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Top Issues Fueling Gender Inequality in the Workspace

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On average, American women are more educated than men . For decades, women have earned more bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctorate degrees than men. Yet women in the U.S. workforce still earn less than their male counterparts. How much less?

While some statistics show that women earn 80 percent of what men are paid, new data published in November 2018 suggests the pay gap between men and women may even be greater.

According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research, women earn 49 cents compared to every $1 men earn. Unlike other research, the new data considers part-time workers and women who have taken time off from work to shoulder the demands of having and raising children or other family obligations. More than half of women leave the workforce for at least a year, which is twice the rate of men.

To help curb this discrepancy, experts say new policies are needed, including more paid parental leave, support for child care, and other pro-family policies.

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Let's face it. Women make the world go around, literally. Yet despite juggling all of life's crazy demands-birthing and raising children, providing financial stability and preparing healthy, home-cooked meals while also trying to find time for exercise, time with friends and the occasional moment of

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Discrimination Impacts Health of LGBTQIA+ People

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In a review of thousands of peer-reviewed studies, the What We Know Project, an initiative of Cornell's Center for the Study of Inequality, has found a strong link between anti-LGBT discrimination and harms to the health and well-being of LGBT people.

The results of the analysis, the largest-known literature review on the topic, indicates that 286 out of 300 studies, or 95%, found a link between anti-LGBT discrimination and LGBT health harms.

"The research we reviewed makes it crystal clear that discrimination has far-ranging effects on LGBT health," said Nathaniel Frank, director of the What We Know Project, an online research portal that aggregates existing peer-reviewed LGBT research. "And those consequences are compounded for especially vulnerable populations such as people of color, youth and adolescents, and transgender Americans."

The research team screened more than 11,000 titles and read more than 1,300 peer-reviewed studies in order to identify those that addressed the question, "What does the scholarly research say about the effects of discrimination on the health of LGBT people?" Among the key findings identified by the report:

Anti-LGBT discrimination increases the risks of poor mental and physical health for LGBT people, including depression, anxiety, suicidality, PTSD, substance use and cardiovascular disease.

Discrimination is linked to health harms even for those who are not directly exposed to it, because the presence of discrimination, stigma and prejudice creates a hostile social climate that taxes individuals' coping resources and contributes to minority stress.

Minority stress - including internalized stigma, low self-esteem, expectations of rejection and fear of discrimination - helps explain the health disparities seen in LGBT populations.

Discrimination on the basis of intersecting identities such as gender, race or socioeconomic status can exacerbate the harms of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Protective factors against the harms of discrimination include community and family support; access to affirming health care and social services; and the establishment of positive social climates, inclusive practices and anti-discrimination policies.

The report is relevant to debates currently unfolding nationally about whether to ban discrimination or, alternatively, allow a "license to discriminate" through religious exemptions from discrimination law, Frank said. The data also offer guidance on what policies and practices can help mitigate the consequences of anti-LGBT discrimination, prejudice and stigma, he said.

"Sometimes research really humanizes a policy debate, and this is one of those times," said Kellan Baker of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, co-lead of the study. "Whatever you think of what the law should say about anti-LGBT discrimination, this research makes indisputable that it inflicts great harm on the LGBT population, and gives policymakers and individuals tools to reduce those harms."

Focusing on public policy debates around inequality, the What We Know Project connects scholarship, public policy and new media technology.

"The goal is to bring together in one place scholarly evidence that informs LGBT debates, so that policymakers, journalists, researchers and the public can make truly informed decisions about what policies best serve the public interest," Frank said. "We don't call 'balls and strikes' in our analysis, but simply describe what conclusions the studies reach so visitors may evaluate the research themselves."

The full research analysis and methodology can be viewed on the project website.

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Internet Service Providers Fueling Inequality

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When the House Antitrust Subcommittee brought the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google to Capitol Hill recently, astute questioning from Democratic members raised the hope that antitrust enforcement could make a comeback during a Biden administration.

The Democrats grilled the heads of the world's richest companies on a host of anti-competitive transgressions, from using third-party data without their permission to copying products of others, simply to drive competitors out of business.

