Where America Lags Most on Gender Equality, Saving Restaurants, and More

June 25, 2020

Despite a substantial rise in female elected officials over the last few decades, there are still three men for every woman in Congress and the United States scores poorly on gender equality in politics compared to most other countries. In a new essay for our 19A series, Richard Reeves explains how the nation can close this gap.

As nations continue to grapple with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the World Trade Organization has an irreplaceable role to play in transforming countries' economic prospects and the lives of people around the world.

"Reopening restaurants at this point is not about returning to normal, but adaptation and survival in an ongoing state of uncertainty." In an excerpt from "Reopening America: How to Save Lives and Livelihoods," Tracy Hadden Loh and Annelies Goger provide a vision for how federal, state, and local governments can work to resurrect America's struggling food and beverage sector.

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