Human Rights

Over the past year, ideas42, the World Bank, and the project management team of Liberia’s Youth Opportunities Project (YOP), implemented by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS) and the…

Programs and policies to help domestic abuse survivors find safe housing work only if they’re implemented and supported with resources.

Women’s empowerment is a critical driver for economic growth and social prosperity. Broadly, the term refers to an improvement in women’s political, social, educational, economic, and health status. Beyond individual women, it…

This policy brief highlights ways that a gender-responsive perspective can be fully incorporated into planning, policy design, and implementation models for education in emergencies (EiE) in Nigeria, so that governments…

Few ideas in business are as misunderstood as DEI. While opposition to DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion – has a long history, it has picked up steam recently. In…

This story is part of Let’s Talk About It, a guest-contributed column exploring how to navigate hard conversations and complex challenges in the workplace.If you’re interested in contributing your…

The refugee crisis isn’t going away, and though assisting with basic needs or helping one refugee at a time helps, there are broader solutions available. More companies are committed to…

The authors discuss the Learning Action Alliance for Girls’ Agency at Brookings and its work accelerating progress toward the SDGs by centering girls’ agency.

This year, the women’s suffrage movement’s centennial celebrations were extended to commemorate the historic victory guaranteeing women’s institutional right to vote. As we honor Black, Native American, Asian American, and Latinx…

Teaching young learners in the pandemic has been challenging for many educators, but those instructing English language learners virtually face even steeper obstacles. These students may struggle with remote learning due to lack of access…

The Biden administration’s focus on human rights as a foreign policy priority is a promising first step. And Biden’s chapter on gender equality in his foreign policy strategy sparks hope…

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we must lift up women as uniquely positioned to lead philanthropy in its efforts to strengthen democracy. This is strongly supported by…