Agrowing body of evidence indicates that poor health early in life can leave lasting scars on adult health and economic outcomes. While much of this literature focuses on childhood experiences, mechanisms generating these lasting effects \u2013 recurrence of illness and interruption of human capital accumulation \u2013 are not limited to childhood.<\/p>
In this study, we examine how an episode of depression experienced in early adulthood affects subsequent labor market outcomes. We find that, at age 50, people who had met diagnostic criteria for depression when surveyed at ages 27-35 earn 10% lower hourly wages (conditional on occupation) and work 120-180 fewer hours annually, together generating 24% lower annual wage incomes. A portion of this income penalty (21-39%) occurs because depression is often a chronic condition, recurring later in life. But a substantial share (25-55%) occurs because depression in early adulthood disrupts human capital accumulation, by reducing work experience and by influencing selection into occupations with skill distributions that offer lower potential for wage growth. These lingering effects of early depression reinforce the importance of early and multifaceted intervention to address depression and its follow-on effects in the workplace.<\/p>
Read the full article about depression and work by Buyi Wang, Richard G. Frank and Sherry Glied at Brookings.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Agrowing body of evidence indicates that poor health early in life can leave lasting scars on adult health and economic outcomes. While much of this literature focuses on childhood experiences, mechanisms generating these lasting effects \u2013 recurrence of","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Brookings","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-health.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-lasting-impact-of-depression-on-labor-outcomes","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":26,"name":"Health","slug":"health"},{"id":53,"name":"Public Health","slug":"public-health"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":214,"name":"Mental Health","slug":"mental-health"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["health","public-health","human-services","region","north-america","quality-employment","mental-health","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213233,"title":"Teen Nicotine Vaping Almost Endemic, Study Finds","summary":"\r\n \tBernie DeGroat reports on research indicating that teen nicotine vaping is extremely common and on track to become endemic.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat can donors do to help lower rates of vaping among youth? How can donors ensure that organizations are going about this in a way that is evidence-based?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about effective strategies to prevent teen vaping<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Nicotine vaping is one of the most common types of substance use for teenagers in 2022, according to results of a new national study.Among 8th grade students, 7% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days in 2022, compared to 6% who used alcohol, and 5% who used cannabis. Among 10th graders, 14% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days, compared to 13.6% and 12% for alcohol and cannabis use, respectively.Among 12th grade students, the past 30-day prevalence of nearly 21% for\u00a0nicotine vaping\u00a0was below alcohol use at 28% but similar to cannabis at 20%.The results come from the\u00a0Monitoring the Future study, conducted annually by a team of professors at the University of Michigan\u2019s Institute for Social Research. The study has surveyed nationally representative samples of adolescents in 8th and 10th grade since 1991 and 12th graders since 1975.Read the full article about teen nicotine vaping by Bernie DeGroat at Futurity.Read the full article","html_content":"Nicotine vaping is one of the most common types of substance use for teenagers in 2022, according to results of a new national study.<\/p>Among 8th grade students, 7% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days in 2022, compared to 6% who used alcohol, and 5% who used cannabis. Among 10th graders, 14% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days, compared to 13.6% and 12% for alcohol and cannabis use, respectively.<\/p>Among 12th grade students, the past 30-day prevalence of nearly 21% for\u00a0nicotine vaping<\/a>\u00a0was below alcohol use at 28% but similar to cannabis at 20%.<\/p>The results come from the\u00a0Monitoring the Future study<\/a>, conducted annually by a team of professors at the University of Michigan\u2019s Institute for Social Research. The study has surveyed nationally representative samples of adolescents in 8th and 10th grade since 1991 and 12th graders since 1975.<\/p>Read the full article about teen nicotine vaping by Bernie DeGroat at Futurity.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Nicotine vaping is one of the most common types of substance use for teenagers in 2022, according to results of a new national study. Among 8th grade students, 7% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days in 2022, compared to 6% who used alcohol, and 5% who used","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Futurity","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/teen-nicotine-vaping-almost-endemic-study-finds","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":26,"name":"Health","slug":"health"},{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":53,"name":"Public Health","slug":"public-health"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":176565,"name":"Scientific Research","slug":"scientific-research"},{"id":176571,"name":"Research","slug":"research"},{"id":259847,"name":"Substance Abuse","slug":"substance-abuse"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["health","education","public-health","region","north-america","youth-development","scientific-research","research","substance-abuse"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213267,"title":"Reviewing Economic Policy Development in 2022","summary":"\r\n \tResearchers at Brookings review important economic policy developments in 2022 in the areas of labor, finance, health care, climate and monetary policy.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat further developments can be expected in 2023 based on these scholars' research? How can donors help ensure that these developments are beneficial?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about feminist economic policy<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Economic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this year in their fields of study and developments that they expect in 2023.The past year has seen dramatic developments in both mental health care and drug pricing. Concerns over mental health in the United States has- taken center stage. For example, the prevalence of mental illnesses increased over the last decade for the first time since the 1950s. That was largely driven by illness in children that more than doubled from 2010 to 2019. President Biden drew attention to the problem and sketched a vision of how to address it.The U.S. Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act that established the ability of the federal government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs and established catastrophic protection against the costs of prescription drugs. These are historic changes in U.S. policy that will save American consumers and taxpayers tens of billion dollars.Our work on mental health policy during 2022 has focused on three specific issues:\u00a0the mental health of children,\u00a0the system for dealing with mental health crises, and\u00a0the challenges of integrating behavioral health into general medical care. Some key points made in that work are as follows.The growth in mental illnesses in children pre-dates the pandemic and the factors driving that change are not well understood. Nevertheless, there are numerous evidence-based interventions that can prevent and treat mental illnesses in children and adolescents.We propose that schools can play a greater role in identifying need and engaging children in treatment. Treatment services can be delivered by a range of providers by integrating behavioral health services into a variety of settings facilitated by improved support from the Medicaid program.Read the full article about economic policy development in 2022 at Brookings.Read the full article","html_content":"Economic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this year in their fields of study and developments that they expect in 2023.<\/p>The past year has seen dramatic developments in both mental health care and drug pricing. Concerns over mental health in the United States has- taken center stage. For example, the prevalence of mental illnesses increased over the last decade for the first time since the 1950s. That was largely driven by illness in children that more than doubled from 2010 to 2019. President Biden drew attention to the problem and sketched a vision of how to address it.<\/p>The U.S. Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act that established the ability of the federal government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs and established catastrophic protection against the costs of prescription drugs. These are historic changes in U.S. policy that will save American consumers and taxpayers tens of billion dollars.<\/p>Our work on mental health policy during 2022 has focused on three specific issues:\u00a0the mental health of children<\/a>,\u00a0the system for dealing with mental health crises<\/a>, and\u00a0the challenges of integrating behavioral health into general medical care<\/a>. Some key points made in that work are as follows.<\/p>The growth in mental illnesses in children pre-dates the pandemic and the factors driving that change are not well understood. Nevertheless, there are numerous evidence-based interventions that can prevent and treat mental illnesses in children and adolescents.<\/li>We propose that schools can play a greater role in identifying need and engaging children in treatment. Treatment services can be delivered by a range of providers by integrating behavioral health services into a variety of settings facilitated by improved support from the Medicaid program.<\/li><\/ul>Read the full article about economic policy development in 2022 at Brookings.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"conomic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Brookings","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-democracy.