we live in a competitive world just called it's cool it's been called. big change to most important moderate you. can be seriously. water city or commodity stores march 22nd on d w. planet earth will soon be home to 8000000000 people until all need room to live that will come at a cost in nature and with as many wild animals. how is the coronavirus pandemic related to the way we live and how might we avoid pandemics in the future. that and more coming up on today's program. well come to you tomorrow today the science show on d

w. in january 2021 an international team from the w.h.o. went to china to investigate the origins of the sars kovi 2 pathogen. but their mission did not uncover anything new. the prevailing theory is still that the virus most likely jumped from animals to humans at some point but how do animals pass diseases to people. this sounds kind of to virus emerged seemingly out of the blue and up ended the whole world it was a huge shock to most people but scientists and politicians knew it was probably just a matter of time before the next pandemic emerged when really bad on monday if we carry on like this will probably careened from one crisis to the next in the come.

decades. we can't rule out that we will encounter pathogens that are much more very learned and will kill many more people for even the current coronavirus. as humankind grapples with this pandemic further threats looming. last june researches in china discovered a new strain of swine flu with pandemic potential the g 4 strain resembles the variant that killed almost 20000 in 2009 and 10 g. 4 can also be transmitted from animals to humans from person to person and then there's severe fever with from both side to piña syndrome s f t s discovered in china in 2009 it's carried by ticks and is considered an emerging infectious disease with a high mortality rate it's also viral and there's no vaccine transcona hart says an epidemiologist at germany's federal research institute for animal health. human

figure some of the responsibility is because we're going deeper and deeper into the preserves of wild animals areas that were before now reserved for animals on their natural habitats tradition. but now agriculture is encroaching because more and more animal protein is needed to treat more and more people. and this means more opportunities for contact with wildlife or. the transmission of pathogens can occur directly from animal to human or via intermediate species known as vectors in epidemiology it's estimated that 60 percent of diseases in humans are not take that is have jumped to us from animals including ebola. 2 that causes kovac 19. viruses invade cells in their hosts whether animals or humans and then replicate producing lots more virus particles. the cells often

die as a result the virus spreads in the hosts body and hosts can infect others many viruses don't actually make you sick others of course do cases can range from mild to severe and even fatal as with covert 19 viruses also mutate and adapt all the time and at high speed. a study from 2012 found that just 13 zone or not it diseases kill 2200000 people a year and that has to do with human actions the way we live. as humans invade animal habitat such as virgin forests they wreak havoc clearing the land to make way for fields and settlements. one study estimates this raises the risk of 0 in arctic diseases by more than 70 percent that's because such interventions tend to displace species that can carry pathogens dangerous to humans

passive rain birds rodents and bats. as their traditional habitats are destroyed many animals show up where people live and if they are indeed carrying pathogens they can pass them on to humans as we've seen with the novel coronavirus baptists are believed to have been a victim if the disease but with at least one other species is it to me jerry. where markets where wild animals are kept slaughtered sold and eaten are considered a key site of transmission of pathogens to humans the conditions are often on hygiene and many zone out it diseases have emerged in asia. or new strains of influenza viruses emerge there. is one example of the original bird flu virus h 5 n one is another let's go we've got sars cover 2 and before it was the earlier sars

virus. but so or not it pathogens also emerge in other regions. and. it's often areas where many people live close together. at germany's federal research institute for animal health the free trade institute scientists are studying the transmission parts of the zone arctic diseases as well as such diseases themselves including ebola and covert 19 global travel plays a major role in spreading pathogens as to the current pandemic holidaymakers became super spreaders last march after they got infected at the austrian ski resort of. consumer society has created conditions that ease the transmission of so why not take diseases. can reach just about any place on earth without a means of transport within the incubation period of certain pathogens. that means we can get there without noticing anything we're not already infected and can carry

