Human Rights

“The story of philanthropy in the United States has not been fully told, for it has been told historically as a largely white story, a largely inherited wealth story” —…

It was an eclectic gathering: Tribal leaders, an academic, a wastewater facility operator and a healthcare official, all joining forces in the fight against Covid-19. The spark behind this meeting? A partnership…

Women are at the forefront of the fight to address the climate crisis. They are effective and inspirational global leaders on the ground, in board rooms, and in government. Women helped craft the…

More than 20% of older adults in the United States will experience food insufficiency at some point in their 60s and 70s. Researchers examined the probability that older adults will…

The largest of its kind, the analysis from McGill University and the World Health Organization covers 366 studies involving more than 2 million women in 161 countries. “Intimate partner violence against…

Bisexual people make up a sizable population within the LGBTQ community, given more than 50 percent of queer people in America identify as bisexual, according to the Williams Institute. The think…

Women have been entering academic medicine at nearly the same rate as men for decades, but very few women reach the top levels of leadership. For example, as of April…

In 2020, social justice issues moved front and center in ways most of us couldn’t have predicted. As some of the largest and broadest demonstrations for racial justice in U.S.…

In early December 2021, I was seeing a physical therapist for a shoulder injury. During one of my visits, the therapist was alternating between me and another patient on an…

Late last year, the Justice Department joined the growing list of agencies to discover that algorithms don’t heed good intentions. An algorithm known as PATTERN placed tens of thousands of…