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/reviewing-economic-policy-development-in-2022","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":61,"name":"Advocacy and Policy","slug":"advocacy-and-policy"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":772,"name":"Economic Development","slug":"economic-development"},{"id":33179,"name":"Infrastructure","slug":"infrastructure"},{"id":259854,"name":"Democracy","slug":"democracy"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["advocacy-and-policy","region","north-america","economic-development","infrastructure","democracy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213235,"title":"How Businesses Can Mitigate Climate Risk","summary":"\r\n \tAmeer Azim and Maria Troya explain how businesses can protect themselves in the face of policy changes due to climate change.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can businesses invest in systemic change to mitigate the impacts of climate change? How can you help hold businesses accountable to their promises?<\/li>\r\n \tRead more about businesses and climate change<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding, are causing havoc in low-income countries.BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains, a need for\u00a0increased cooling,\u00a0water scarcity\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article","html_content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires<\/a>\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall<\/a>\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise<\/a>,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding<\/a>, are causing havoc in low-income countries.<\/p>BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives<\/a>\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.<\/p>Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.<\/p>The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains<\/a>, a need for\u00a0increased cooling<\/a>,\u00a0water scarcity<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs<\/a>\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.<\/p>For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.<\/p>Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as \u00a0wildfires \u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a0 1-in-1,000-year rainfall \u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"GreenBiz","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-additional-approaches.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/how-businesses-can-mitigate-climate-risk","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":40,"name":"Additional Approaches","slug":"additional-approaches"},{"id":58,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment"},{"id":59,"name":"Climate","slug":"climate"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":122,"name":"Global","slug":"global"},{"id":134,"name":"Corporate Social Responsibility","slug":"corporate-social-responsibility"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["additional-approaches","environment","climate","region","global","corporate-social-responsibility"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213243,"title":"The Failure of State Prisons to Implement Quality Programs","summary":"\r\n \tLeah Wang reports on how incarcerated people in state prisons lack opportunities to learn job skills, earn a fair wage and obtain an education.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the impacts of the lack of opportunities and quality programs to support incarcerated people in earning a fair wage and getting an education?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn more about prison labor programs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to\u00a0earn money, obtain an\u00a0education, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article","html_content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.<\/p>Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates<\/i>, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0earn money<\/a>, obtain an\u00a0education<\/a>, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt<\/a>, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary<\/a>\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication<\/a>\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment<\/a>\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.<\/p>Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
Nicotine vaping is one of the most common types of substance use for teenagers in 2022, according to results of a new national study.<\/p>
Among 8th grade students, 7% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days in 2022, compared to 6% who used alcohol, and 5% who used cannabis. Among 10th graders, 14% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days, compared to 13.6% and 12% for alcohol and cannabis use, respectively.<\/p>
Among 12th grade students, the past 30-day prevalence of nearly 21% for\u00a0nicotine vaping<\/a>\u00a0was below alcohol use at 28% but similar to cannabis at 20%.<\/p>The results come from the\u00a0Monitoring the Future study<\/a>, conducted annually by a team of professors at the University of Michigan\u2019s Institute for Social Research. The study has surveyed nationally representative samples of adolescents in 8th and 10th grade since 1991 and 12th graders since 1975.<\/p>Read the full article about teen nicotine vaping by Bernie DeGroat at Futurity.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Nicotine vaping is one of the most common types of substance use for teenagers in 2022, according to results of a new national study. Among 8th grade students, 7% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days in 2022, compared to 6% who used alcohol, and 5% who used","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Futurity","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/teen-nicotine-vaping-almost-endemic-study-finds","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":26,"name":"Health","slug":"health"},{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":53,"name":"Public Health","slug":"public-health"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":176565,"name":"Scientific Research","slug":"scientific-research"},{"id":176571,"name":"Research","slug":"research"},{"id":259847,"name":"Substance Abuse","slug":"substance-abuse"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["health","education","public-health","region","north-america","youth-development","scientific-research","research","substance-abuse"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213267,"title":"Reviewing Economic Policy Development in 2022","summary":"\r\n \tResearchers at Brookings review important economic policy developments in 2022 in the areas of labor, finance, health care, climate and monetary policy.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat further developments can be expected in 2023 based on these scholars' research? How can donors help ensure that these developments are beneficial?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about feminist economic policy<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Economic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this year in their fields of study and developments that they expect in 2023.The past year has seen dramatic developments in both mental health care and drug pricing. Concerns over mental health in the United States has- taken center stage. For example, the prevalence of mental illnesses increased over the last decade for the first time since the 1950s. That was largely driven by illness in children that more than doubled from 2010 to 2019. President Biden drew attention to the problem and sketched a vision of how to address it.The U.S. Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act that established the ability of the federal government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs and established catastrophic protection against the costs of prescription drugs. These are historic changes in U.S. policy that will save American consumers and taxpayers tens of billion dollars.Our work on mental health policy during 2022 has focused on three specific issues:\u00a0the mental health of children,\u00a0the system for dealing with mental health crises, and\u00a0the challenges of integrating behavioral health into general medical care. Some key points made in that work are as follows.The growth in mental illnesses in children pre-dates the pandemic and the factors driving that change are not well understood. Nevertheless, there are numerous evidence-based interventions that can prevent and treat mental illnesses in children and adolescents.We propose that schools can play a greater role in identifying need and engaging children in treatment. Treatment services can be delivered by a range of providers by integrating behavioral health services into a variety of settings facilitated by improved support from the Medicaid program.Read the full article about economic policy development in 2022 at Brookings.Read the full article","html_content":"Economic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this year in their fields of study and developments that they expect in 2023.<\/p>The past year has seen dramatic developments in both mental health care and drug pricing. Concerns over mental health in the United States has- taken center stage. For example, the prevalence of mental illnesses increased over the last decade for the first time since the 1950s. That was largely driven by illness in children that more than doubled from 2010 to 2019. President Biden drew attention to the problem and sketched a vision of how to address it.<\/p>The U.S. Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act that established the ability of the federal government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs and established catastrophic protection against the costs of prescription drugs. These are historic changes in U.S. policy that will save American consumers and taxpayers tens of billion dollars.<\/p>Our work on mental health policy during 2022 has focused on three specific issues:\u00a0the mental health of children<\/a>,\u00a0the system for dealing with mental health crises<\/a>, and\u00a0the challenges of integrating behavioral health into general medical care<\/a>. Some key points made in that work are as follows.<\/p>The growth in mental illnesses in children pre-dates the pandemic and the factors driving that change are not well understood. Nevertheless, there are numerous evidence-based interventions that can prevent and treat mental illnesses in children and adolescents.<\/li>We propose that schools can play a greater role in identifying need and engaging children in treatment. Treatment services can be delivered by a range of providers by integrating behavioral health services into a variety of settings facilitated by improved support from the Medicaid program.<\/li><\/ul>Read the full article about economic policy development in 2022 at Brookings.