As Congress continues to dig into the digital economy, however, it's important to remember that companies like these are only the top layer of a complex ecosystem. It's what lies beneath that also demands urgent attention: Many millions of people don't have the Internet service to even connect to Facebook or Amazon.

Worse yet, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the problem. Far more problematic than the inability to shop online or keep up with friends, millions of Americans can't reliably connect to schools or work from home. Not surprisingly, the challenge is most acute in rural areas.

That's why the next item on the Congressional agenda, and on a prospective Biden administration's agenda, should be a thorough review of a system in which Internet service providers have no obligation to provide service to the areas most in need. Providing an essential service like high-speed Internet should be a requirement enshrined in law.

While Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) estimates 21 million Americans don't have access to high-speed Internet service (aka broadband), a Microsoft studyput the number as high as 162 million. Moreover, an estimated nine million students lack the Internet access necessary for remote learning.

Ryan Orton, 45, lives in tiny Stuart, Virginia, a town near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Patrick County, population 18,000. He has a day job at the New College Institute and takes classes to become an elementary school teacher. On weekends, he had to drive 15 miles to the nearest library to use the Internet to download materials for his classes. Then the pandemic eliminated his best Internet source. "Since COVID started, the library closed, and forced me to get [satellite Internet service] HughesNet," Orton said. That service is $150 per month and is spotty and limited, Orton added, noting, "I wake up at 5 a.m. and download material for work and school, and use it sparingly during the day." Orton said because of the expense, he's now the only one in his home who can use it. What will his eight-year-old son, Dane, do for remote learning when school starts? Orton said he will have to increase his allotment of satellite minutes to accommodate Dane's school work.

Facing similar challenges in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, author and teacher Beth Revis has had to jam herself into the trunk of her SUV from the parking lot of a closed school so she could use the building's free WiFi service to teach a writing class to local students. As she recently told The New York Times, accessing reliable Internet in her community 70 miles west of Charlotte "has turned from a mild inconvenience to a near impossibility" since the pandemic shut things down.

The good news is, there's a simple way to help. If Biden wins in November, one of the Democrats' first policy initiatives should be to get rid of the current system and to require universal Internet service throughout the United States. An essential service like high-speed Internet should be a right, not a privilege.

It's critical to understand why these problems exist. Revis' home state of North Carolina is a case study. "I remember when I was house-hunting here in Asheville," Doug Dawson, president of CCG Consulting, which engineers and operates broadband networks, recently wrote on his blog. "I live a mile from [downtown Asheville] and I can look out my window and see homes with no broadband." In a later conversation, he told me: "There are a number of counties in North Carolina where every rural home has almost no broadband options."

Chris Mitchell, with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, a group that works to bring high-speed Internet to rural areas, cites an example: Time Warner Cable served one side of a major street in Fayetteville, N.C., but not the other side because the cable company didn't think it was worth it crossing the street to offer service.

Put simply, the big telecom companies don't see sufficient financial incentive to invest heavily in rural broadband, and no one can make them do it.

That's because the federal government has made it so telecom companies have unrivalled "freedom." The FCC issued a "declaratory ruling" in 2002, upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005, that high-speed Internet was a luxury that did not need to be regulated. Former FCC chair under George W. Bush, Michael Powell, once equated high-speed Internet with a luxury car. Asked about the "digital divide" that was emerging between those with access to new, fast broadband and those without it, Powell replied, "I think there's a Mercedes divide. I'd like to have one, but I can't afford one." Powell later left the FCC to become head of the cable industry's lobbying association, where he remains today. Under President Obama, the FCC recognized in a 2010 National Broadband Plan that access to high-speed Internet has become a necessity, not a luxury.

Still, that was not the case in 2011, when the North Carolina state legislature passed a law that largely prevented local governments from building their own Internet services. The state is one of about 20 where the telecom industry has successfully pushed legislation to limit competition.

