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Inside a Court Room Specialized in Justice for Gender Violence

Anna-Catherine Brigida

September 11, 2018 |

Broadly |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: El Salvador

El Salvador joins other countries and states who are creating specialized tribunals for gender-based crimes. The court focuses on 11 crimes “femicide, diffusion of porn (as in revenge porn), and three forms of economic violence.” So far, 22 cases have been heard and half resulted in convictions. In addition, judges are trained to look at cases through a gender lens and focus on reparations. “Our decisions have to be aimed towards this instead of just determining a sentence.”

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Harvard Is Vaulting Workers Into the Middle Class With High Pay. Can Anyone Else Follow Its Lead?

Eduardo Porter

September 08, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Spurred by student activism and a research study on outsourcing, Harvard University implemented a parity policy in 2002. This means all university workers, regardless of whether the university or an outside contractor pays them, receive full benefits and higher pay. For an institution like Harvard that can afford to pay workers substantially more, there is greater employee satisfaction. However, researchers are still exploring if higher wages for some mean lower wages for others or fewer employees hired in the future.

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Stripped: The Search for Human Rights in US Women's Prisons

Adam Skolnick

September 07, 2018 |

Longreads |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

After her client and friend gets sentenced to 13 years in prison at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, Laurie Dawson, an activist, sets out to reform prison practices. With the guidance of the Bangkok Rules, an international document that outlines 70 principles meant to reform women’s prisons, Dawson sets her sight on eliminating strip searches from WCCM, and succeeds.

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Rethinking Criminal Justice for Women of Color

Emma Maliborski

September 03, 2018 |

The Innovator |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Project SAFE, based in New York, is providing justice-oriented programs and courts around the country with a lesson in intersectionality. Citing the unique realities that Black women face, the project partners with others on multiple initiatives, including: trauma-based training, policy research, podcasts, and overall knowledge dissemination. Across all initiatives is the underlying goal of bringing more understanding and knowledge to those who play a direct role in the incarceration of Black women.

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The searing photos that helped end child labor in America

Jessica Contrera

September 03, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

In the 1900s Lewis Hine posed as a bible salesman so he could get inside factories and take pictures of child workers. At the time children from 10-15 were put to work, and had no legal protections. Years later his pictures became a catalyst for passing child labor laws.

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Local Nepali government sending a message by paying families that have baby girls

Yam Kumari Kandel

August 28, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal

The “Save the Daughter” campaign is helping families in Nepal with the economic struggle they face when mother’s give birth to females. That’s because, families with girls have to pay the wedding dowry, a cumbersome expense for low income families. The government is giving funds to families that have a second daughter to go towards their education. So far, 40 women have received funds. “This will create an environment for families to happily accept two daughters,” Karki says

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Scotland tries to combat poverty by providing free menstrual products

Marco Werman

August 28, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Scotland

The #FreePeriodScotland campaign is giving more women access to menstrual supplies and starting a conversation about women’s health and biology. Now Scotland is fighting what’s known as “period poverty”—when women don’t have access to hygienic supplies.

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The Other Side of “Broken Windows”

Eric Klinenberg

August 23, 2018 |

The New Yorker |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

By cleaning up thousands of abandoned buildings and vacant lots, the city of Philadelphia caused sharp declines in violence and other crime in a program that has become a model for cities nationwide. The cleanup program became the subject of two long-term experiments comparing the "treated" buildings and lots to those that remained signs of blight. In one study, gun violence dropped 39% in and around cleaned-up buildings. The 5% decline associated with cleaned-up vacant lots was much smaller but still meaningful. Neighbors praised the sense of safety they gained in the improved areas.

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A New University, Born in the Chaos of War

Edward Fox

August 22, 2018 |

Al-Fanar Media |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Syria, Qamishli

Rojava University is a Kurdish led institution that offers classes to students in a remote northern region in Syria. People in this region, live in an area that seeks independence from Syria. “Young people in that region were historically excluded from higher education by the regime.” So far the university has 720 students, 127 faculty members, and expects to graduate its first class of 200 students. The school has been applauded for its progressive curriculum, and women’s studies program. Although, it has yet to receive official accreditation.

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Meet the Indigenous Women Keeping Native Businesses Close to Home

Sydney Worth

August 21, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Flagstaff, Arizona

NABIN, or the Native American Business Incubator Network, is a creative program intended to address the unique business challenges and opportunities faced by Native Americans. Since 2012, the organization has helped Native American entrepreneurs with marketing, startup skills, and the basic knowledge to succeed in business. From the #IAmTheNavajoEconomy hashtag to connecting aspiring entrepreneurs to microloans, NABIN is providing a much-needed service.

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