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"conomic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Brookings","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-democracy.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/reviewing-economic-policy-development-in-2022","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":61,"name":"Advocacy and Policy","slug":"advocacy-and-policy"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":772,"name":"Economic Development","slug":"economic-development"},{"id":33179,"name":"Infrastructure","slug":"infrastructure"},{"id":259854,"name":"Democracy","slug":"democracy"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["advocacy-and-policy","region","north-america","economic-development","infrastructure","democracy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213235,"title":"How Businesses Can Mitigate Climate Risk","summary":"\r\n \tAmeer Azim and Maria Troya explain how businesses can protect themselves in the face of policy changes due to climate change.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can businesses invest in systemic change to mitigate the impacts of climate change? How can you help hold businesses accountable to their promises?<\/li>\r\n \tRead more about businesses and climate change<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding, are causing havoc in low-income countries.BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains, a need for\u00a0increased cooling,\u00a0water scarcity\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article","html_content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires<\/a>\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall<\/a>\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise<\/a>,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding<\/a>, are causing havoc in low-income countries.<\/p>BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives<\/a>\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.<\/p>Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.<\/p>The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains<\/a>, a need for\u00a0increased cooling<\/a>,\u00a0water scarcity<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs<\/a>\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.<\/p>For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.<\/p>Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as \u00a0wildfires \u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a0 1-in-1,000-year rainfall \u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"GreenBiz","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-additional-approaches.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/how-businesses-can-mitigate-climate-risk","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":40,"name":"Additional Approaches","slug":"additional-approaches"},{"id":58,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment"},{"id":59,"name":"Climate","slug":"climate"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":122,"name":"Global","slug":"global"},{"id":134,"name":"Corporate Social Responsibility","slug":"corporate-social-responsibility"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["additional-approaches","environment","climate","region","global","corporate-social-responsibility"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213243,"title":"The Failure of State Prisons to Implement Quality Programs","summary":"\r\n \tLeah Wang reports on how incarcerated people in state prisons lack opportunities to learn job skills, earn a fair wage and obtain an education.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the impacts of the lack of opportunities and quality programs to support incarcerated people in earning a fair wage and getting an education?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn more about prison labor programs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to\u00a0earn money, obtain an\u00a0education, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article","html_content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.<\/p>Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates<\/i>, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0earn money<\/a>, obtain an\u00a0education<\/a>, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt<\/a>, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary<\/a>\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication<\/a>\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment<\/a>\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.<\/p>Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
The results come from the\u00a0Monitoring the Future study<\/a>, conducted annually by a team of professors at the University of Michigan\u2019s Institute for Social Research. The study has surveyed nationally representative samples of adolescents in 8th and 10th grade since 1991 and 12th graders since 1975.<\/p>Read the full article about teen nicotine vaping by Bernie DeGroat at Futurity.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Nicotine vaping is one of the most common types of substance use for teenagers in 2022, according to results of a new national study. Among 8th grade students, 7% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days in 2022, compared to 6% who used alcohol, and 5% who used","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Futurity","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/teen-nicotine-vaping-almost-endemic-study-finds","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":26,"name":"Health","slug":"health"},{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":53,"name":"Public Health","slug":"public-health"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":176565,"name":"Scientific Research","slug":"scientific-research"},{"id":176571,"name":"Research","slug":"research"},{"id":259847,"name":"Substance Abuse","slug":"substance-abuse"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["health","education","public-health","region","north-america","youth-development","scientific-research","research","substance-abuse"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213267,"title":"Reviewing Economic Policy Development in 2022","summary":"\r\n \tResearchers at Brookings review important economic policy developments in 2022 in the areas of labor, finance, health care, climate and monetary policy.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat further developments can be expected in 2023 based on these scholars' research? How can donors help ensure that these developments are beneficial?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about feminist economic policy<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Economic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this year in their fields of study and developments that they expect in 2023.The past year has seen dramatic developments in both mental health care and drug pricing. Concerns over mental health in the United States has- taken center stage. For example, the prevalence of mental illnesses increased over the last decade for the first time since the 1950s. That was largely driven by illness in children that more than doubled from 2010 to 2019. President Biden drew attention to the problem and sketched a vision of how to address it.The U.S. Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act that established the ability of the federal government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs and established catastrophic protection against the costs of prescription drugs. These are historic changes in U.S. policy that will save American consumers and taxpayers tens of billion dollars.Our work on mental health policy during 2022 has focused on three specific issues:\u00a0the mental health of children,\u00a0the system for dealing with mental health crises, and\u00a0the challenges of integrating behavioral health into general medical care. Some key points made in that work are as follows.The growth in mental illnesses in children pre-dates the pandemic and the factors driving that change are not well understood. Nevertheless, there are numerous evidence-based interventions that can prevent and treat mental illnesses in children and adolescents.We propose that schools can play a greater role in identifying need and engaging children in treatment. Treatment services can be delivered by a range of providers by integrating behavioral health services into a variety of settings facilitated by improved support from the Medicaid program.Read the full article about economic policy development in 2022 at Brookings.Read the full article","html_content":"Economic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this year in their fields of study and developments that they expect in 2023.<\/p>The past year has seen dramatic developments in both mental health care and drug pricing. Concerns over mental health in the United States has- taken center stage. For example, the prevalence of mental illnesses increased over the last decade for the first time since the 1950s. That was largely driven by illness in children that more than doubled from 2010 to 2019. President Biden drew attention to the problem and sketched a vision of how to address it.<\/p>The U.S. Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act that established the ability of the federal government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs and established catastrophic protection against the costs of prescription drugs. These are historic changes in U.S. policy that will save American consumers and taxpayers tens of billion dollars.<\/p>Our work on mental health policy during 2022 has focused on three specific issues:\u00a0the mental health of children<\/a>,\u00a0the system for dealing with mental health crises<\/a>, and\u00a0the challenges of integrating behavioral health into general medical care<\/a>. Some key points made in that work are as follows.<\/p>The growth in mental illnesses in children pre-dates the pandemic and the factors driving that change are not well understood. Nevertheless, there are numerous evidence-based interventions that can prevent and treat mental illnesses in children and adolescents.<\/li>We propose that schools can play a greater role in identifying need and engaging children in treatment. Treatment services can be delivered by a range of providers by integrating behavioral health services into a variety of settings facilitated by improved support from the Medicaid program.<\/li><\/ul>Read the full article about economic policy development in 2022 at Brookings.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"conomic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Brookings","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-democracy.