[IIS BRIEF] No Momentum for Change: A Look into the Gender Gap of Employment and Shifting Perspective of Women Working in Japan

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The discourse on the gender gap in employment is predominantly discussed in developing countries. However, developed countries also face the same problem with different intensities, despite the high number of people who have completed higher education. Women in developed countries still face unequal pay hidden within the triumph from the high rate of women participating in labour. For instance, Japan, as a leading country in education across Asia with a low gender gap rate of -2.7%, has also been one of the bottom performers with a high gender pay gap of 25.9%. How the gender gap in employment persists among developed countries, especially in Japan?

Author: Tri Nur Chasanah
Editor: IIS Team
Designer: Dian Adi MR

[IIS Brief] Geoengineering as A ‘Temporary Solution’? It is either a path towards catastrophe or an escalation to an even worse crisis

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Even though countries have committed to reduce global temperature rise to below 2°C through the Paris Agreement, global temperatures are predicted to break the climate threshold of 1.5°C in 2027. This shows how the climate change mitigation and emission reduction are often fail in pursuing the ambitions of the Paris Agreement. Instead of focusing on reducing emissions, developed countries such as the United States are considering geoengineering alternatives. How come geoengineering, which potentially violates international laws and harms climate justice, could be considered as an option to prevent climate disasters?

Author: Mas Intan Putri Apriani
Editor: IIS Team
Designer: Dian Adi MR