disease vast distances and spread them from continent to continent. continent to what can be done to curtail the geographical spreading of disease really embolden hi my research is sustained ability at the phone hoover institute for systems and innovation research a list of. 10 everything nowadays is focused on maximizing efficiency and profit that's not sustainable in our systems are not at all resilient a disruption in one area can cause the entire system to fail to prevent a pandemic as a major undertaking so many factors are involved one could i find that we make less likely if we use fewer resources and curtail the destruction of ecosystems. she recommends working at home and video calls rather than business trips and commuting and if one has to travel using public transport ride sharing more cycling rather

than driving alone in one's own car and electric power is better than combustion engines aim is to conserve resources and slow climate change that too plays a. role in the spread of so when our sick diseases. came up under can i make change can have an influence especially on vector borne diseases diseases transmitted by insects or takes the cold blooded of the subject to environmental conditions that. if the climate gets warmer they can move to new regions any pathogens they're carrying there as well. dana bill relationship with the environment would involve changing our consumption habits trying to source food and closing locally boden hummus says we should conserve resources. consuming less doesn't mean they simply making do with less it also means finding creative approaches to consumption. for example sharing

lending repairing things like buying 2nd hand. in many areas there are viable alternatives to buying everything new children's clothing bicycles your own clothing phone. call from. everybody has a part to play in this. says a comprehensive common strategy is crucial in trying to prevent pandemics in the future. i want to see a one health approach to zone out at diseases. one health means looking at the health of humans and the environment as a whole and as they all affect each other. we need to view it holistically working if we want to come up with meaningful solutions was in force. so there are things humankind can do to prepare for possible future crises and

perhaps prevent them experts say if we carry on as usual things can only get worse . in the oceans to human behavior interferes with sea life ports offshore drilling rigs wind farms they alter the currents and disrupt marine ecosystems overfishing is another problem breeding fish and i could farm seems like a good alternative but the food used in most commercial fish farms also comes from the sea i mean extended up once to replace this conventional fish meal with one made of insect larvae. this insect could be the solution to a common problem in fish farming or aquaculture originally from south america the black soldier fly is now at home all over the world. when mature the flies don't have a mouth or

a stinger so they can't spread diseases they also reproduce very quickly if conditions are right a female lays around a 1000 eggs. the resulting larvae can become an excellent substitute for fish meal . first the eggs have to be harvested before being left to grow on a nutritious substrate last i looked on 300 grams of eggs can yield one ton of larvae is their extremely resource efficient use of grow very quickly. produce regionally so they're very economical source of protein. a lot of the protein and fish mater is currently sourced in the sea every year and $30000000.00 tons of fish are taken from the oceans just to make animal it's an ecological disaster such overfishing is causing widespread devastation to marine habitats. farm insect is a start up spinoff of munich's technological university that aims to produce

regionally sourced fish feed its 3 founders have set up their pilot project on a trout farm. feed for the larvae is waste from a nearby flour mill. the young larvae are sprinkled on it and the trays are then stored in a warm and humid climate controlled unit as the larvae grow they turn everything into compost they're now picking don't eat anything. and he joins the black soldier fly because it's larvae are able to process the broadest range of food on this particular important for our aim of creating a regional nutrient cycles because she able to eat practically anything makes an imperfect if you go. after a week the larvae are one and a half centimeters long and ready to be harvested just $1.00 kilos of feed one whole kilo of larvae. it's an efficient and decentralized way to produce protein.

