During the past generation, the American middle-class family that once could count on hard work and fair play to keep itself financially secure had been transformed by economic risk and new realities.
During the rule of Gamal Abdel Nasser girls were encouraged to go to school, and women exhorted to join the workforce, as part of the general push for economic development.
Systematic disparities between women and men in the economic social and political sectors stand in the way of sustainable development and durable peace.
Yes, there has been a budding economic recovery since the 2008 global crash, but in key indicators in areas such as health and education, major economies have continued to decline.
Materials worth hundreds of billions of dollars have been subject to additional taxes and some analysts say this is contributed to a noticeable slowdown in China's economic growth.