This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maya Rossin-Slater and Jenna Stearns offer possible solutions to the United States’ shortcomings in supporting paid leave for workers. • Why are private employers afraid of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Laura Jimenez discusses the benefits of career and technical education (CTE) and argues that more states should require students to take CTE classes. • How can funders support advocacy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Bahn researches data on job displacement disparities by race and black-white disparities in the U.S. since the 1990s. • How can policymakers ensure that structural changes in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Aarohi Damle and Priyansha Singh discuss what the top-down, informal, and buyer-driven approach of the textile industry means for the female migrant workers subcontracted at the lowest end…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Arizona State University highlights the Summer Health Institute, which they have partnered up with to teach kids about jobs in the health care sector. • In order…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jessica Campisi reports on research published in the journal Education Finance and Policy and explains that the most harmful effects of teacher turnover are felt by students who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In order to produce more inclusive software for the hiring process, Matt Shipman urges developers to integrate “feminist design thinking” into their creative process. · How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tanaya Jagtiani describes how the recent spread of informal employment into the formal sector deepened the country’s social and economic inequalities. • Why has India’s informal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ishita Mehrotra argues that while the feminization of agriculture does bring women into the public sphere in India, it also restricts them to low-paid, labor-intensive jobs. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Laura Ward discusses two programs in Nashville that are giving adults who want to grow in their education the positive reinforcement they need to get started on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Peter L. Scher explains that a collaboration between public, private, and philanthropic partners in Detroit led to the creation of the Strategic Neighborhood Fund: a model of revitalization…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Climate change-related flooding and wildfires are causing havoc for farmers around the US and create unique hurdles in front of young farmers looking to start their…