thomas kuhn and both canvassed m i have spent over a year on their mission to make fish water on a regional and resource efficient basis but they do have one concern. fish have an excellent sense of smell and can be rather choosing and their kaleri tastes. because when the descendants of fish might refuse to eat the lava which would be awful after all that hard work i know it will apply to. predatory fish like these trout need plenty of protein which is why fish beef untamed up to 20 percent milk from deep sea fishing. elmore theatric and hence the various institute of fisheries he would welcome the prospect of a less fish meal in the feed and not just for ecological reasons. we should all move to india where the feed is the largest cost factor in modern agriculture up to 70 percent was the use you were so interested not only in the

quality of the feed you to switch but also its cost effectiveness of these into the monster into small. vilhelm bendish is also keen to see the results of the pilot project he's an expert in animal nutrition and has been advising the black soldier fly farmers from the outset. even do the sick and fish are here a lot about feeding live insects to fish so at sea that actually works that's the acid test not be probated dr here goes it's feeding time and the 1st scoop of larvae has served. but the fish just ignore them no response. perhaps the larvae aren't to their liking. then suddenly there's a feeding frenzy. and this is

a monster into some. vilhelm bendish is also keen to see the results of the pilot project he's an expert in animal nutrition and has been advancing the black soldier fly farmers from the outset. made. you do feel sick and fishy here hear a lot about feeding live insects to fish so let's see if it actually works that's the acid test body probe it. here goes it's feeding time and the 1st group of larvae the served. but the fish just ignore them no response. perhaps the larvae aren't to their liking. then suddenly there's a feeding frenzy. on it it was a boy it was a good musician he said over the basic needs. if you can speak i said as a note you don't impressed course the fish are hungry and we've given them

a lot so they're getting full. but it clearly worked i don't. know for the next few weeks hellmuth vidic and will be checking to see how well the fish thrive on this new feat that means measuring their weight and assessing their state of health. and that's important information because the larvae is nutritional value changes shortly before they reach the pupil stage. design but it's crucial to harvest the love it just the right moment just to make them especially appealing to the fish which is. if all goes well and the project is a success larvae could end up replacing fish meal and saving fish farmers up to 40 percent of their feed costs.

sustainable fish food is a good stylist. but agriculture which is becoming more popular around the world also pollutes the sea. algal blooms triggered by chemicals and livestock manure. on hold for for the earth's water cycle. but even everyday products we use on a regular basis our water. dishwasher taps a small convenient and bad news for all water supply most brands contain benzo trials of a corrosion inhibitor added to protect silverware from rust and polluting. but then so try as old doesn't degrade easily and accumulates in the environment suspected of causing hormonal imbalances 100 using fertility and points and for fish and other aquatic life. the german environment agency has been sounding the

alarm since 26. we talked to various manufacturers about removing it from their products they said it was very important they retain the silver protection because consumers watch silver in the dishwasher. because there's not that much silver culturally on the market these days because going to market modern your phosphate free products the silver protection doesn't work properly anyway. and just observe what's going to british rule. meaning the benzo try as all is of 0 use and the nightmare for sewage some dishwasher discharge seeps into the groundwater via leaky sewer pipes while the rest does make it to the treatment plant but even their vans are china's all can sneak past both the mechanical and biological processing stages the chemical that makes its way into rivers and streams some 20000000 people get their drinking water from the river rhine and benzo triazolam levels go up the

further downstream you get. and this is how an ineffective yet hazardous chemical makes its way from dishwasher taps into our drinking water. but that's what we're told the amounts of benzo trials all aren't that big but its accumulation in the environment can lead to problematic threshold values that's why we want our european regulations banning those chemicals from detergents and cleaning products. and there are other household products posing a threat to our water supply everything from water proofing spray and carpet fibers to outdoor clothing and teflon frying pans. per floor unaided compounds or p.f.c. comprise around $800.00 chemicals for a carbon compounds are extremely stable as well as grease and water repellent and

they're virtually non biodegradable after we wash and clean items coated with p.f. sees they end up in all sewage and likewise accumulate while their levels remain within acceptable limits p.r.c.'s have been found in our bloodstream as well as in mother's milk to particular compounds p.f. o. s. and p. a fairway have been banned in europe animal research has shown that they can cause liver damage and cancer. since the ban toxicologist marie cocco has observed a decrease in both p.f.c. in the blood but the concentrations found a still dangerously high could merely there are several studies showing a negative impact on vaccination and immunological responses and with children over the age of one the body's response to influenza if the area and tetanus vaccines was reduced to truth out of spirits. manufacturers immediately started