Activists often cite the near-complete control that the major telecom companies, particularly AT&T and Time Warner Cable, had over the process. During the debates, the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives was Thom Tillis, who was subsequently elected to the United States Senate. Back then, he was known to be very close to the industry, and he pushed back against new reforms. In 2013, the chairman of the state's House Finance Committee, Representative Robert Brawley, proposed legislation to make the 2011 law more consumer-friendly and encourage competition. Tillis wouldn't hear of it. Brawley resigned his position in protest, excoriating Tillis for his "business relationship" with the cable company. Catharine Rice, a cofounder of the advocacy group NC Broadband Matters, recounts how the cable industry's influence was hard to ignore: In some cases, company lobbyists even answered the phones in legislators' offices.

Since efforts to create competition have stalled, one might wonder about creating direct financial incentives. The FCC has, in fact, set up programs to try to entice telecom companies to serve rural areas. But that hasn't worked, either. That's primarily because of the conditions under which the money was disbursed and the lack of oversight. As Doug Dawson explained, the FCC gave over $10 billion to the big telecommunications companies to bring slow broadband service (also known as DSL) to rural areas. "That was a giant bust," Dawson suggests, "and from what I can see, very little DSL was brought up to even that inadequate speed. That money seems to have largely gone down a black hole to the bottom line of the big telcos."

Given all of the past failed efforts, Congress needs to step up and not rely on the FCC to solve this problem. Lawmakers should start over, beginning with the premise that reliable, high-speed Internet service is a necessity in modern America. It must be both accessible and affordable.

House Democrats have proposed spending $80 billion more to get telecom companies to do what they are supposed to do-offer universal affordable broadband-while the Biden campaign has proposed a similar route, allocating some $20 billion for rural broadband. These are necessary but insufficient reforms. Here's what a real prescription would look like.

First, get back to first principles. More than 100 years ago, the concept of universal service was created to ensure that everyone had telephone service. Bring that back and enshrine it in law. It is already there in theory, but not in practice, because of the way the telecom laws are written.

Second, enact new laws and regulations that enforce universal service in the digital age. Once upon a time, when state regulators set rates for telephone service, telephone companies could be "persuaded" to offer services in an area they didn't want to serve as a concession for something else. That lever needs to be brought back as part of a comprehensive overhaul that gives federal, state, and local authorities the tools to act in the public interest.

Lastly, legislation must ensure that service is not only more widely available but that it is affordable. A number of programs subsidizing service by the telecom companies have proven successful, and they should be expanded and streamlined. Comcast, for example, boasts of its "Internet Essentials" for low-income customers. The company doesn't tell you, but the FCC required it as a condition of the cable company buying NBC.

None of this will be easy. Politicians would have to side with the welfare of their constituents over the pleas of big companies. That's not a given. It's also not a given that regulation would work because of what's called "regulatory capture," in which lobbyists really control the people and the process of new rules.

But as the current pandemic has shown us, the stakes have never been higher. Without a new federal law and an effective regulatory structure in place to enforce it, there is no hope that the country will be truly connected, that students like Ryan Orton and his son will be able to do their schoolwork online, and that teachers like Beth Revis won't have to conduct class from the trunk of her car because no company cared enough about her town to offer modern Internet service.
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Protests raged across the world last year over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis. But tensions over the deaths of other black Americans like Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor were mounting just before Floyd's death.

Additionally, the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately killing black Americans, which researchers attribute to "social conditions, structural racism, and other factors."

All these stories require not only our attention but a deeper understanding of systemic racism and implicit bias. We have pulled some resources that we believe will be helpful during these frightening and frustrating times. Understanding begins with all of us looking inward, reflecting on our own attitudes, and of course, having difficult conversations with family and friends. Keep scrolling for kid-friendly resources.

WHAT TO READ

Books:

Articles:

"The Death of George Floyd, In Context," by Jelani Cobb of The New Yorker

"Of Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People," by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor for the New York Times

"This Is How Loved Ones Want Us To Remember George Floyd," by Alisha Ebrahimji for CNN.

