Global Majority: A Journal of Student Research
The Global Majority E-Journal (ISSN 2157-1252) is a biannual journal publishing on critical issues in the lives of the global majority: the more than 80 percent of the world's population living in developing countries. Topics discussed include poverty, population growth, access to safe water, climate change, and agricultural development. All articles are based on research papers written by AU undergraduate students (mostly freshmen) as one of the course requirements for AU's General Education Course: Econ-110, The Global Majority.
Current Issue Volume 9, Number 2, December 2018
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Giving girls a chance: Ending child marriage and promoting education in Georgia and Niger
By Gabrielle Bremer
This article looks at child marriage in Georgia and Niger. Though Georgia has improved their child marriage laws, 14 percent of girls nationwide are still getting married off before they are 18 years old. The percentage of child marriage is considerably higher in Georgia’s rural areas. Niger has the highest percentage of child marriage in the world, with 76 percent of girls getting married before the age of 18 years. This article analyzes the similarities and differences for child marriage in Georgia and Niger. It will also explore policies and precautions that can be taken to reduce child marriage in these countries.
Risky business: Agricultural development and environmental
consequences in Indonesia and Ecuador
By Dorothy P. Hastings
This article looks at gender-based education inequality in China and India. Over the last several decades, China and India have seen great improvement in the education sector. However, surveys and statistics suggest that there is still much to accomplish. This article analyzes the different ways gender-based education inequalities permeate their societies and their progression to a more equal education system. It reviews the historical context and views on female education, examines youth and adult literacy rates, years of schooling and school enrollments over time.
The water crisis in Ethiopia and Kenya: Being locked out of water and sanitation
By Sofía Pérez Semanaz
This article analyzes a major health issue in two developing countries: the water crisis in Ethiopia and Kenya, which is caused by millions of people being locked out from having access to safe water and sanitation. Ethiopia’s and Kenya’s high mortality rates are a direct result of water-borne diseases. This article examines the evolution of the water crisis in Ethiopia and Kenya by reviewing access rates, the evolution of infant mortality rates, the burden the collection of water puts on children and women, and the lack of education./p>
School is not just for boys: A look at girls’ education in Egypt and Yemen
Isabella Grande
This article looks at gender parity in the education systems of Egypt and Yemen. Although Egypt has seen an increase in the percentage of girls attending school, there are still a variety of constraints (including geography, culture and poverty) that prevent complete gender equality in schooling. Yemen is considered to have one of the widest gender gaps in the world, and although there have been sustained efforts to increase the percentage of girls in school, the same barriers that hold back Egypt have been difficult to overcome in Yemen.
All Articles Indexed by Author
Global Majority Articles by Author, A-L
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- Dirty and Thirsty: The Struggle for Clean
Water and Sanitation in Brazil and Nigeria
Kyanna Alleyne - Rural Poverty in Honduras:
Despite Progress, an Ongoing Challenge
Carlos Andréu - Sinking the Pearl of the Indian Ocean:
Climate Change in Sri Lanka
Nazran Baba - The Children of Northern Uganda:
The Effects of Civil War
Madeline Beard - The Impacts of Cote d'Ivoire's Urbanization on
Its Economy and Populace
Michael Bible - Poverty and Gender Inequality in
Post-War El Salvador
Olivia Bell - A Clean 5 Gallons a Day Keeps the Doctor Away:
The Water Crisis in Kenya and Rwanda
Kianna Billman - Climate Change and Natural Disasters in India and Brazil
Joseph Bisaccia - Impact Investing as a Supplement to
Nicaragua's Traditional Microfinance
Robert Book - Preparing for a Better Future:
An Analysis of the Youth of Nigeria and Mexico
Haley Bowcutt - Giving Girls a Chance: Ending Child Marriage
and Promoting Education in Georgia and Niger
Gabrielle Bremer - Boom or Bust:
Urbanization in Brazil and Indonesia
Cole Burdell - Chinese Urbanization:
Efforts to Manage the Rapid Growth of Cities
Janina Calabro - Women in Nepal and Yemen: Second-Class Citizens
Jillian Cameron - Poverty in Central Asia:
Kazakhstan versus Tajikistan
Gregory Chapman - Deforestation in Madagascar: Consequences of
Population Growth and Unsustainable Agricultural Processes
Megan Clark - Malawi: A Development Puzzle?