marketing their products as p.f.c. free instead using other fluorocarbons that could be just as dangerous. what they do is replace substances with others we know far less about it we don't know enough about the toxicology of these short chain substances to be able to make an assessment about the health impact but from initial studies that looks like they have a fairly similar effect. in the. something else that should cause alarm industrial fragrances that can increasingly be found in fish they end up in the water supply don't biodegrade easily and they can be found everywhere from food to detergents and cosmetics every year gem and manufacturers alone add around $10000.00 tons of the stuff to their products to give them a pleasant smell even glasses cleaning wipes. there are around 2000 different fragrances currently in use and only

a fraction of them require labeling as hazardous. this for some fragrances are suspected of affecting our hormones and reproductive system some affect various organs and are suspected of causing cancer and there are fragrances that are believed or proven to lead to contact allergies. through kentucky and that's why we have $26.00 fragrances that have to be declared on products because they've been shown to be allergenic it doesn't mean that other fragrances are not allergenic just that there's been less research going to use it goes into. industrial fragrances p.f.c. and benza try as a whole would it be technically possible to filter out these hard to degrade pollutants from all waste water some sewage plants are already testing an additional treatment stage. carbon active filters for example combine into some of

the chemicals. another option currently being examined is. gas these are all costly procedures that could make waste water up to 20 percent more expensive while still treating the symptoms rather than the cause of this and people who are in favor of sticking to the loser pays principle meaning these chemicals should not be in use or the cost should be borne by the polluter. purification stage wouldn't necessarily help and it would just result in costs for the public good my life in fear. unnecessary water pollution 3 redundant additives with consumers left to pick up the tab perhaps it's better to think twice about the genuine benefits. if outlet is read write latin even if you. do you have a science question you'd like us to answer. send it in as

a video text own voice mail if we featured on the show you get a little surprise from us as a thank you. can just ask. for more science stories check out our website d.w. dot com slash science or look for us on twitter. this week's question comes from a new fucking tell me our from el salvador. what causes ocean currents they flow like vast rivers within the water driven near the shore by the rise and fall of tides at high tide water flows towards the coast at low tide it flows away from its. surface currents in the ocean are propelled by strong persistent winds. while further down variations in temperature and salinity drive deep ocean currents . cold salty water is denser than warmer water with

a low salt content so it sinks towards the bottom of the ocean. the speed of the water flow depends on the topography. of the seabed. the variations in temperature and salt content also cause a phenomenon known as the global conveyor belt it's a system of currents that transports water around the world. ocean currents crucially affect climate for example the humboldt current brings cold water teeming with nutrients from the antarctic to the collapse of asylums for 6 months of the year. they feed the tiny plankton and algae that form the base of the food chain providing sustenance for swarms of fish and also for the marine in quanah the only lizard that lives and forage is in the sea. on land meanwhile life in these months is hard there's hardly any rainfall wildlife including the

collapse of his giant tortoise have to embark on perilous journeys in search of food but in the other half of the year food is available in abundance that's when the wet season comes with the panama current bring in warmer waters. this current isn't nearly as rich in nutrients so much of the island's marine life heads off to colder climes aquatic animals that remain have to make do that finally climate change is taking a toll on ocean currents exactly how is the subject of intense research. that's it for this edition of tamara today d.w. science show but we do that again next week until then take care and by.

