The Glass Ceiling May Be Cracking, But It Has By No Means Shattered

The Glass Ceiling May Be Cracking, But It Has By No Means Shattered

Every year The Economist calculates a "glass ceiling index ," which shows in which countries women have the best chances of equal...

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Unauthorized Immigrant Workers in the U.S.

Unauthorized Immigrant Workers in the U.S.

The Pew Research Center has released a new report on the unauthorized migrant workforce in the United States.  Using data from the U.S. Cens...

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Your Body, Your Choice?

Your Body, Your Choice?

Three students in an Interactive Cartography & Geovisualization course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison set out to show the status...

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As "Get-Tough" Policies Extend Into Juvenile Courts, Minority Youth Bear The Brunt

As "Get-Tough" Policies Extend Into Juvenile Courts, Minority Youth Bear The Brunt

A new article , published in the journal Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, is taking a look at the impact of "tough on crime" p...

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Disturbing Uptick in Heroin Overdose Deaths

Disturbing Uptick in Heroin Overdose Deaths

The Centers for Disease Control recently released a report on " Drug-poisoning Deaths Involving Heroin " in the United States, 200...

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Large And Widening Income Gaps In Unintended Childbearing

Large And Widening Income Gaps In Unintended Childbearing

The Brookings Institution's Center on Children and Families recently released a report examining the wide class gaps in unintended child...

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Female Labor Force Participation: Why is the US Falling Behind?

Female Labor Force Participation: Why is the US Falling Behind?

A recent economic report issued by the White House describes a worrying trend in female labor-force participation rates.  While in 1990 the...

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Study Finds Alcohol To Be Significant Mortality Risk Factor For Troubled Youths

Study Finds Alcohol To Be Significant Mortality Risk Factor For Troubled Youths

The journal Pediatrics recently published an article by Northwestern University professor Linda Teplin and her colleagues in which they exam...

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