On October 12, 2024, the Club of Rome – Austrian Chapter, in collaboration with the international Earth4All Initiative, hosted two exciting workshops as part of LCOY 2024.
Author: Verein zur Foerderung des CIub of Rome - Austrian Chapter
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Our speakers and panelists next Friday promise an event with numerous different perspectives on the topic of empowerment. The focus will be on more stable societies, gender equality in leadership positions and a new conceptualization of education as well as diverse social power relations.
The “empowerment” turnaround focuses on a social transformation in the areas of ageing and pensions, as well as gender equality and education. In terms of a global “Giant Leap”, both visible and invisible barriers must be broken down.
Countries with greater equality achieve better results in areas such as education, social mobility, life expectancy, mental and physical health, and decreasing crime rates. Even the wealthiest individuals benefit from higher well-being for all.
In order to lift billions of people in countries of the Global South out of poverty, a transformation of the international financial architecture and global trade agreements is needed. If Austria is to position itself in this regard, it will have to work on systemic solutions.