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Racism and Social Services

10.29.11 // Equality // (0)

The Crow Creek tribe has lost more than 33 children in recent years. The reservation only has 1,400 people. Last year Lengkeek asked social service officials to tell him where the children were and who they were placed with. Seven months later, he received a list. Lengkeek says every single child was placed in a [...]

Inclusiveness at Occupy Portland

10.10.11 // Equality // (0)

I sat on a bench next to some homeless men in the park today, and no one asked me for money. I’ve spent a lot time around homeless people in my life, but tonight I saw something I’d never seen before. Tonight I saw homeless and disabled people being treated with love and respect by [...]

Gender Biased Recommendations

11.14.10 // Equality // (0)

A new study from Rice University as shown that gender-biased recommendations can negatively affect women’s careers. Old news right? Well not quite. This study took gendered language out of hundreds of recommendations. They then had them reviewed and rated by a selection comity that had no idea which candidates were male or female. Letters of [...]