SSIR Guide to the Fight for Gender Equality: International Women’s Day 2020
To mark the March 8 celebration of women's achievements, SSIR has put together a reading list of 10 articles on the strategies and tactics behind advancing gender equality.
Social Issues - Articles
How Business Can Engage Men as Allies for Gender Equality
Businesses can help advance gender equality by shifting individual behavior, committing to inclusive organizations, and using their external influence to shape new social norms.
Beyond Randomized Controlled Trials
How the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and the Evidence to Policy (E2P) community are integrating innovation and evidence into social policy and practice at scale.
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Stewards of the Land
An excerpt from A Better Planet describes how to harness American agriculture for a sustainable future.
How Philanthropy Can Create Public Systems Change
Philanthropic investment in the public system through the social sector can enable statewide systems change. Here is the story of how one initiative transformed access to public higher education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Californians. Read other feature stories or Editor-in-Chief Eric Nee's note from the Spring 2020 issue.
Development Impact Bonds for Maternal and Child Health
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will require new funding mechanisms beyond overseas assistance. Though not without challenges, development impact bonds, including those launched to reduce maternal and child mortality, offer an encouraging option. A feature story from the Spring 2020 issue.
Reducing Emissions
Research has found that the simple act of adding an unassuming seaweed called Asparagopsis taxiformis to cattle feed can lower the amount of methane that cows produce by a stunning 60 percent. A What's Next article from the Spring 2020 issue.
Childcare Is Real Work
Mopi, a social venture that aims to professionalize and build a network of home-based day cares in Brazil, is helping to fill an important gap in early childhood care and education in Brazil. A What's Next article from the Spring 2020 issue.
Defend, Develop, Decolonize
Less than 0.3 percent of philanthropic dollars go to indigenous communities, despite disproportionate poverty and challenges in vital areas such as education and infrastructure. The NDN Collective is shifting that balance. A What's Next article from the Spring 2020 issue.
Flushing Taboo
The biggest obstacle to eradicating India’s sanitation problem is a social tradition based in its caste system. A Field Report from the Spring 2020 issue.