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/reviewing-economic-policy-development-in-2022","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":61,"name":"Advocacy and Policy","slug":"advocacy-and-policy"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":772,"name":"Economic Development","slug":"economic-development"},{"id":33179,"name":"Infrastructure","slug":"infrastructure"},{"id":259854,"name":"Democracy","slug":"democracy"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["advocacy-and-policy","region","north-america","economic-development","infrastructure","democracy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213235,"title":"How Businesses Can Mitigate Climate Risk","summary":"\r\n \tAmeer Azim and Maria Troya explain how businesses can protect themselves in the face of policy changes due to climate change.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can businesses invest in systemic change to mitigate the impacts of climate change? How can you help hold businesses accountable to their promises?<\/li>\r\n \tRead more about businesses and climate change<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding, are causing havoc in low-income countries.BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains, a need for\u00a0increased cooling,\u00a0water scarcity\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article","html_content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires<\/a>\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall<\/a>\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise<\/a>,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding<\/a>, are causing havoc in low-income countries.<\/p>BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives<\/a>\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.<\/p>Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.<\/p>The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains<\/a>, a need for\u00a0increased cooling<\/a>,\u00a0water scarcity<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs<\/a>\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.<\/p>For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.<\/p>Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as \u00a0wildfires \u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a0 1-in-1,000-year rainfall \u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"GreenBiz","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-additional-approaches.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/how-businesses-can-mitigate-climate-risk","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":40,"name":"Additional Approaches","slug":"additional-approaches"},{"id":58,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment"},{"id":59,"name":"Climate","slug":"climate"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":122,"name":"Global","slug":"global"},{"id":134,"name":"Corporate Social Responsibility","slug":"corporate-social-responsibility"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["additional-approaches","environment","climate","region","global","corporate-social-responsibility"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213243,"title":"The Failure of State Prisons to Implement Quality Programs","summary":"\r\n \tLeah Wang reports on how incarcerated people in state prisons lack opportunities to learn job skills, earn a fair wage and obtain an education.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the impacts of the lack of opportunities and quality programs to support incarcerated people in earning a fair wage and getting an education?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn more about prison labor programs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to\u00a0earn money, obtain an\u00a0education, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article","html_content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.<\/p>Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates<\/i>, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0earn money<\/a>, obtain an\u00a0education<\/a>, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt<\/a>, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary<\/a>\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication<\/a>\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment<\/a>\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.<\/p>Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
Read the full article about teen nicotine vaping by Bernie DeGroat at Futurity.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Nicotine vaping is one of the most common types of substance use for teenagers in 2022, according to results of a new national study. Among 8th grade students, 7% vaped nicotine in the past 30 days in 2022, compared to 6% who used alcohol, and 5% who used","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Futurity","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/teen-nicotine-vaping-almost-endemic-study-finds","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":26,"name":"Health","slug":"health"},{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":53,"name":"Public Health","slug":"public-health"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":176565,"name":"Scientific Research","slug":"scientific-research"},{"id":176571,"name":"Research","slug":"research"},{"id":259847,"name":"Substance Abuse","slug":"substance-abuse"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["health","education","public-health","region","north-america","youth-development","scientific-research","research","substance-abuse"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213267,"title":"Reviewing Economic Policy Development in 2022","summary":"\r\n \tResearchers at Brookings review important economic policy developments in 2022 in the areas of labor, finance, health care, climate and monetary policy.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat further developments can be expected in 2023 based on these scholars' research? How can donors help ensure that these developments are beneficial?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about feminist economic policy<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Economic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this year in their fields of study and developments that they expect in 2023.The past year has seen dramatic developments in both mental health care and drug pricing. Concerns over mental health in the United States has- taken center stage. For example, the prevalence of mental illnesses increased over the last decade for the first time since the 1950s. That was largely driven by illness in children that more than doubled from 2010 to 2019. President Biden drew attention to the problem and sketched a vision of how to address it.The U.S. Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act that established the ability of the federal government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs and established catastrophic protection against the costs of prescription drugs. These are historic changes in U.S. policy that will save American consumers and taxpayers tens of billion dollars.Our work on mental health policy during 2022 has focused on three specific issues:\u00a0the mental health of children,\u00a0the system for dealing with mental health crises, and\u00a0the challenges of integrating behavioral health into general medical care. Some key points made in that work are as follows.The growth in mental illnesses in children pre-dates the pandemic and the factors driving that change are not well understood. Nevertheless, there are numerous evidence-based interventions that can prevent and treat mental illnesses in children and adolescents.We propose that schools can play a greater role in identifying need and engaging children in treatment. Treatment services can be delivered by a range of providers by integrating behavioral health services into a variety of settings facilitated by improved support from the Medicaid program.Read the full article about economic policy development in 2022 at Brookings.Read the full article","html_content":"Economic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this year in their fields of study and developments that they expect in 2023.<\/p>The past year has seen dramatic developments in both mental health care and drug pricing. Concerns over mental health in the United States has- taken center stage. For example, the prevalence of mental illnesses increased over the last decade for the first time since the 1950s. That was largely driven by illness in children that more than doubled from 2010 to 2019. President Biden drew attention to the problem and sketched a vision of how to address it.<\/p>The U.S. Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act that established the ability of the federal government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs and established catastrophic protection against the costs of prescription drugs. These are historic changes in U.S. policy that will save American consumers and taxpayers tens of billion dollars.<\/p>Our work on mental health policy during 2022 has focused on three specific issues:\u00a0the mental health of children<\/a>,\u00a0the system for dealing with mental health crises<\/a>, and\u00a0the challenges of integrating behavioral health into general medical care<\/a>. Some key points made in that work are as follows.<\/p>The growth in mental illnesses in children pre-dates the pandemic and the factors driving that change are not well understood. Nevertheless, there are numerous evidence-based interventions that can prevent and treat mental illnesses in children and adolescents.<\/li>We propose that schools can play a greater role in identifying need and engaging children in treatment. Treatment services can be delivered by a range of providers by integrating behavioral health services into a variety of settings facilitated by improved support from the Medicaid program.<\/li><\/ul>Read the full article about economic policy development in 2022 at Brookings.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"conomic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Brookings","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-democracy.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/reviewing-economic-policy-development-in-2022","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":61,"name":"Advocacy and Policy","slug":"advocacy-and-policy"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":772,"name":"Economic Development","slug":"economic-development"},{"id":33179,"name":"Infrastructure","slug":"infrastructure"},{"id":259854,"name":"Democracy","slug":"democracy"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["advocacy-and-policy","region","north-america","economic-development","infrastructure","democracy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213235,"title":"How Businesses Can Mitigate Climate Risk","summary":"\r\n \tAmeer Azim and Maria Troya explain how businesses can protect themselves in the face of policy changes due to climate change.