This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gayathri hails from Kolar, a district in Karnataka over 60 km away from Bengaluru. She lost her father when she was a child and was raised by her mother. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Google will invest $1 billion over the next five years in nonprofit organizations helping people adjust to the changing nature of work, the largest philanthropic pledge to date from the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Detroit is contending to become Amazon’s second home. The e-commerce giant — based out of Seattle — is looking to open up an HQ2 as a second base of operations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Google will invest $1 billion over the next five years in nonprofit organizations helping people adjust to the changing nature of work, the largest philanthropic pledge to date from the Internet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By many measures, Chicago is a global city — a tourist mecca rich in culture, commerce, and urban vitality. But beyond the city’s core, certain neighborhoods face deep challenges. While…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The link between work and wealth is being severed says Maureen Conway, executive director of the Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program. Rick Wartzman agrees. His new book, The End of Loyalty,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Whilst most subjects offer a broad range of skills that are transferable across many sectors, many industries require graduates with specific expertise. The subjects that appear most in demand in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Bangalore company’s game-based teaching app helps underprivileged students develop spoken English skills to land jobs in India’s booming knowledge economy. The app, called Enguru, offers instruction in 28 of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New York angel investor Tony Davis invested $750,000 in a bond to retrain low-income, low-skilled workers for tech jobs in the borough of New York. “It’s not a loan, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Department of Labor (DoL) rolled out its fiduciary duty rule last year, I (and others) noted that its likely effect would be to harm the very people it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Uganda hosts more than 500,000 refugees, making it the third-largest host country in Africa (after Ethiopia and Kenya). Its refugees come from a wide variety of unsettled neighboring countries, including…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The tech startup launched in 2015 to connect households and businesses with professional cleaners and improve working conditions for Mexico’s domestic workers. Aliada offers workers using its site above-market wages…