Tag: poverty

Last year, the Society for Social Work and Research Conference in Washington, DC, the American Academy of Social Work and ...

As a profession, British psychologists have traditionally been slow to rush to the forefront when it comes to societal, political ...

Watching the proceedings on the floor of the House of Representatives on the occasion of the election and swearing-in of ...

Home to 9.5 million people, Chicago is the third-largest city in the United States and internationally recognized for its contributions ...

Human rights defenders and civil society organisations working to protect the human rights of women and gender equality perform an ...

Since 2010, the Social Good Summit has grown substantially aided by the increasing popularity of social media and technology. Mashable ...

With poverty and inequality being extremely prominent in the media recently, the Global Citizen’s Festival is well timed to advocate ...

I attended a workshop on accessible employment recently and was reminded, as I've written about before, what a fraught topic ...

This month, on September 22nd, Pope Francis will arrive in America for his first ever visit which will begin in Washington, ...

For many years European countries have been warned about the inadequacy of their immigration and asylum systems. Now, with increased ...

Charles and David Koch Back in April of 1985, the Coca Cola Company sensing a decline in its leading share ...

With our fast paced lives in a technological age of instant gratification and easy distraction, it's no wonder news channels ...

In a new report by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation, social, behavioral, and environmental factors are shown to determine ...

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves before she delivers her "official launch speech" at a campaign kick off rally ...

Public debates on the need to ensure more inclusive education for children and young adults who face social exclusion in ...

Last week, President Barack Obama once again did the unusual by participating in a panel discussion as part of Georgetown ...

A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) by three Harvard economists provides conclusive evidence that ...

California Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D) You only need to take a look at the committees California Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D) ...

Women and men entered the economic crisis on an unequal footing. The crisis and resulting austerity measures have hit women ...

Citizens living below the poverty line are often treated as an absent third party while policy makers and service providers ...