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can businesses invest in systemic change to mitigate the impacts of climate change? How can you help hold businesses accountable to their promises?<\/li>\r\n \tRead more about businesses and climate change<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding, are causing havoc in low-income countries.BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains, a need for\u00a0increased cooling,\u00a0water scarcity\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article","html_content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires<\/a>\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall<\/a>\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise<\/a>,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding<\/a>, are causing havoc in low-income countries.<\/p>BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives<\/a>\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.<\/p>Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.<\/p>The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains<\/a>, a need for\u00a0increased cooling<\/a>,\u00a0water scarcity<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs<\/a>\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.<\/p>For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.<\/p>Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as \u00a0wildfires \u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a0 1-in-1,000-year rainfall \u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"GreenBiz","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-additional-approaches.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/how-businesses-can-mitigate-climate-risk","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":40,"name":"Additional Approaches","slug":"additional-approaches"},{"id":58,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment"},{"id":59,"name":"Climate","slug":"climate"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":122,"name":"Global","slug":"global"},{"id":134,"name":"Corporate Social Responsibility","slug":"corporate-social-responsibility"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["additional-approaches","environment","climate","region","global","corporate-social-responsibility"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213243,"title":"The Failure of State Prisons to Implement Quality Programs","summary":"\r\n \tLeah Wang reports on how incarcerated people in state prisons lack opportunities to learn job skills, earn a fair wage and obtain an education.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the impacts of the lack of opportunities and quality programs to support incarcerated people in earning a fair wage and getting an education?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn more about prison labor programs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to\u00a0earn money, obtain an\u00a0education, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article","html_content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.<\/p>Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates<\/i>, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0earn money<\/a>, obtain an\u00a0education<\/a>, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt<\/a>, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary<\/a>\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication<\/a>\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment<\/a>\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.<\/p>Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
Economic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this year in their fields of study and developments that they expect in 2023.<\/p>
The past year has seen dramatic developments in both mental health care and drug pricing. Concerns over mental health in the United States has- taken center stage. For example, the prevalence of mental illnesses increased over the last decade for the first time since the 1950s. That was largely driven by illness in children that more than doubled from 2010 to 2019. President Biden drew attention to the problem and sketched a vision of how to address it.<\/p>
The U.S. Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act that established the ability of the federal government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs and established catastrophic protection against the costs of prescription drugs. These are historic changes in U.S. policy that will save American consumers and taxpayers tens of billion dollars.<\/p>
Our work on mental health policy during 2022 has focused on three specific issues:\u00a0the mental health of children<\/a>,\u00a0the system for dealing with mental health crises<\/a>, and\u00a0the challenges of integrating behavioral health into general medical care<\/a>. Some key points made in that work are as follows.<\/p>The growth in mental illnesses in children pre-dates the pandemic and the factors driving that change are not well understood. Nevertheless, there are numerous evidence-based interventions that can prevent and treat mental illnesses in children and adolescents.<\/li>We propose that schools can play a greater role in identifying need and engaging children in treatment. Treatment services can be delivered by a range of providers by integrating behavioral health services into a variety of settings facilitated by improved support from the Medicaid program.<\/li><\/ul>Read the full article about economic policy development in 2022 at Brookings.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"conomic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Brookings","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-democracy.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/reviewing-economic-policy-development-in-2022","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":61,"name":"Advocacy and Policy","slug":"advocacy-and-policy"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":772,"name":"Economic Development","slug":"economic-development"},{"id":33179,"name":"Infrastructure","slug":"infrastructure"},{"id":259854,"name":"Democracy","slug":"democracy"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["advocacy-and-policy","region","north-america","economic-development","infrastructure","democracy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213235,"title":"How Businesses Can Mitigate Climate Risk","summary":"\r\n \tAmeer Azim and Maria Troya explain how businesses can protect themselves in the face of policy changes due to climate change.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can businesses invest in systemic change to mitigate the impacts of climate change? How can you help hold businesses accountable to their promises?<\/li>\r\n \tRead more about businesses and climate change<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding, are causing havoc in low-income countries.BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains, a need for\u00a0increased cooling,\u00a0water scarcity\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article","html_content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires<\/a>\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall<\/a>\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise<\/a>,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding<\/a>, are causing havoc in low-income countries.<\/p>BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives<\/a>\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.<\/p>Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.<\/p>The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains<\/a>, a need for\u00a0increased cooling<\/a>,\u00a0water scarcity<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs<\/a>\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.<\/p>For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.<\/p>Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as \u00a0wildfires \u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a0 1-in-1,000-year rainfall \u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"GreenBiz","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-additional-approaches.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/how-businesses-can-mitigate-climate-risk","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":40,"name":"Additional Approaches","slug":"additional-approaches"},{"id":58,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment"},{"id":59,"name":"Climate","slug":"climate"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":122,"name":"Global","slug":"global"},{"id":134,"name":"Corporate Social Responsibility","slug":"corporate-social-responsibility"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["additional-approaches","environment","climate","region","global","corporate-social-responsibility"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213243,"title":"The Failure of State Prisons to Implement Quality Programs","summary":"\r\n \tLeah Wang reports on how incarcerated people in state prisons lack opportunities to learn job skills, earn a fair wage and obtain an education.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the impacts of the lack of opportunities and quality programs to support incarcerated people in earning a fair wage and getting an education?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn more about prison labor programs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to\u00a0earn money, obtain an\u00a0education, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article","html_content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.<\/p>Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates<\/i>, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0earn money<\/a>, obtain an\u00a0education<\/a>, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt<\/a>, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary<\/a>\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication<\/a>\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment<\/a>\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.<\/p>Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
