Indigenous Women Break Down Language Barriers in Response to COVID-19
Working with the UN Women’s Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls programme in Mexico, Juana Facundo, Otomi translator is helping break down language barriers in the dissemination of COVID-19 health information and to prevent violence against
This is What Leadership Looks Like: Laxmi Badi
Laxmi Badi, a Dalit woman leader from Nepal is at the forefront of the struggle for equal rights, even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In South Asia, persons from the Dalit community are at the bottom of the archaic “caste system”
How Building an Alliance with Peers Creates Momentum and Amplifies Impact
As an employee, you have an inside track when it comes to making your company more sustainable. You have information about your company’s sustainability performance and insight into how decision-makers think. Being a sustainability advocate can still be challenging, though. New research identifies
We Stand Against Racism Everywhere
We at Impakter stand against racism wherever and whenever it has occurred and is still occurring. We share this position with our sister publication, Impakter Italia, and we are happy to publish these two pieces, one documenting a recent European
Ageism – An Equal Opportunity Bias
When someone says the word ageism – what jumps into your mind? Does the image of an old and frail person pop into your head? Or do you think about an older worker being overlooked for a job? As often as
The Mask Behind Cultural Inequality In Developing Communities
The global south is a tapestry of interlocked cultures, customs, and distinct ways of life, making for a wealthy living. Wealth, however, is not a word associated with the developing world. Inequality in the region is deeply entrenched in the
Gender Inequality in Universities
This article was written by Yulia Nesterova and Liz Jackson. The gender gap in universities has tilted in favor of women as a result of increased access and inclusion of women in higher education. This does not mean, however, that gender equality -
Indigenous Peoples: Key Trends that Affect their Development
(Part Two) Part One of this article provided an explanation of who indigenous peoples are, why they are considered a special legal category, and what rights they have as outlined in international law. In this piece, I explore how colonization has affected
One for All – President Donald Trump?
When I was an international graduate student, a first timer in the US, I got my first taste of the smooth functionality of the American Democratic apparatus in 2012. I was in New York, the world’s melting pot and home
Getting Trump-ed by Islamophobia
Stigma-inducing discrimination caused by Republican-frontrunner Donald Trump creates mental health disparities amongst minority Americans. People vying to be our leaders should be embracing and promoting diversity Studies have shown that politically conservative people tend to harbor the most negative views of Islam
Together Towards a World Free From Gender-Based Violence
Note from the Editor: This featured post is a collaboration with Silvia di Paolo, SUPERNATURE. The slogan “You’ve come a long way, baby” aimed at young professional women to entice them to smoke, was probably one of the most meretricious of