The New York Times Magazine's award-winning The 1619 Project is as important as ever. Take some time to read (or re-read) the entire thing, particularly this essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones

"You shouldn't need a Harvard degree to survive birdwatching while black," by Samuel Getachew, a 17-year-old and the 2019 Oakland youth poet laureate, for the Washington Post

"It's exhausting. How many hashtags will it take for all of America to see Black people as more than their skin color?" by Rita Omokha for

"The Case for Reparations," by Ta-Nehisi Coates for The Atlantic

"How to Make This Moment the Turning Point for Real Change," by Barack Obama in Medium

"Black Male Writers For Our Time," by Ayana Mathis in New York Times

"I Was The Mayor Of Minneapolis And I Know Our Cops Have A Problem," by R.T. Rybak

"Don't understand the protests? What you're seeing is people pushed to the edge," by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Los Angeles Times

"I'm Black. My Mom is White. This Is The Talk We Had To Have About George Floyd's Killing," by Kimberly J. Miller for the Huffington Post

A project from Harvard University about implicit bias

"The Law Isn't Neutral," by Boston University School of Law dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig in Slate

Mitch Landrieu's Speech on the Removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans

WHAT TO WATCH

, a film based on the YA novel offering an intimate portrait of race in America

, a film based on civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson's work on death row in Alabama

The 1965 debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley

My hour on the history of Confederate statues in Nat Geo's America Inside Out

When They See Us, a Netflix miniseries from Ava DuVernay about the Central Park Five

, a Netflix documentary exposing racial inequality within the criminal justice system

I Am Not Your Negro, a documentary envisioning the book James Baldwin was never able to finish

, a film that chronicles the marches of the Civil Rights Movement

Fruitvale Station, a film with Michael B. Jordan about the killing of Oscar Grant

American Son, a film with Kerry Washington about an estranged interracial couple waiting for their missing son

The Central Park Five, a documentary from Ken Burns

A Class Divided, a Frontline documentary

WHAT TO FOLLOW

Rachel Cargle, a writer and lecturer who explores the intersection between race and womanhood

Ibram X. Kendi, the author of How To Be An Antiracist and Director of the Antiracism Center

Nikkolas Smith, the artist behind portraits of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and others

Charlene Carruthers, founder of the Black Youth Project 100

Brittany Packnett Cunningham, co-founder of Campaign Zero, a policy platform to end police violence, and a host of Pod Save The People

Ally Henny, a Christian commentator on race

Candace Andrews, a photographer documenting protests

WHAT TO LISTEN TO

My podcast episode with Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan, and Bryan Stevenson about Just Mercy

Seeing White, a Scene on the Radio podcast

Code Switch, an NPR podcast tackling race from all angles

Jemele Hill is Unbothered, a podcast with award-winning journalist Jemele Hill

Hear To Slay, "the black feminist podcast of your dreams," with Roxane Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom

Pod Save The People, organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from fellow activists Brittany Packnett, Sam Sinyangwe, and writer Dr. Clint Smith III

, a podcast on criminal justice reform hosted by Adam Johnson

Justice In America, a podcast by Josie Duffy Rice and Clint Smith on criminal justice reform

Brené Brown with Ibram X. Kendi, a podcast episode on antiracism

Come Through, a WNYC podcast with Rebecca Carroll

The Kinswomen, conversations on race, racism, and allyship between women, hosted by Hannah Pechter and Yseult Polfliet

RESOURCES FOR KIDS AND TEENS

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Before jumping into social injustice, it's best to know first what social justice means. Social and justice, these two words come together and make a concept of fair and just relations between individuals and society, as measured by any means that involves the society. In older Asian cultures and in Western culture, social justice is usually mentioned as the process of ensuring that individuals fulfill their societal roles and receive what was their due from society. Social justice is sometimes neglected, but it actually assigns duties and rights in the society. By this, people are then able to receive the basic benefits and burdens of cooperation. In today's era, this has been a wild issue because of the current happenings that lead to finding the real meaning of social justice, and why is it being forgotten by many.