Read the full article about economic policy development in 2022 at Brookings.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"conomic policy leaders and researchers were kept busy in 2022 by high inflation, a volatile labor market, crypto crashes, and major legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act. We asked five Economic Studies scholars about important developments this yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Brookings","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-democracy.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/reviewing-economic-policy-development-in-2022","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":61,"name":"Advocacy and Policy","slug":"advocacy-and-policy"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":772,"name":"Economic Development","slug":"economic-development"},{"id":33179,"name":"Infrastructure","slug":"infrastructure"},{"id":259854,"name":"Democracy","slug":"democracy"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["advocacy-and-policy","region","north-america","economic-development","infrastructure","democracy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213235,"title":"How Businesses Can Mitigate Climate Risk","summary":"\r\n \tAmeer Azim and Maria Troya explain how businesses can protect themselves in the face of policy changes due to climate change.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can businesses invest in systemic change to mitigate the impacts of climate change? How can you help hold businesses accountable to their promises?<\/li>\r\n \tRead more about businesses and climate change<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding, are causing havoc in low-income countries.BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains, a need for\u00a0increased cooling,\u00a0water scarcity\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article","html_content":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires<\/a>\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall<\/a>\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise<\/a>,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding<\/a>, are causing havoc in low-income countries.<\/p>BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives<\/a>\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.<\/p>Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.<\/p>The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains<\/a>, a need for\u00a0increased cooling<\/a>,\u00a0water scarcity<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs<\/a>\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.<\/p>For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.<\/p>Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as \u00a0wildfires \u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a0 1-in-1,000-year rainfall \u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"GreenBiz","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-additional-approaches.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/how-businesses-can-mitigate-climate-risk","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":40,"name":"Additional Approaches","slug":"additional-approaches"},{"id":58,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment"},{"id":59,"name":"Climate","slug":"climate"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":122,"name":"Global","slug":"global"},{"id":134,"name":"Corporate Social Responsibility","slug":"corporate-social-responsibility"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["additional-approaches","environment","climate","region","global","corporate-social-responsibility"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213243,"title":"The Failure of State Prisons to Implement Quality Programs","summary":"\r\n \tLeah Wang reports on how incarcerated people in state prisons lack opportunities to learn job skills, earn a fair wage and obtain an education.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the impacts of the lack of opportunities and quality programs to support incarcerated people in earning a fair wage and getting an education?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn more about prison labor programs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to\u00a0earn money, obtain an\u00a0education, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article","html_content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.<\/p>Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates<\/i>, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0earn money<\/a>, obtain an\u00a0education<\/a>, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt<\/a>, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary<\/a>\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication<\/a>\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment<\/a>\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.<\/p>Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as\u00a0wildfires<\/a>\u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a01-in-1,000-year rainfall<\/a>\u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these small but accumulative changes in climatic conditions are picking up pace. It\u2019s not only the acute events that we are witnessing. Chronic physical risks, such as\u00a0sea level rise<\/a>,\u00a0glacial melts and resultant flooding<\/a>, are causing havoc in low-income countries.<\/p>BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives<\/a>\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.<\/p>Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.<\/p>The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains<\/a>, a need for\u00a0increased cooling<\/a>,\u00a0water scarcity<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs<\/a>\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.<\/p>For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.<\/p>Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as \u00a0wildfires \u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a0 1-in-1,000-year rainfall \u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"GreenBiz","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-additional-approaches.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/how-businesses-can-mitigate-climate-risk","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":40,"name":"Additional Approaches","slug":"additional-approaches"},{"id":58,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment"},{"id":59,"name":"Climate","slug":"climate"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":122,"name":"Global","slug":"global"},{"id":134,"name":"Corporate Social Responsibility","slug":"corporate-social-responsibility"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["additional-approaches","environment","climate","region","global","corporate-social-responsibility"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213243,"title":"The Failure of State Prisons to Implement Quality Programs","summary":"\r\n \tLeah Wang reports on how incarcerated people in state prisons lack opportunities to learn job skills, earn a fair wage and obtain an education.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the impacts of the lack of opportunities and quality programs to support incarcerated people in earning a fair wage and getting an education?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn more about prison labor programs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to\u00a0earn money, obtain an\u00a0education, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article","html_content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.<\/p>Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates<\/i>, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0earn money<\/a>, obtain an\u00a0education<\/a>, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt<\/a>, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary<\/a>\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication<\/a>\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment<\/a>\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.<\/p>Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
BSR\u2019s three climate scenario narratives<\/a>\u00a0explore the worsening physical impacts of climate change. These impacts are nearly identical over the next decade. However, climate modeling data suggests the possibility of a radically better pathway if we raise our current climate policy ambitions.<\/p>Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.<\/p>The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains<\/a>, a need for\u00a0increased cooling<\/a>,\u00a0water scarcity<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs<\/a>\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.<\/p>For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.<\/p>Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as \u00a0wildfires \u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a0 1-in-1,000-year rainfall \u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"GreenBiz","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-additional-approaches.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/how-businesses-can-mitigate-climate-risk","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":40,"name":"Additional Approaches","slug":"additional-approaches"},{"id":58,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment"},{"id":59,"name":"Climate","slug":"climate"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":122,"name":"Global","slug":"global"},{"id":134,"name":"Corporate Social Responsibility","slug":"corporate-social-responsibility"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["additional-approaches","environment","climate","region","global","corporate-social-responsibility"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213243,"title":"The Failure of State Prisons to Implement Quality Programs","summary":"\r\n \tLeah Wang reports on how incarcerated people in state prisons lack opportunities to learn job skills, earn a fair wage and obtain an education.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the impacts of the lack of opportunities and quality programs to support incarcerated people in earning a fair wage and getting an education?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn more about prison labor programs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to\u00a0earn money, obtain an\u00a0education, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article","html_content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.<\/p>Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates<\/i>, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0earn money<\/a>, obtain an\u00a0education<\/a>, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt<\/a>, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary<\/a>\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication<\/a>\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment<\/a>\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.<\/p>Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
Even in the most ambitious policy scenario, \"Net Zero 2050,\" the world suffers from the \"locked-in\" physical impacts resulting from emissions that have already been released into the atmosphere. It is only by the mid-2030s that physical impacts start to diverge because of increased ambition. While business will have to prepare for physical impacts over the next decade, they must take bold action now to prevent irreversible and potentially catastrophic consequences in the long-term.<\/p>
