Human Rights

Growing up in Nthunduwala, Malawi in the early 1960s, Joyce Phiri had to drop out of school in the 6th grade. The distance between her home and her school became…

When Older Americans Month was established in 1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthday. A meeting in April 1963 between President John F.Kennedy and members of the National Council of Senior Citizens led to designating […]…

New research compares two treatment programs for men convicted of domestic violence. The study finds that men convicted of domestic violence were charged with significantly fewer violent and nonviolent charges…

Gender equality and Education are intertwined with each other and have been the essential pillars for ensuring inclusive economic growth and social development. However, developing countries have not been able…

Currently, every predominant aspect of sustainability discourse and practice is white-centered. It’s time to change that.

Learn why women from tribal communities in eastern and central India are integral to planning, building, and managing a sustainable water conservation system.

This is a true story that illustrates what happens when all members of a population, especially women, are enabled to participate as equals in the socio-economic activities of their community…

Americans love a good success story and high school graduation season lends itself to tales of exceptional achievement as each spring brings a predictable stream of articles with clickbait titles…

Reflections from a fireside chat with Ruchika Tulshyan and Melody Barnes on inclusion and belonging.

Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are family caregivers of someone age 65 and older who needs help because of a limitation in their physical, mental, or cognitive functioning.

Throughout history, transgender people of color have had a place of honor in many indigenous cultures around the world. This changed in many places, however, as European colonizers began forcing…