Humanity is more connected than ever before. The internet has always been quick to point out the social injustices in the world for which people would then come together to stand for what's right. Social justice asserts the idea that all humans should have the same rights and the same opportunities. We all have innate value as human beings, no one is superior than the other. One's value is never greater nor smaller lesser than the other.

The complete reciprocal of social justice, social injustice, has been happening for a long time. This topic is really relevant. The human race has always committed social injustice on fellow beings. People are fallible. Every single one of us at a certain age has perpetrated social injustice for some time during our lives. Only a fool would brag that he or she had never perpetrated social injustice. Even those who protest against social injustice may have done an act of social injustice at some point in their lives. Social injustice has paved the way for unjust actions in the society. When the equals are treated unequally, that is when social injustice resurface. Common examples of social injustice include the topics about discrimination, ageism and gender and sexuality. These are just the most common ones. There are still a lot because social injustice definitely is a wide topic. Social justice issues can occur to any aspect of society where inequality can arise as a result of unjust prejudices or policies.

EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL INJUSTICE

Different issues about social injustice always come to the forefront at different times. Some might be more relevant across different nations or governments, societies and even cultures. These issues affect people's access to goods, services and opportunities that everyone should have. Equal human rights should be simple to achieve. However, because of the spreading social injustices around the globe, equal human rights are never that simple. The views of people have morphed over the years, some do not realize they are perpetrating social injustice. Here are some of the examples of social injustice.

Racial Inequality

While several global organizations are looking to provide equal rights to all, racial discrimination is still a hot topic. There are laws in place around the world, but incidents still happen to illustrate that racial discrimination has not been irradiated. Because of the recent publicly seen oppression of a black man in the United States, the movement "Black Lives Matter" take over the world. The United States still struggle to get away from their troubled history about racism. From the country's colonization and founding by the white landowners who enslaved millions of people from Africa and their descendants, to the police who murdered George Floyd, racism hasn't stopped. Though the Civil War ended the practice of legal slavery in the U.S., racial disparities, racist attitudes, and systemic problems persist to this day.

In 2019, a report by the New York Times has found that the average white American has seven times the wealth of the average black American. That is definitely one striking example of inequality. That is one of the effects of racial inequality that ripples throughout society, impacting education, representation, healthcare, and law enforcement. Black Americans are also disproportionately arrested, charged, and sentenced to jail time. A troubling statistic has found out that police are 3.5 times more likely to kill black Americans than white Americans, according to the American Psychological Association. The rise of the Black Lives Matter movement has brought many such instances to light, increasing public awareness of racial injustice and racially motivated violence by officers and authority figures. Through demonstrations and activism in the United States and abroad, the movement has helped shift public sentiment in favor of systemic reform of law enforcement.

Under racial inequality; slavery, stereotyping and segregation are three of the specifics.

Although this was abolished in America in 1865, this cannot be forgotten. Slavery is an ultimate example of racial inequality or racial discrimination. African Americans and people of color were forced into servitude on homes and farms, and they were treated deplorably. You would think that slavery was a non-issue in current culture. However, it's still a social injustice issue found round the world. 40 million people around the world were still trapped in some form of slavery, including marriage slavery and forced labor, according to Free the Slaves, in 2017.

There is positive and negative stereotyping. The latter is the issue that needs attention. Since the 9/11, Muslims have faced discrimination and prejudice in America. This was sparked by fears of terrorism and acts committed by their fellow Muslims, the Taliban.

Segregation happened in the United States. This was when the Black Americans were segregated. They were required to use specific schools, houses, and medical services, among other institutions and facilities, that were separate and of lesser quality than white Americans.

LGBTQ+ Oppression

The members of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and other sexual orientations or gender expressions) community have made significant progress in their fight for equal rights in the United States. Non-heteronormative culture has started to change the way people view what were previously known as traditional values and gender expressions.

However, there are still many individuals and institutions that discriminate based on gender or sexual orientation. It wasn't until 2015 that the Supreme Court struck down all same-sex marriage bans, formally legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States, but those couples still face discrimination in many parts of the country. For example, it's still legal in many places to re someone based on sexual orientation. Legislators have introduced a bill known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would end this practice. The bill has been through Congress many times, but it has yet to pass.

