Selected issues of McKinsey’s Intersection newsletter
Most of the world’s grains are produced in just a few regions. What will it take to hedge against risk?
Newsletter issue on vulnerabilities in the global food system. Plus: a Nobel economist’s take on inequality.
From Salt Farmer to Solar Technician
Newsletter issue on women leading climate action.
For more of my work on international efforts to address climate change, see Climate Action.
It’s back-to-school season. But around the world, many girls may not be going.
Newsletter issue on the girls missing from South Asia’s classrooms and the link between girls’ education and their health outcomes. Plus: electricity access in Haiti and the country’s rural–urban divide.
Making Healthcare More Inclusive
We consider a groundbreaking New Zealand law on paid leave following miscarriage, the lack of diversity among U.S. doctors, and unmet contraception needs in Africa.
Why Every Hospital Needs a Garden
Newsletter issue on how global health leaders can strengthen public-health projects, programs, and organizations by taking a design approach. Plus: a question posed by the late Dr. Paul Farmer.
What does it take to make a ring or a watch?
Newsletter issue on the human and environmental costs of mining precious materials—and how establishing a chain of custody can help companies do better by miners and the climate. Plus: how people’s environments and social backgrounds shape the decisions they make about food.
Bridging the Middle East’s Digital Divide
Newsletter issue on how getting more women online would boost economic growth across the Middle East.
Julia Arnous 