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The persistent gender gap in voting for Democrats versus Republicans is, in part, because a higher proportion of women than men voters are Black and because Black voters have historically voted overwhelmingly Democratic, according to a new study by a team of sociologists. “We’ve long known about both gender and racial gaps in voting, but […]
Additional research shared exclusively with CNN by Global Witness suggests that this algorithmic bias is a global issue, the human rights group says. “Our concern is that Facebook is exacerbating the biases that we live with in society and actually marring opportunities for progress and equity in the workplace,” Naomi Hirst, who leads Global Witness’ […]
Large racial and gender wage gaps in the U.S. remain, even as they have narrowed in some cases over the years. Among full- and part-time workers in the U.S., blacks in 2015 earned just 75% as much as whites in median hourly earnings and women earned 83% as much as men. Looking at gender, race […]
Tetra images RF/Getty Images According to the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law, 20% of justices serving on state supreme courts are people of color despite Black, Latino, Asian American, Native American and multiracial people making up 40% of the US population. CNN — State supreme court justices are […]
Throughout the centuries, women have borne the disproportionate burden of economic instability. We’re seeing it happen again right now: High energy prices are causing what the United Nations call “the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation”. Of those parts of the population who are most impacted by poverty globally, women have been front […]
DURHAM, N.C. — Imagine being 20 years old, a college student and presenting research to a group of women at the United Nations. What You Need To Know Talia Chavis recently traveled to the United Nations to present research on gender equity in health care boardrooms for Black women Chavis is an honors student at […]
Torche, F. Analyses of intergenerational mobility: an interdisciplinary review. Ann. Am. Acad. Polit. Soc. Sci. 657, 37–62 (2015). Article
Today, on International Women’s Day, I want to look through the lens of inclusive capitalism at the glaring pay disparity that exists between men and women working as independent freelancers. Legal & General has been rolling out a multi-part study looking at
March 7, 2023 — The University of Manitoba and institutions like it are addressing monumental challenges and have promoted peace and good governance around the world. But some problems, like historical and ongoing and deeply rooted inequities, have not been dismantled and they continue to impact half the world’s population. It is in this vein that […]
Nearly six-in-ten want organizations working for Black progress to address the distinct challenges facing Black LGBTQ people Women marching in New Haven, Connecticut, in November 1969. (David Fenton/Getty Images) In recent years, Pew Research Center has conducted multiple studies that focus on gender and gender identity. This analysis of Black Americans’ views on gender equality, […]