Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President & CEO of the Meridian International Center, sat for an interview with the Diplomatic Courier at "Talent Mobility & the Future of Jobs: The World in 2050".
[INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT]
[Diplomatic Courier:] What is one thing that could be done to help address youth unemployment?
[Ambassador Stuart Holliday:] Two things really. Obviously education has been talked about quite a lot. But we also have a challenge in our society with what represents the family. I’m not just talking about family values in the traditional sense. It’s really the responsibility of parents to help be a part of their children’s lives. Frequently, we see a cycle where young people aren’t finishing school, perhaps because their parents aren’t finishing school, or they’re not being pushed from home. I think that’s really important. It’s really important for peer groups—it has to be cool to be educated. It has to be cool to be smart. I think we need to do a better job at sending that message, that it’s very very important in terms of what you’re going to be able to do with your life.
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Ambassador Stuart Holliday: On Addressing Youth Unemployment
February 13, 2014
Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President & CEO of the Meridian International Center, sat for an interview with the Diplomatic Courier at "Talent Mobility & the Future of Jobs: The World in 2050".
[INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT]
[Diplomatic Courier:] What is one thing that could be done to help address youth unemployment?
[Ambassador Stuart Holliday:] Two things really. Obviously education has been talked about quite a lot. But we also have a challenge in our society with what represents the family. I’m not just talking about family values in the traditional sense. It’s really the responsibility of parents to help be a part of their children’s lives. Frequently, we see a cycle where young people aren’t finishing school, perhaps because their parents aren’t finishing school, or they’re not being pushed from home. I think that’s really important. It’s really important for peer groups—it has to be cool to be educated. It has to be cool to be smart. I think we need to do a better job at sending that message, that it’s very very important in terms of what you’re going to be able to do with your life.