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to the program the world is marking international women's day at a time when the pandemic is placing extra burdens on many of them. and here is one of the cities around the world people have taken to the streets. nations commission says the health emergency force women to take on more housework and caring. jobs and the isolation and stress of lockdowns has led to a global search of domestic violence which affects mainly. well did the correspondent to go to hong joins us from an international women's day march into its biggest city istanbul welcome you know you what are people concerned about. her 1st of all it's always interesting to see how many women have managed to gather here tonight for this amazing women march in

istanbul despite heavy police presence police have actually blocked all the main roads leading to the temple famous texan way that right now they have a metro station but as you can see women have still gathered and they're making some noise and this is of course because these moments and they demand equality they are against discrimination of course like women all over the world but they also came here today to draw attention to what they say are skyrocketing rates of gender based violence here in turkey. just how long for us what is the state of women's rights in turkey. you. know domestic violence violence against women tennis sides or a very big problem here in turkey according to one rights groups who is documenting

the number of femicide here in the country more than 303 women were killed last year alone this year the number already stands at more than 65 they say so nearly one woman is being murdered here in turkey by men by husbands by brothers by siblings and that is a very high number so that is what many rights activists are actually campaigning on. the government the turkish government to do something to better protect them from violence. and how they're me affected the lives of women. many women tell me that even to make has actually made things worse for them and this is because the government here like many governments around the world has imposed lockdowns and very strict curfews to stem the spread of the virus and

that's essentially means that women are forced to stay at home their husbands their brother male relatives was to say at home and that had a negative impact that. in violence against women that's what women's rights activists here tell me of course many women also have lost their jobs during the pandemic and they have to now manage a double burden not only taking care of the household work and the children but also trying to get along financially so for women here this is been a very tough year there is no end in sight to this endemic and i think that's why so many men so many women are gathered here tonight to make their voices heard. thank you you know in istanbul. britain's prince harry and his wife meghan have spoken on t.v. about their exit from royal life speaking with oprah winfrey meghan who has

a white father and black mother revealed that while she was pregnant a member of the royal family voiced concerns over their son over her son skin color and that the intense pressure of life as a royal drove her to suicidal thoughts prince harry said the royal family had cut them off financially and that he feels let down by his father prince charles. well that disclosures to oprah winfrey has caused a stir on social media with the hash tag oprah meg and harry quickly trending online one of the most distrusted topics is the concern expressed by someone in the family about megan's child skin color journalist tara said myra tweeted as a mixed race woman this hurt my so it's despicable conversations like this is still happening even at base level in 2021 i commend harry for standing up for his family and meghan for speaking out people have no idea how deeply embedded racism can be

so they can valley strategist jataka 80 a fact oprah winfrey for giving the topic of racism a platform she posted on behalf of every person who's enjoyed syphon paid black women who were victims of micro aggressions and everyone told that their pay these no real you gave them you gave voice to those women tonight in light of the interview old clips from interviews with princess diana have resurfaced many people including us poet amanda coleman have drawn parallels meghan is living the life diana should have if only those around her had been as brave as she was like and isn't living a life without pain but a life in that prison the interview has prompted online criticism of the molecule with a hash tag abolish the monarchy trending all day. take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world syrian president bashar al assad and his wife asma have tested positive for covert 90 they're experiencing mild symptoms of will continue their work from home countries

so far officially are recorded over 16000 coronavirus cases in just over a 1000 deaths but the actual numbers are estimates to be much higher. at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a series of powerful explosions in equitorial gimme the blast flattened the military camp and nearby neighborhoods in the largest city but the president has blamed negligence by soldiers responsible for storing explosives. to more protests as the 2 have been killed a 1000000 security forces or 5 live nation tens of thousands of returned to the streets to protest against last words mother should take over the u.n. says more than 50 people have been killed in myanmar since the coup. of the trial of the former us police officer derek chauvin over the death of george floyd has been delayed until tuesday jury selection was slated to begin this morning but

the judge received a last minute order to be considered i think additional murder charge a servant notes on the floor next george floyd's neck breaking last i'm a while he was pinned to the ground and pleading that he could brave his show was later sad to watch florence arrest and death sparked violent unrest in cities across the u.s. the judge set aside 3 weeks for jury selection reflecting the difficulty of finding impartial citizens to cite try such a sensitive case. downtown minneapolis has the flair of a ghost town these days city hall and other municipal county and state government buildings have been fortified the city spent several months planning and preparing for what is likely to be the highest profile trial in the history of minnesota razor wire brand new fencing and concrete barriers this is how many apple is try to secure the hennepin county government center this is where the derrick shelving

