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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. Per the World Bank’s poverty line threshold, 18.6 Only a collaborative approach that unites the public and private sectors and civil society will bring about true equity.

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Building an Equitable Future by Centering Young Voices

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Several recent studies reveal that, globally, people under 30 lack trust in their national governments, do not feel heard by politicians, and have lower levels of participation in national elections. For participatory bodies to be successful, their role in government must go beyond consultation alone.

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Building Union Power to Rein in the AI Boss

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The same year, an Australian court ruled its government had illegally used a faulty Automated Decision Making system as the basis for deciding citizens’ eligibility for various welfare benefits when around half a million Australians were ordered to repay years of government disability or unemployment support.