Reproductive health of women
The UNFPA report Women and Girls in a World of 7 Billion notes that poverty, marginalization, and gender inequalities based on culture are key challenges to reproductive health. The report relays that women own less than 15 percent of the land worldwide; their wages, on average, are 17 percent lower than men’s; and they make up two-thirds of the world’s 776 million illiterate adults.
Citigroup Shareholders Reject Massive Pay Package for CEO
As protesters rallied against income inequality, shareholders of the banking giant Citigroup held a landmark vote rejecting a $15 million payday for chief executive Vikram Pandit. It’s the first time stock owners at a financial sector titan have united to vote down a massive compensation package for an executive. A principal at a firm controlling five million Citigroup shares told the New York Times, “CEOs deserve good pay — but there’s good pay and there’s obscene pay.”
Another thermometer breaks at Fukushima
One of the two remaining thermometers at the bottom of the pressure vessel of reactor No. 2 at the Fukushima power plant is broken, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. The finding follows the discovery of a broken thermometer in the same unit in February and means only 18 of its 36 temperature sensors are working, magnifying concerns about the utility’s long-term ability to monitor the crippled facility.