Sentences with phrase «economic challenges compared»

Today students face many different environmental, social and economic challenges compared to the generations that came before them.

Speaking to Radio Ghana, the Head of Finance, School of Business of the University of Cape Coast, Dr. John Gati said for a country like Ghana which has a lot of economic challenges compared to the advanced countries, the number of holidays will not augur well for the country.

Not exact matches

«The already challenged restaurant industry has been hit with slowing overall economic growth and the gap between the cost of dining at home compared to dining out,» Dine Equity CEO Julia Stewart said in a call with investors in November.

This trend likely stems from a reaction to challenging economic times when investors prefer businesses that require lower levels of total capital (this is a key characteristic of the software industry compared to others in the IT sector).

Despite these challenges, the outlook for the snack food industry is strong, with its economic contribution forecast to grow at 4.7 % (annualised) over the 10 years to 2020, compared with Australia's GDP forecast to grow at 2.7 %.

While, as previously pointed out, young fathers do not necessarily compare badly with their peers from the same socio - economic group, their backgrounds are usually challenging and strikingly similar to those of most teenage mothers (Bunting & McAuley, 2004a; see also Berrington et al, 2007, 2005).

Ashurst's 2015 - 16 results are the worst of any of the top 50 firms to have reported so far this year, though many have felt the impact of the more challenging economic conditions compared with 2014 - 15.

Despite the significant impact of maternal depression on mothers and children alike, maternal mental health needs are often neglected or undiagnosed.18 Prevalence rates of maternal depression are high among low - income women due to the greater challenges they may face related to financial hardships, low levels of community or familial support, and societal prejudice.19 In fact, the prevalence of maternal depression among low - income women in the United States is double the prevalence rate for all U.S. women.20 At the same time, these women are less likely to receive treatment or be screened for postpartum depression.21 Studies show there are clear racial and ethnic disparities in who accesses treatment in the United States, even among women of the same general socio - economic status: In a multiethnic cohort of lower - income Medicaid recipients, 9 percent of white women sought treatment, compared with 4 percent of African American women and 5 percent of Latinas.22

I replied on Julie's comment because I agree with her account that there could be very large challenges with some foster care adoptions and some special needs children from other countries compared to just an economic need or a healthy teenage unwanted pregnancy.