The financial impact on business is yet to be fully considered. Natural disasters,\u00a0disruptions to supply chains<\/a>, a need for\u00a0increased cooling<\/a>,\u00a0water scarcity<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0increased environmental costs<\/a>\u00a0are all examples of climate-related costs driving down national GDPs. Scenario analysis points to these costs increasing in emerging and advanced economies alike. Eventually, these costs will trickle down to the bottom line of businesses globally.<\/p>For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.<\/p>Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as \u00a0wildfires \u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a0 1-in-1,000-year rainfall \u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"GreenBiz","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-additional-approaches.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/how-businesses-can-mitigate-climate-risk","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":40,"name":"Additional Approaches","slug":"additional-approaches"},{"id":58,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment"},{"id":59,"name":"Climate","slug":"climate"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":122,"name":"Global","slug":"global"},{"id":134,"name":"Corporate Social Responsibility","slug":"corporate-social-responsibility"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["additional-approaches","environment","climate","region","global","corporate-social-responsibility"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213243,"title":"The Failure of State Prisons to Implement Quality Programs","summary":"\r\n \tLeah Wang reports on how incarcerated people in state prisons lack opportunities to learn job skills, earn a fair wage and obtain an education.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the impacts of the lack of opportunities and quality programs to support incarcerated people in earning a fair wage and getting an education?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn more about prison labor programs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to\u00a0earn money, obtain an\u00a0education, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article","html_content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.<\/p>Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates<\/i>, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0earn money<\/a>, obtain an\u00a0education<\/a>, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt<\/a>, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary<\/a>\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication<\/a>\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment<\/a>\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.<\/p>Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
For example, data suggest that in the absence of business investment, there is likely to be a decrease in labor productivity and economic activity. The \"Current Policies\" scenario , which assumes a continuation of 2020 climate policies, sees a significant loss of labor productivity due to heat stress, with as much as a 12 percent global decline by the end of the century. By contrast, in the Net Zero 2050 scenario, impacts on labor productivity would stabilize from 2035 onward.<\/p>
Read the full article about climate risk by Ameer Azim and Maria Troya at GreenBiz.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"Rising global temperatures have been affecting climate patterns for decades. The frequency and severity of acute events, such as \u00a0wildfires \u00a0on the western coast of the U.S. or\u00a0 1-in-1,000-year rainfall \u00a0events in Dallas show that the impacts of these","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"GreenBiz","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-additional-approaches.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/how-businesses-can-mitigate-climate-risk","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 29, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 29, 2022","categories":[{"id":40,"name":"Additional Approaches","slug":"additional-approaches"},{"id":58,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment"},{"id":59,"name":"Climate","slug":"climate"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":122,"name":"Global","slug":"global"},{"id":134,"name":"Corporate Social Responsibility","slug":"corporate-social-responsibility"}],"_date_added":1672272000,"_date_modified":1672272000,"_categories":["additional-approaches","environment","climate","region","global","corporate-social-responsibility"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213243,"title":"The Failure of State Prisons to Implement Quality Programs","summary":"\r\n \tLeah Wang reports on how incarcerated people in state prisons lack opportunities to learn job skills, earn a fair wage and obtain an education.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the impacts of the lack of opportunities and quality programs to support incarcerated people in earning a fair wage and getting an education?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn more about prison labor programs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities\u00a0to\u00a0earn money, obtain an\u00a0education, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article","html_content":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.<\/p>Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates<\/i>, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0earn money<\/a>, obtain an\u00a0education<\/a>, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt<\/a>, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary<\/a>\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication<\/a>\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment<\/a>\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.<\/p>Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skillset for navigating life outside of the criminal legal system. Prisons often claim to provide appropriate educational programming, vocational training, and other opportunities for growth or \u201crehabilitation.\u201d But as the most recent, nationally representative data from state prisons show, these facilities provide few opportunities for people looking to make the most of their time inside. Instead, prisons \u2014 guided by state policies, as well as the broad discretion of correctional staff \u2014 tend to focus on enforcing rigid rules and filling incarcerated people\u2019s time with menial work, without which the prison could not function.<\/p>
Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics\u2019 2016\u00a0Survey of Prison Inmates<\/i>, this briefing reveals how prisons fail to implement programs that we know \u201cwork\u201d at setting incarcerated people up for success in the future (such as giving people\u00a0opportunities<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0earn money<\/a>, obtain an\u00a0education<\/a>, or gain relevant job skills). These failures have far-reaching effects: When people in prison have little to no income, they may accumulate\u00a0child support debt<\/a>, suffer without essential\u00a0commissary<\/a>\u00a0items, or be unable to access\u00a0communication<\/a>\u00a0with loved ones, which can impact people on both sides of the bars. Less overall opportunity in prison can mean lowered prospects for\u00a0employment<\/a>\u00a0and finding stable footing upon release.<\/p>Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
Prison jobs, often called \u201cwork assignments,\u201d are the most common \u201cprogramming\u201d offered in state prisons. Prisons rely on the labor of incarcerated people for food service, laundry, and other tasks that offset operational expenses. (While less common, some prisons also contract with public and private entities, assigning some people to \u201cprison industries\u201d jobs where they do anything from make eyeglasses to fight wildfires.) In general, work assignments are not thoughtfully designed to provide job skills and development: They are intended to keep the prison running and keep \u201cidleness\u201d at bay.<\/p>
Read the full article about labor at state prisons by Leah Wang at Prison Policy Initiative.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"As 1.25 million people in state prisons navigate their sentences, many are eager to find hope for a better life after release. They may seek out ways to work and earn a living behind bars, set themselves up for success upon release, and gain a better skil","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"Prison Policy Initiative","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-human-rights.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/the-failure-of-state-prisons-to-implement-quality-programs","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":33091,"name":"Human Rights (Other)","slug":"human-rights-human-rights"},{"id":71230,"name":"Criminal Justice","slug":"criminal-justice"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["human-services","human-rights","region","north-america","quality-employment","human-rights-human-rights","criminal-justice","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213241,"title":"Supporting Students of Color Through Restorative Justice","summary":"\r\n \tBrittany Talissa King discusses the benefits of restorative justice as an alternative to punitive disciplinary policies that disproportionately harm students of color.<\/li>\r\n \tHow can donors support the anti-racist work of implementing of restorative justice policies in schools?<\/li>\r\n \tLearn about how restorative justice benefits youth and communities<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201dWhile those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article","html_content":"Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
Each school year,\u00a0about 3 million students get suspended or expelled<\/a>\u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0American Psychologist Journal<\/em>,\u00a0Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be punished than students from other groups in school<\/a>. For example, the Indiana Department of Education data shows, \u201cBlack students in Indiana\u00a0are nearly four times as likely<\/a>\u00a0to get an out-of-school suspension than their white peers, and twice as likely to receive an in-school suspension\u2026\u201d<\/p>While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
