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How to fix the gender pay gap? The firm that pays everyone the same

Helen Pidd

January 01, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Elland, West Yorkshire

In the midst of controversy surrounding large gender pay-gaps in the United Kingdom, a wholesale company called Suma adopts a "co-op" mentality and pays everyone - regardless of gender, experience, or age - the same salary. The equal structure at Suma encourages employees to take active roles in all departments of the company, allowing them to see operational structure and strategy on all sides of the wholesale process.

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Why Big Tech's congressman is betting on Iowa

Jessica Mendoza

December 19, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jefferson, Iowa

An interesting advocate for spreading tech jobs into small towns comes in the form of Silicon Valley’s congressman. Representative Ro Khanna hopes that investing in small towns will stimulate local economies as well as mitigate some problems relating to overcrowding and sky-high rent in the San Francisco area. Buy-in from tech companies, local residents, and perhaps Congress will help push investment in areas like Jefferson, Iowa even further.

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Sailing Blind: How Technology Helps Visually Impaired Athletes Navigate New Waters

Benjamin Rachlin

December 18, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

When Mark Bos lost his eyesight in a motorcycle accident, it didn't seem likely that he'd be able to partake in the active lifestyle he had known before. However, when he started rehabilitation at the Carroll Center for the Blind in Boston, he was introduced to sailing and racing programs. Using the Homerus Autonomous Sailing System, sailors are able to orient themselves on the water by sound instead of sight, expanding access to the sport while also teaching those who've lost their eyesight ways to cope.

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How Funding Black Businesses Can Help Bridge the Racial Wealth Gap

Liz Brazile

December 14, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

An Oakland nonprofit incubator, The Runway Project, addresses racial and economic injustices in entrepreneurship by offering flexible loans for people of color and low-income individuals looking to start a business. Borrowers benefit from flexible loan terms and qualifications, both of which are usually barriers to entry for people of color in the business world.

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Guatemala: An indigenous community rejects, then accepts, a protected area

Anna-Catherine Brigida

December 12, 2018 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Guatemala, Río Sarstún

After initially not involving the indigenous Q’eqchi community in designating land for the Río Sarstún Multiple Use Area – land that this community lives on – the government and the Q’eqchi since partnered together to advance conservation efforts and land management. Over a decade later, the two stakeholders work together on things like overfishing and ecotourism, part of a larger global trend of governments and local communities working collaboratively toward conservation.

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Philly Goes to School; Lessons in Inclusive, Universal Pre-K

Melanie Bavaria

December 10, 2018 |

Next City |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia looks to Oklahoma and New York City to close the achievement gap for kids from low-income areas. Both Oklahoma and NYC have implemented universal Pre-Kindergarten programs and have increased kindergarten readiness levels for children attending pre-school -- including children from disadvantaged communities that otherwise would not be able to attend.

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Elsa and Nosipho: they both sell sex for a living, but in opposite worlds

Mia Malan

December 06, 2018 |

Bhekisisa |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

In many countries, sex work is illegal which means that those working in the industry have very few rights when it comes to sexual abuse. Amsterdam is one of the few places where this line of work is legal, however, and because of this, workers not only have rights, but are able to also advocate for better practices.

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In rural Appalachia, can health care become the new coal?

Amna Nawaz

December 03, 2018 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Pikeville, Kentucky

Pikeville, Kentucky, like many towns in Eastern Kentucky, used to be entirely dependent on the coal industry. With the decline of coal, the town has shifted its focus to healthcare. City leaders are hoping investment in the regional hospital system will provide jobs and economic growth.

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How Temporary Tiny Homes Could Solve Dutch Cities' Housing Crises

Feargus O'Sullivan

November 26, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

While more permanent housing is built to meet demand in the Netherlands, the stopgap answer is to build “tiny homes.” Completely built in a factory, these tiny homes still provide all basic housing amenities. They will be laid out in clusters of four and in larger communities to overcome what some worry will be isolating for many people who have nowhere else to turn. As an interim solution, these tiny homes are perfect-but they aren’t built to last, so the goal is to get residents into more permanent housing.

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Why Raj Jayadev is helping Philly's criminal justice system adopt participatory defense

Grace Shallow

November 21, 2018 |

Generocity |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Participatory defense, is a model that integrates the family into the legal defense of someone being prosecuted for a crime. Loved ones can bring in evidence like photos and records that speak to the character of the accused person. In Philadelphia, the model is being implemented and already helped reduce someone’s bail from $500,000 to $0. Nationally, the method has been proven to be highly effective. “Over 10 years, participatory defense hubs have popped up in 20 other cities and reduced people’s sentences by 4,218 years.”

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