Salman Dossan - Water Poverty in Rural Ethiopia:
Effects on Women, Health and the Poverty Cycle
Bailey Edelstein - Agree to "Plan B": The Causes and Effects of
Access to Contraception in Egypt and the Philippines
Rachel Falek - Hot Times Ahead:The Effects of Climate Change on
Agriculture in India and Nigeria
Maude M. Fitzmaurice - A Reputation to Maintain: Myths and Truths about
Women's Rights in Egypt and Morocco
Walter Francis - Maternal Schooling in Pakistan:
The Girl Effect in Action
Lisa Gabrielson - The Water Crisis in Yemen: Causes, Consequences and Solutions
Nicole Glass - School Is Not Just for Boys:
A Look at Girls’ Education in Egypt and Yemen
Isabella Grande - Risky Business: Agricultural Development and Environmental
Consequences in Indonesia and Ecuador
Dorothy P. Hastings - Water in Ethiopia: Drought, Disease and Death
Morgan Hendrix - Effects of Neoliberal Reforms on Small-Scale Agriculture in Brazil
Alexandra Huddell - Impact of Climate Changes on Coffee
Production in Columbia and Ethiopia - Disparities of Poverty in Eastern Africa: Ethiopa and Kenya
Lara Jakiel - Climate Change in Zambia: Impacts and Adaptation
Couroche Kalantary - Contraception Availability and Population
Growth in Cameroon and Zimbabwe
Ivy Kaplan - Breaking the Cycle: The Causes and Effects of
Uneducated Girls in Rwanda and Pakistan
AnLi Kelly-Durham - Crowded House:
Analyzing Overpopulation and Poverty in Bangladesh and Indonesia
Sarina Kirpalani - Child Labor and Human Trafficking: How Children in Burkina Faso and Ghana Lose Their Childhood
Kaitie Kudlac - The Urban Plan for India: A Foundation for Economic Growth
Will Lawther - Muslim Baby-Boom? Examining Fertility in Bangladesh and Lebanon
Kendell Lincoln - Gender Discrimination: A Problem Stunting Honduras's Entire Economy
Rachel Lomot - Leaving the Knot Untied: Education and Child Marriage in Bangladesh and Bolivia
Emily Lytle
Global Majority Articles by Author, M-Z
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- The Water Crisis in Kenya: Causes, Effects, and Solutions
Samantha Marshall - Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo:
Children at War
Toby N. G. McCarroll - Indonesia: A Vulnerable Country in the Face of Climate Change
Mariah Measey - Uganda's Gender Divide and Moves toward Equality
Kerry Milazzo - Poverty in Bolivia:
Dimensions, Political Conflict, and Strategies
Eliza Morgan - Gender-based Education Inequality in China and India
Abigail Murphy - Tilling the Earth: Improved Seed Use in Ethiopia and Brazil
Michael O'Neill - Perpetuating a Vicious Cycle: The Causes and Effects of Poorly Educated Children in Sierra Leone
Rebecca O'Neill - Patriarchal Power and Gender-Based Violence in Guatemala and El Salvador
Ambar Pardilla - Forests and Fauna in Jeopardy:
Deforestation and Resource Depletion in Brazil and Indonesia
Isabelle Paredes - The Girls of Our Future:
Gender Inequality in Pakistan and China
Sophia Paynter - Biome Breakdown: The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture in Nigeria and Thailand
Cassandra Pendino - The Water Crisis in Ethiopia and Kenya:
Being Locked out of Water and Sanitation
Sofía Pérez Semanaz - How the Lack of Access to Safe Water and Sanitation Hampers Growth and Development: The Case of Peru
Emily Platt - Moving Day: Urbanization in India and China
Zachary Porter - The Caste System: Effects on Poverty in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Jasmine Rao - Dimensions of Poverty: What Contributes to the Continuation of Poverty in Kenya and Vietnam?
Hannah Rapoport - Making the Rice Bowl Bigger:
Agricultural Output and Rural Poverty in Thailand
Lila Rieber - The Women of Thailand
Liza Romanow - Children in El Salvador:
Getting Exploited and Missing Opportunities
Yeomin Ryu - The Effect of Education on Brazil's Economic Development
Lindsay Sandoval - Examining Poverty at the Border of West Africa: Guinea and Sierra Leone
Olivia So - Abortion in Cote d'Ivoire and El Salvador: A Consequence of High Fertility and a Cause of Maternal Mortality
Claire Starks - Access to Clean Water and Educational Opportunity in Nicaragua
Nathan Strauss - Children in Egypt and Colombia:
Lack of Education, Child Labor and Malnutrition
Gregory Tenor - Land Reform and Agricultural Development: Zambia versus Zimbabwe
Amélie Thouvenot - Poverty and Fertility in India: Some Factors Contributing to a Positive Correlation
Brittany Traeger - Poverty in Nigeria: Some Dimensions and Contributing Factors
Chimobi Ucha - No One Wants a Baby Girl: Analyzing Gendercide in China and India
Samantha Ufret - Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture in Guatemala and Honduras
Karissa Waddick - Living in Cities: The Relationship between Urbanization and Economic Growth in Thailand versus Indonesia
Abd Wafiee Abd Wahab - Differences in Poverty in the Dominican Republic and Haiti: Factors that Affect Growth
Kevin Werner - Impact of Climate Change on the Poor in Bolivia
Christian Winters - Climate Change in China: Can China Be a Model of Sustainable Development?
Hiromi Yagi - Agriculture in Kenya and Uganda: Relevance, Behavior, and Performance
Giorgio Zenere