While those numbers should be unsettling for every parent, they\u2019re especially worrisome to Black and Hispanic families \u2013 who see that pattern of disproportionate discipline repeated in state after state \u2013 and have to live with the too-common view that their kids are just more disruptive than other kids.<\/p>
Bad behavior happens with all groups of students, of course. And schools need to take measures to protect students and staff or preserve order in the classroom. (According to the U.S. Dept. of Education\u00a0School Discipline Laws and Regulations<\/em>, there are\u00a0five general types of disciplinary actions<\/a>\u00a0at the 133,090 U.S. public schools: in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, law enforcement referrals, school-related arrests; and expulsion). But when those measures are shaped by the teacher or administrator\u2019s bias, an unclear or unfair disciplinary code, or the reluctance of schools to try to resolve the underlying conflicts that started a problem, it\u2019s the Black and Hispanic students who too often pay the heaviest price.<\/p>There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
There are ways, however, that parents of color can be on guard against excessive discipline and see to it that when their kids misbehave, the response is no different than it would be for a white child. Here are three important factors to consider and five things to do to help your child navigate disciplinary issues.<\/p>
Read the full article about Black families fighting for restorative justice by Brittany Talissa King at The 74.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"ach school year,\u00a0 about 3 million students get suspended or expelled \u00a0from school. But there are huge disparities in who those students are. According to a study published in\u00a0 American Psychologist Journal ,\u00a0 Black and Hispanic students are more likel","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"The 74","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/supporting-students-of-color-through-restorative-justice","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":111,"name":"North America","slug":"north-america"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":160,"name":"Race and Ethnicity","slug":"race-and-ethnicity"},{"id":33092,"name":"Education (Other)","slug":"education-philanthropy"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-rights","region","north-america","youth-development","race-and-ethnicity","education-philanthropy"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213237,"title":"Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among Youth in India","summary":"\r\n \tArjun Shekhar draws attentions to the reasons why more youth in India are not becoming entrepreneurs and how to encourage entrepreneurship.<\/li>\r\n \tWhy do youth in India need to be given a seat at tables where decisions are being made? How might this increase rates of youth entrepreneurship?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about impact investment trends in India<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320.This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article","html_content":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0statistical profile<\/a>\u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-year-olds is at a staggering 43.36 percent\u2014the highest ever in 45 years. Given the saturation of traditional job markets, the focus of policy-makers has shifted from skilling to building entrepreneurs. This is evident from the launch of several government schemes such as the\u00a0Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana<\/a>\u00a0(PMMY), the\u00a0Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0(CGTMSE), and the\u00a0credit support scheme<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0National Small Industries Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NSIC) to provide access to capital and encourage entrepreneurship. Corporates, on their part, have been providing seed money, skills, market linkages, and incubation ecosystems through their CSR arms.<\/p>On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. 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How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
On the surface, the conditions for entrepreneurship are ripe. Yet, there are very few entrepreneurs in India.<\/p>
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2020-21\u00a0highlighted<\/a>\u00a0the abundance of entrepreneurial talent in India, with approximately 81 percent of youth reporting having the skills and knowledge needed to start a business. However, many lacked a risk-taking attitude\u2014a critical aspect of entrepreneurship\u2014with 56 percent of young people stating that they feared failure. This, coupled with familial concerns about the financial uncertainties around starting one\u2019s business and societal expectations about what steady careers look like, have contributed to greater hesitation among the youth and pushed them to opt for jobs. In 2020\u201321, the anxieties caused by the pandemic only worsened the situation, with only 20 percent of young people stating that they intended to take up entrepreneurship\u2014a sharp decline from the 33 percent in\u00a02019\u201320<\/a>.<\/p>This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. 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How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
This is probably why, despite the\u00a0media narrative<\/a>\u00a0around India having a large number of start-ups, only\u00a05 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the Indian population are entrepreneurs\u2014a number that is among the lowest in the world. In comparison,\u00a023 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the population in the US,\u00a017 percent<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil, and\u00a08 percent<\/a>\u00a0in China are entrepreneurs.<\/p>Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. According to a\u00a0 statistical profile \u00a0on unemployment in India from May\u2013August 2022, unemployment among 20\u201324-yea","byline":"","author":"Giving Compass","author_bio":null,"author_img_url":null,"publisher":"India Development Review","type":"post","image":null,"gc_medium_image":"https:\/\/cdn.www.hbhuluo.com\/images\/categories\/featured-category-education.jpg","has_featured_image":false,"img_alt":"","img_caption":"","gc_selection":false,"url":"\/\/www.hbhuluo.com\/article\/encouraging-entrepreneurship-among-youth-in-india","is_gc_original":false,"is_evergreen":false,"footnotes":null,"audio":false,"pdf":null,"video":false,"date_added":"Dec 28, 2022","date_modified":"Dec 28, 2022","categories":[{"id":44,"name":"Education","slug":"education"},{"id":54,"name":"Human Services","slug":"human-services"},{"id":76,"name":"Human Rights","slug":"human-rights"},{"id":110,"name":"Region","slug":"region"},{"id":131,"name":"Quality Employment","slug":"quality-employment"},{"id":150,"name":"Youth Development","slug":"youth-development"},{"id":738,"name":"India","slug":"india"},{"id":176573,"name":"Children and Youth","slug":"children-and-youth"},{"id":248175,"name":"Economic Opportunity","slug":"economic-opportunity"}],"_date_added":1672185600,"_date_modified":1672185600,"_categories":["education","human-services","human-rights","region","quality-employment","youth-development","india","children-and-youth","economic-opportunity"],"_tags":[]},{"id":213231,"title":"Bolstering Access to Quality Employment for US Workers","summary":"\r\n \tThis Equitable Growth article examines the impact that poor working conditions and economic insecurity have on U.S. workers.<\/li>\r\n \tWhat are the root causes of workers being underpaid, experiencing discrimination and harassment, and being exposed to safety hazards among other issues? How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
Read the full article about entrepreneurship in India by Arjun Shekhar at India Development Review.Read the full article<\/a><\/button><\/p>","excerpt":"India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to\u00a0 8 percent \u2014the highest in three months. 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How can unionizing help improve workers' conditions?<\/li>\r\n \tRead about the shortage of quality jobs<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","intro":null,"content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay,\u00a0safety hazards, lack of\u00a0bargaining power,\u00a0unstable schedules,\u00a0discrimination\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work, little\u00a0access to benefits,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.In our\u00a02023 Request for Proposals, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth looks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. To do so, we support research investigating the various channels through which economic inequality may or may not impact economic growth and stability. Some of our funding priorities include the effects of bargaining power, climate change, discrimination, workplace technology, and labor market institutions on job quality.Read the full article about quality employment for U.S. workers at Equitable Growth.Read the full article","html_content":"Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
Even during economic expansions and periods of robust employment growth, millions of workers in the United States face economic insecurity and precarious working conditions.\u00a0Low pay<\/a>,\u00a0safety hazards<\/a>, lack of\u00a0bargaining power<\/a>,\u00a0unstable schedules<\/a>,\u00a0discrimination<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0harassment at work<\/a>, little\u00a0access to benefits<\/a>,\u00a0surveillance and lack of privacy<\/a>, and insufficient opportunities for\u00a0upward career advancement<\/a>\u00a0all affect a substantial share of the U.S. labor force and all reduce job quality for workers.<\/p>And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
And because most research finds that\u00a0overall job quality in the United States has declined<\/a>\u00a0over the past four decades, lack of access to good employment opportunities both exacerbates existing economic disparities and generates challenges for robust and broad-based economic growth.<\/p>Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>
Studying job quality acknowledges that research should go beyond top-line statistics, such as employment growth and the unemployment rate, when analyzing the state of the labor market. Additionally, even though pay is an important\u2014and perhaps the most important\u2014component of a good job, there are other employment attributes that shape workers\u2019 experience, opportunities, and employment outcomes. These nuances are part of what makes this topic so ripe for future research that can contribute to the existing body of work on job quality.<\/p>