What do Kickstarter, Patagonia, Plum Organics, AltSchool, Method, & Klean Kanteen all have in common? They are a new class of Benefit Corporation that voluntarily meets different standards of corporate purpose, accountability, and transparency. In 24 states, they are a…
Read MoreISLG is hiring a Senior Policy Associate to primarily work on the Equality Indicators Project. The Equality Indicators measure progress towards greater equality across six broad thematic areas: Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Justice, and Services. They look at how 12 disadvantaged…
Read MoreThe U.S. Government Accountability Office’s recent report on Military Personnel finds increases in the number of females entering the officer corps across all four branches of the military. Women make up about 17% of military officers of all ranks according…
Read MoreInner city kids benefit immensely from exercise. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently studied high school females in New York and found that those who run and play sports are at lower risk of fighting and being in a gang.…
Read MoreThis Is What Equality Looks Like To Me – Photo Contest CUNY ISLG’s Equality Indicators team developed a framework for measuring equality in Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Justice, and Services. Equality, as we define it, is everyone having the same…
Read More49,933 veterans are homeless on any given night in the U.S. 1.4 million are at risk of homelessness. In the U.S., the failure of the Department of Veteran Affairs to address homelessness among vets has received national attention. First Lady,…
Read MoreScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) degree attainment is increasingly seen as necessary for competing in a 21st century global economy. Jobs of the future will largely fall into these categories. Yet there is a large gulf in achievement between…
Read More1.7 million youth (ages 12-24) are homeless according to the National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrown-Away Children. Of this number, 20-40% are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. A Williams Institute survey found LGBTQ youth comprise approximately 40% of…
Read MorePost-financial crisis, retirement savings is on every Baby Boomers’ mind. Hit with the 2008 meltdown in markets, many Boomers, who are nearing the age of retirement, had 401k funds and other retirement savings decimated. But the situation many Baby Boomers…
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