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Have 65% of future jobs not yet been invented?

01/06/2017 GMT

Have 65% of Future Jobs Not Yet Been Invented?

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Have 65% of future jobs not yet been invented? A hunt for the truth behind the statistic.

Have 65% of future jobs not yet been invented? A hashtag challenge to Saudi Arabia’s “guardianship” rules; and why do thankless tasks?

Our entire education system is faulty, some experts claim, as it fails to prepare children for a future world of work in which 65 % of jobs have not yet been invented. We set off on a round-the-world sleuthing trip to trace this statistic that has been causing headaches for students, teachers and politicians alike. 

Travelling without male consent: we unpick the case of Dina Ali, the 24-year-old Saudi national whose story triggered a viral hashtag challenging Saudi Arabia’s 'guardianship' rules, which give male guardians control over women. Where is Dina now? And why was the hashtag she inspired so significant?
Why take on a role where lots of people hate you for doing it? 

Dotun Adebayo talks to people whose daily life can include verbal and even physical abuse. They include an 18 year old referee in Manchester and electricity workers in Lagos in Nigeria who are regularly beaten up as they disconnect disgruntled customers. And the plus side of doing a thankless job from a debt collector in Jamaica and death row lawyers in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.

(Photo: Classmates taking part in peer learning. Credit: Shutterstock)

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