trial will start in just a few hours there will be national guard troops here police will be out in force here to secure the proceedings inside all around town there's a noticeable strain in the air because of the trial. there's a lot of. this depends going up it just seems. almost like there already if it doesn't say peaceful it doesn't but it just isn't is not 3rd i don't think it will and it shouldn't no remote areas of. police policies but they're not going to change. the trial will begin with a potentially lengthy process of jury selection the court has allocated up to 3 weeks for that. x. minneapolis police officer derek shelvin faces charges of 2nd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter for the death of george floyd the 46 year old black man had been detained by shelvin at this street corner 10 months ago on may 25th last year

many say what has since become george floyd square is foremost a symbol for the pain and grief this community is still experiencing emotions are running high firmly rooted in deep mistrust for the police and the u.s. justice system as the floyd leads a local neighborhood organization called the akaka movement it aims at improving relations between the community and law enforcement he is concerned the trial will reopen wounds. more closer we get more intense and more emotional. the more triggers reappear you know it becomes more brought from your consciousness that what happened what we went through the last 10 months. minneapolis still shows plenty of scars from the ng re protests the rioting and the violence that followed the death of george floyd burned out and completely destroyed buildings piles of rubble serve as a reminder of what potentially can flare up and happen again here the worst

scenario the protests get aggressive from the beginning that's the worse. in anticipation of reigniting social unrest during the trial which is expected to go on for months minneapolis has spent millions on beefing up security half a $1000000.00 alone on barricading the city's police precinct as far as the world is watching what happens next many here say that they will be a much higher price to pay if justice is not served for the killing of lloyd. will not report from d.w. correspondent stephan simons who joins us now from outside the court welcome stefan so how are people reacting to news of this delay. well i actually didn't own even know about it yet i think because the protesters which you saw in the background here an hour ago are all gone they are marching through the city what's left is the national guard some national guard soldiers right in front of the

hennepin county government center where this trial was starting this morning about an hour and a half ago with a little surprise jury selection is delayed for one day so this will start tomorrow not today why is that because the prosecution. motions that as long as the defense as they have planned and said is going to the supreme court and trying to get clearance on a appeals court on an appeals court decision that a certain murder charge is being back out into the court as long as this is happening they want to delay the jury selection so all the jurors see the potential jurors and these are dozens of people who were so waiting to be selected or dismissed they will go in whole and come back tomorrow and for today court proceedings are halted right so 3 weeks set aside for jury selection that sounds like a long time to pick. why is it likely to be so contentious. it

is because of course this is a landmark trial here for the state for the city for the united states of america i think and maybe even for the world because. you know it's all about fairness impartiality of those jurors there is no way that anybody in this community is african-american community in the community where george floyd was actually killed is dr will accept anything but a really impartial and fair jury selection what does that mean you cannot end up with 10 white people on the jury seats and 2 black people for example there needs to be part in parcel. this is what protesters see this is what community leaders of course want and asked the court to deliver now this is complicated because there's a process called deal and that means that the judge the prosecution as well as the defense can ask the potential jurors questions and if they do not in the mind of

a prosecutor or a defense lawyer qualify for the job that means if they're not impossible if they have some notion against police or against black people then they're not qualifying so this will be tedious work and as you said up to 3 weeks for this well it's needed they should take their time for this otherwise this trial is tainted off the bat all right we'll leave it at that good talking to stuff and simon say this thank you so much. you know she did over the years a live from then his reminder of our top story this hour countries around the world i'm marking international women's day with a special focus on the challenges they face from great coronavirus i'm never going to be around the pandemic subject and moving to more. job loss and domestic.

