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Gender issues in higher education. It is designed to draw on experiences as woman in undergraduate or graduate programs in universities. It can gain a better understanding of what women students across the campus - from different faculties, disciplines, research areas, and professional programs - experience in terms of campus culture, campus climate and other issues of concern for women students here at universities. This event will be the first in a series of events and initiatives designed to use your experiences and insights as women to better inform the efforts to encourage and foster an inclusive campus environment.

The daily life of my in university is going to 1Borneo Hypermall for entertainment which was opening on 31 May 2008. It is an East Malaysi's Largest Lifestyle Hypermall and near with University Malysia Sabah (UMS).

At there, I can go Golden Screen Cinema (GSC) for watching movies. Besides that, I also can go the U-Bowl for snookering, bowling and K-Box.

Not only that, i can enjoy my lunch or dinner at there because there many restaurants like Sushi King, Kenny Roger and so on. In addition, I also can do some shopping at Giant, HSL Circuit Centre, funiture shop and so on.

Sports also is my daily life in university. Every friday, I will go to Sport Centre Likas or Sport Centre UMS for swimming, jogging, playing football and so on because it is good for my health and also can help to relax myself and to release my stress on study. Not only that, it is also can help me to increase the relationship between me and my friends or coursemates.

The daily life of me in university is going to library or foyer of the school and computer lab. At there, i can do my assignment or revision, online and make a group discussion with my coursemates.

Causes of Poverty
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by Anup Shah
This Page Last Updated Sunday, March 22, 2009
This page: http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty.
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Almost half the world — over 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day.
The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the 41 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (567 million people) is less than the wealth of the world’s 7 richest people combined.
Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
Less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school by the year 2000 and yet it didn’t happen.
1 billion children live in poverty (1 in 2 children in the world). 640 million live without adequate shelter, 400 million have no access to safe water, 270 million have no access to health services. 10.6 million died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5 (or roughly 29,000 children per day).
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Poverty is the state for the majority of the world’s people and nations. Why is this? Is it enough to blame poor people for their own predicament? Have they been lazy, made poor decisions, and been solely responsible for their plight? What about their governments? Have they pursued policies that actually harm successful development? Such causes of poverty and inequality are no doubt real. But deeper and more global causes of poverty are often less discussed.
Behind the increasing interconnectedness promised by globalization are global decisions, policies, and practices. These are typically influenced, driven, or formulated by the rich and powerful. These can be leaders of rich countries or other global actors such as multinational corporations, institutions, and influential people.
In the face of such enormous external influence, the governments of poor nations and their people are often powerless. As a result, in the global context, a few get wealthy while the majority struggle.