What do Kickstarter, Patagonia, Plum Organics, AltSchool, Method, & Klean Kanteen all have in common? They are a new class of Benefit Corporation that voluntarily meets different standards of corporate purpose, accountability, and transparency. In 24 states, they are a…
Read MoreThis Is What Equality Looks Like To Me – Photo Contest CUNY ISLG’s Equality Indicators team developed a framework for measuring equality in Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Justice, and Services. Equality, as we define it, is everyone having the same…
Read More49,933 veterans are homeless on any given night in the U.S. 1.4 million are at risk of homelessness. In the U.S., the failure of the Department of Veteran Affairs to address homelessness among vets has received national attention. First Lady,…
Read MoreScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) degree attainment is increasingly seen as necessary for competing in a 21st century global economy. Jobs of the future will largely fall into these categories. Yet there is a large gulf in achievement between…
Read MoreI have called NYC home for over 60 years. Living and working as a government official and City University of New York (CUNY) Sociology Professor in it, I never fail to find something new, remarkable, or strange about it every…
Read MoreNo surprises for me in a recently released report from McKinsey and Lean In on gender parity in corporate America. According to the report, women are underrepresented at every level of the corporate hierarchy. Disparity is greatest in senior leadership;…
Read MoreAssortative Mating is the new sexy with far-reaching consequences for income inequality. Assortative mating means people with similar socioeconomic backgrounds tend increasingly to marry each other. And if you despise the idea of the powerful male CEO marrying a subservient…
Read MoreOver 25,000 youth across the nation are “emancipated” or “aged out,” of foster care each year. Cast out into the world on their own without housing, financial assistance or emotional support, puts this group at high risk for: Homelessness (1…
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