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years actually on fire. shoes to challenge that's the theme of this year's international women's day today we're looking at women challenging the status quo and accelerating the march tweek will it be especially in leadership. only one in 3 businesses in sub-saharan africa opened up by a woman one trailblazer in cameroon. this is d.w. business i'm john el-gamal on so glad you can join us. it's international women's day so here's a related fact teams of diverse genders are generally more successful they also innovate more but that's failed to register and many boardrooms around the world

especially in germany the boardrooms of durban is listed companies are overwhelmingly male men hold $614.00 seats while women just have $86.00 compare that to the u.s. where women occupy almost a 3rd of the boardroom seat of the largest corporations in the u.k. they hold almost a quarter of seats germany lives away behind it with only 16 percent of boardroom seats held by women. now it's clearly not the same for women everywhere but it's safe to assume there's work to be done in most places joining me now is lucy quist she's a managing director at morgan stanley also the 1st gun and woman to be c.e.o. of a multinational telecoms company welcome lucy do we have you yes i'm right you and thank you for having me. i can hear you but i cannot see you but i am told you are there so you've held leadership positions around the world scene the challenge of

gender diversity from many perspectives why aren't we as a society doing better on this. why aren't we doing better good question i think fundamentally we have made certain assumptions that we need to challenge also us and gnomes that we've assumed to be the case that we need to challenge and that's why they see us the inventor national women's day is so appropriate because it's not just about thinking about change but i believe that used to challenges about acting on change we've assumed that positions of power positions of strength on the forteo of men and you need gender at them is that strength and power belongs to 2 men and so what's happened is that over time over many years we've seen that these positions of leadership should go to men and now we're trying to level the playing field and be more equitable and inclusive but we have that fundamental mindset that we need to address to make to accelerate our progress to make more

progress and it's the gendering of rules to hold women back more than anything else now taking it to today of a pandemic has also damaged the professional prospects of especially women what do you think it will take to get women back on track. it's going to take a lot i think it's unfortunate that we have lost a lot of ground in the last year a lot of studies are pointed to the fact that women are increasingly choosing to rethink their curious some have dropped onto the work place altogether so much choosing to work fewer hours and that's mainly because. in my experience and also you know mobility in terms of all the literature women have borne a lot of the emotional and physical responsibility for the church and for the pandemic especially at the community and family levels right so anything anytime there's a physical and emotional challenge that we talk about women having to give a lot more care with its own good people or to children but i think more broadly

when you think about the emotional trauma of of that kind then the women have borne a lot of that and that his cause then to have to rethink their priorities i think balance in trying to ensure that they can stay afloat now taking it to you what's been your biggest personal challenge and building your career well. i guess. maturing to the point where i understand that how people engage me isn't always entirely about me it's about this and she lies ation their actions and then the challenge around us is especially when i was much younger. i kind of passed the lies and intel allies as reaction or an engagement that wasn't what i wanted and as you get older you realize that the some of those things are really not about you they're more about social constructs so how am i going to be part of the solution rather than taking you make taking it personally so i think

it's important that it is right myself to increasingly not just move the conversation and not identify gaps in the way we operate and how we do things to ensure that we create more space for women in the workplace if they don't have to ask themselves some of the questions i ask myself is it just me is it something i said is it something i did as you know it's more than me and we need to level that playing field for women especially women coming up in their careers thank you very much lucy quest there forest managing director at morgan stanley speaking to us on international women's day and staying with our theme of women in leadership this next story takes us to cameroon where few women own major businesses but that hasn't stopped one woman from building up a company in a male dominated industry the w.'s blasé all report from the port city of.

audrey she code is doing her daily inspection at her company in douala the cameroonian entrepreneurs set up this factory which fabricates industrial metal pots. she's the only woman in such a role in this sector in the country. and i'm pleasant experience at an engineering firm in cameron led her to start up her own company. you know what if i asked why there were no women there and i was told that women had no place in the company i insisted but they said it wasn't suitable for women i said in that case i'll prove that a woman's able to do the work because i don't see why a woman shouldn't be there that was my motivation. only one in 3 businesses in sub-saharan africa is owned by a woman in cameroon there are around 200000 businesses and women head up fewer than 5000 of them audrey is central to planning and executing tasks in her factory she

