Letting Go of the Bootstrap Myth

Letting Go of the Bootstrap Myth

The gospel of self-sufficiency reigns supreme in the U.S. We are culturally enamored with the idea of pulling oneself up by one’s bootstraps, working one’s way from rags to riches, and earning well-deserved success. The term “hustle culture” refers to the increased...
Full Gender Parity Worldwide 132 Years Away

Full Gender Parity Worldwide 132 Years Away

It will take 132 years to achieve full gender parity worldwide, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Gender Gap Report published July 13. The Global Gender Gap Index began tracking the gender gap worldwide in 2006, when the initiative launched. This...
Food Insecurity Increased by 46m in 2021

Food Insecurity Increased by 46m in 2021

The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to an estimated 828 million in 2021, according to a June 2022 report authored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United Nations...