Ageism

Discrimination comes in all shapes and sizes. The number of birthdays that you have accumulated is another example. Ageism, where the elderly is discriminated against, creates negative stereotypes of the elderly being weak, feeble, or unable to change. A few examples include being denied work and or being seen as a burden to society.

Many times, the elderly is forced into retirement or looked over for work. For example, workers that are over 60 years of age may be asked to retire from their career. They may be laid off to bring in younger, less experienced workers. Those who do contractual work, like farming, may be looked over because of their age, leaving them with little way to support their families.

An older individual might also be seen as a burden by their family and their society. For example, many neighborhoods tailor themselves to younger generations through playgrounds and new-age restaurants. Those of advanced age may be put into a nursing home or retirement community the moment that society sees them as being no longer useful. However, Senior Lifestyle has shown that children who grow up with an older individual can benefit tremendously.

Child Exploitation

Social workers and human rights activists are working tirelessly to combat issues relating to children and their welfare. Despite their efforts, there are still several problems children face that are harmful to their health and mental wellbeing. Laws are in place around the world to ensure a safe work environment for children. These laws were drafted from historically harsh and dangerous working conditions for children. While many would like to believe that child labor is a thing of the past, it persists in some areas around the globe. One example would be the scenario in India, children is still working in forced labor, producing carpets, clothing, footwear and yarn. Not only are conditions unhealthy and unsafe, but the work hours are also very long.

Thousands of children globally are being neglected. They're also being physically, sexually and emotionally abused. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that as many as a quarter of adults have been abused as children. This abuse has both social and economic impacts that include mental health problems

Many laws have been passed over the years to help enable students with special needs, like those with autism or ADHD. This wasn't always the case, however. Prior to laws like No Child Left Behind and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), many children were simply neglected in their education or they were shuffled into special schools and asylums if they had learning disabilities. While the world is making progressive steps toward equality for exceptional students, many points out how labeling and stereotyping a child based on their disability can have lasting, negative effects. Another sad fact is that many countries around the world lack any adaptive services or special education for exceptional children.

Poverty

Poverty is a pressing issue for human rights and social injustice. Not only do men, women and children in the U.S. and abroad lack access to housing and food, but many also lack access to the basic human necessity of clean water. Dive into social injustice issues created by poverty. When you think of poverty, you might think of having little food or maybe living in a homeless shelter. However, the sad truth is that many individuals don't have access to food, clean water, schooling, healthcare or even sanitation at all. According to The World Counts, more than 485,000 children die from lack of food, shelter or clean water each year. More than two million children lack clean water, especially the Native Americans. That is within the United States alone.

Poverty and disease go hand in hand. Access to quality healthcare is harder when your income is lower, but access to quality food is diminished too. This means heart disease and diabetes are more likely among impoverished individuals. While there are programs in America for those in poverty, these programs are far from perfect. This means that many poor individuals will go without basic care. Globally, among poorer communities, finding access to healthcare or doctors is nearly non-existent. The World Bank and WHO state that nearly half the world lacks essential health services access.

SOLUTIONS OR THE WAYS TO ERADICATE SOCIAL INJUSTICE

Before you get involved in any movement or take actions, make sure you understand what the cause is, and what it's trying to achieve. For example, if you're interested in climate justice, check out for the key facts and information about existing campaigns and actions across the world. Or try to learn about the mission and beliefs of the Black Lives Matter movement on its official website. After getting basic information online, it's a good idea to read books with more in-depth analysis of a particular social movement and the issues it grapples with. Books like This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein for climate activism and The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander for racial justice will help you gain deeper understanding, learn important vocabulary and be well-equipped with information. If you're a student, or you live near a college and have the means, you could even take a course to teach you more about your cause.

