Zitat des Tages von Esther Duflo:
I don't go to the beach. There is no value in going to the beach. If I did go I would probably read economics books.
Giving more to women will, to some extent, come at the expense of men. People sometimes try to sweep that under the rug by saying you will create so much additional resources that everyone will be better off. I don't think that's true.
In a way, it has been an advantage for me to be a woman because there is always some academic committee that needs you to fill a quota!
Paternalism is everywhere in our lives. We have to immunise our children unless we are upset about it. In India, it is the opposite. It is possible to get your kids immunised, but you really have to want to.
For millions of girls around the world, motherhood comes too early. Those who bear children as adolescents suffer higher maternal mortality and morbidity rates, and their children are more likely to die in infancy.
What is lacking in India are decent social services. The health service is a disaster. Education is a disaster.