1st had the idea of starting a company and contributing to society when she finished her studies in france q along i came back to africa because i realized that industrialization is key to making us truly independent independence is not political it's industrial and economical you can gain political independence as we've had for many years and still have nothing concrete to show for it. orderly founded her company in 2000 since then it serves some of cameron's biggest firms and brings in around $1000000.00 euros a year their clients range from oil companies to shipping lines and local manufacturing companies. sherrilyn who are also works here she studied petroleum engineering but couldn't get a job after graduating ordinary offered her an internship. that got. that only if that was enough to make me denounce him if that.

doesn't wake the fuck up and the feminisation women in cameroon still face huge challenges in setting up businesses but a few of them like audrey are breaking the barriers and helping others. now to some of the other global business stories making news. mauritians has launched cleanup operations after a chinese trawler ran aground off the coast of the island on sunday the trawler was carrying around $130.00 tons of oil at the time of the accident and it's now currently leaking south africa's high court has ordered the country's telecoms regulator to temporarily stop auctioning off a radio frequencies used by cell phone providers the ruling is a setback for top mobile operators which want to expand their 4 g. the past 3 and launch their 5 g. networks to china now where exports all record growth in january and

february they were up 60 percent over last year when the world's 2nd largest economy was battered by the pandemic but now it's reaping the benefits of its quick recovery from the crisis. what's the difference a year makes 12 months after shattering its iron factories china's plants and now supplying a well beyond its borders but still struggling to break free of the corona virus pandemic. cheap chinese made masks are flooding into europe and north america where they're still very much needed and housebound westerners are buying in chinese electronics like never before. china's ruling communist party is expecting the economy to keep moving forward during 2021 the 1st year of its latest 5 year economic plan but it's broken with tradition by not setting a specific target for the expects between now and 2025000.

given that there will still be great uncertainties for internal and external environments in the 5 years which would not setting a specific quantified growth rate goal will help us deal with various kinds of risks and challenges and improve the flexibility of development in a more positive proactive and calm way so that you not so easily put to the sheet. beijing clearly sees tough challenges not far down the road but china's swift recovery from the latest one has without doubt given it the upper hand on its global competitors and the recovery of manufacturing worldwide which increasingly relies on chinese products will only increase china's strength. let's take a look at commodities markets now and crude prices have jumped during monday trading following a missile a drone attack on saudi arabia's oil industry rebels say they carried out the

assault it came after saudi led forces bombed the yemeni capital of sana'a the rango facilities targeted in ruston europe include one of the world's biggest oil ports so far there have been no reports of injuries or disruption to supplies. our financial correspondent chelsea delaney is following the story for us from frankfurt she sent us this assessed. the initial spike in oil prices did moderate during monday's trading session in part because saudi arabia said no production was impacted but this does add a geo political element to this market that's already under strain this year we've seen oil prices surge more than 30 percent and that's as economies around the world are starting to reopen and this requires we'll so demand is recovering but oil suppliers are continuing to keep production at a lower level so that's really the primary driver of the oil price right now this

will be a big concern for economies around the world that we already have many developed countries very concerned about rising prices about rising inflation higher oil prices will only fuel to that fire. chelsea delaney there the german democratic republic hasn't been around for a while but new registration figures show that the iconic the g.d.r. turbine cars are still going strong in germany try bees have become a cult favorite in recent years even though the manufacturer zax and bring has not produced them in decades today 38000 of the 2 strokes are still on german wrote compare that to for 34000 in the g.d.r. people could wait years to get a tribe after german reunification the trabi was sidelined until it was resurrected as a must icon. that's it for me on the business team for more you can always go to our website. business thanks for watching.

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