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Equity in Employment: A Vital Step Toward Dismantling Structural Racism in Brazil

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Indeed, one of the most pernicious expressions of structural racism in Brazilian society is workplace inequity. Despite improved educational opportunities and widespread efforts to broaden diversity and inclusion, workplace inequities persist. And while unemployment plagues 11.3 Wages reflect the same disparity.

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Why Reparations Can Counter the Legacy of a 50-Year “War on Drugs”

NonProfit Quarterly

This record acts as a form of permanent punishment, limiting our ability to participate in civil society through a complex web of laws in Illinois that punish people with criminal records, often indefinitely. Household income is a strong indicator of several other social outcomes, including educational attainment and health.

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Using ‘Purple Glasses’ to Achieve Gender Equity in Mexico

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The majority of these students are women and the first in their families to access higher education. Some women offered specific recommendations for supportive services, such as talks on sexual education and violence prevention for young people. The home visits also highlighted how geography increased their vulnerability.

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Dr. James explains how to harness friendship reciprocity to unlock heroic donations

iMarketSmart

9] “These ancient habits would induce modern humans to treat medical care as a way to show that you care. Medical care provided by our allies would reassure us of their concern.” Medical Hypotheses, 70 (4), 724-742. [10] Civil Society. 13] CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education).

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Paths from systems failure

Philanthropy 2173

I have private insurance and access to best medical care - systems is barely able to meet my long Covid needs - can't be working for anyone. Public education systems are failing. Higher education. So we're choosing for children to die.

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Unlocking the Potential of Open 990 Data

Stanford Social Innovation Review

billion in medical bills to patients whose incomes were likely low enough to qualify for free or discounted care. First, the social sector needs to promote educational resources that inspire and instruct novice practitioners on how to incorporate open data into their solutions to complex social problems. Suggestions for Action.

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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For the past three decades, I have guided museums, nonprofit arts organizations, and higher education institutions in planning, programming, fundraising for, and promoting new or renovated cultural facilities that fulfill mission imperatives. Or are there certain moral and civic goods that markets do not honor and money cannot buy?”

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