This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women’s health only receives 6 per cent of private healthcare investment despite women representing almost half of the global population, according to a new World Economic Forum report, launched today.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For months, Karian had tried to make it on her own in New York without the help of specialized child care centers. After the birth of her second daughter, she…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This report details the links between ICE activity, the child care workforce, and mothers’ employment. It examines whether the recent escalation in U.S. immigration enforcement—measured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the nation marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the real question is not how loudly we celebrate — but whether we are willing to live by the values Dr.…
Detroit was the first place Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an early version of what would become his “I Have a Dream” speech. He recited it on June 23, 1963,…
There’s no sugarcoating it: this year was not without a commotion for trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people nationwide, but there remains the opportunity to foster trans joy going forward in…
In June, Invisible People interviewed Kim, a homeless senior woman in Grants Pass. She and her cat Sylvester had to pack up their tent every Saturday due to local enforcement…
Last month, a Boston University junior proudly posted online that he had spent months calling Immigration and Customs Enforcement to report Latino workers at a neighborhood car wash. Nine people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As soon as John Seigel-Boettner invites passengers onto his black trishaw, a three-wheeled electric bicycle with two extra seats upfront, downtown Santa Barbara seems to smile. Pedestrians wave and call…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recent research out of Universidad Intercultural Maya suggests that food systems sustainability requires the integration of Indigenous knowledge bases. The authors argue that agroecology and regenerative agriculture can only succeed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Schools are essential places for children to access health services. An estimated 40 percent of school-aged children have at least one chronic health condition (National Survey of Children’s Health, 2019).…
Digitizing payments, particularly government-to-person (G2P) payments, has been a key focus of the digital development community. Shifting the payment of social transfers from cash to direct deposit via bank or…