries, genders, religions, and preferences (Intersecting Inequalities). Given the complexity of defining

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Es el ser humano bueno o malo por naturaleza?

Rousseau vs Hobbes//El contrato social vs Leviathan  By Lae Gutierrez Observando esta imagen, aparentemente indecente y antisocial, mi mente me lleva en una reflexión quizas importante. Contemplo a un ser desmedido, entregándose a impulsos y emociones genuinas, un animal en el sentido más puro y autentico de la palabra. Nos vemos atados a preceptos, normas,

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