More than 800 million people, or 11 per cent of the world's population, are suffering from chronic hunger. From crippling debt to the oppression of women, even the young ones, to wars and conflict, concerns of social justice are intrinsically related to poverty and hunger. Due to social injustice and discrimination the poor have limited access to health education, medical services and other services as a result, problems of hunger, malnutrition and diseases. A multi-faceted proposition is needed to help end world hunger, including executing projects that engage with the numerous agents of food security, while also engaging in policy debates that determine our future programs.

A lot of women with an average of one out of three worldwide have experienced either intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. Women and girls, everywhere, must have equal rights and opportunity, and be ready to live freed from violence and discrimination. By highlighting the stories of the most vulnerable women, we can help empower the next generation of female leaders to go even further and reach new heights. Take part in a campaign; raise awareness on social media; or donate to an appropriate organization that helps women in need. Your voice matters.

Fight for employment rights

There were around 300 million workers in extreme poverty, living on less than US$2 per day, in 2017. Fair treatment of workers should be good a business practice. Offering free access to comprehensive, unbiased information about workers' rights is essential in any fair workplace. Studies have proven that equal sharing of wealth is strengthened through equal opportunity for employment. Help by supporting trade unions that demand fair treatment from public and private employers, and continue to support employees and their families.

Support diversity in the workplace

It is no coincidence that 39% of people living in poverty in the UK live in a family where at least one person is disabled. No one may be discriminated against because of their sex, race, religion, disability, political views, sexual orientation or nationality in exercising their rights. Unfortunately, human rights violations are still rampant, especially in the developing world. Diversity can improve productivity, so, be a source of innovation and facilitate better risk management. Also, one must enhance customer and business partner satisfaction, and open the door to or help maintain business opportunities.

77% of volunteer's report changes in their social action after volunteering, with 55% of the total being more involved as a result. By donating a few hours of your time, you can make the difference in the life of a child and thwart a systemic, root cause of injustice. Before you get involved in any movement, make sure you understand what the cause is - and what it's trying to achieve. It's a great idea to build connections with other like-minded people. Local activist groups and organizers keep open meetings and are excited to have a lot of new people involved.

Depending on the cause or movement, there are many ways you can volunteer to help others. For example, if you're concerned with homelessness, volunteer at a shelter. If you would like to fight education inequality, volunteer at an inner-city school program platform for young activists. If you don't have any idea where you want to volunteer, there are a lot of online resources that can help you. Volunteering is an important way to start getting involved because it costs nothing but your time, and can significantly improve the life of someone affected by the exact injustice your movement is fighting against.

Make sure you're doing your best not to contribute to the problem at hand, before engaging others or protesting an institution. It doesn't make sense to ask others to help you combat racism if you abuse white privilege or silence people of color, so be an example. You have to first unlearn bad habits and behavior yourself before you encourage others to be better. Not sure how to start working on your own habits? Start with eliminating these words from your vocabulary, and learn how to be a better ally.

Research the local presence.

It's a great idea to build connections with other like-minded people. Local activists often hold open meetings and they are excited to have new people involved. Becoming part of a community will help you learn new things, and have others hold you accountable. There are a lot of great resources for finding meetings about activism, politics and social justice near you. If you know a specific organization you want to work with, start looking in your local area.

Take action in your community.

The founder of JustLeadershipUSA, Glenn E. Martin, believes that people who want to get involved in a social justice movement can do the most effective work in their own communities. JustLeadershipUSA is an organization in which people with a criminal history are at the forefront of the mission to end mass incarceration. Martin suggests writing letters to your elected officials or discussing the movement over drinks with colleagues as ways to start getting involved locally. Keeping topics like social justice as part of the public conversation is essential to creating change.

The internet is probably the most powerful a person could use to promote social justice. It only takes a few minutes or even seconds to share your fight against social injustice. Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are incredibly popular in social justice communities. On Facebook, you can either join or create a group dedicated to discussing and organizing around a movement. On Twitter, you can find other people who tweet about the cause you're interested in, and even start a discussion with them. Social media is good place to practice your activism, too. Posting articles, sharing videos and writing updates about organizing meetings or information about your movement are all simple ways to share messages about your movement with a wide audience.

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Social Injustice: What is it, Examples, and Solutions - The Persecuted

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