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Society USA

13. December 2020

Next Year, the Three Most Powerful Positions in Finance Will Be Held by Women

In 2021, the top three positions in global finance will be held by women, contributing to reach gender equity, shatter the glass ceiling and encourage economic empowerment of women.

Society USA

13. December 2020

A Tribe Reclaims Its Ancestral Land (It Took Them 250 Years)

It might have taken 250 years, but the Esselen tribe finally reclaimed its northern California ancestral homeland where its culture will be celebrated and nature protected.

Society USA

12. December 2020

The World Gets Better for American Children, as Less and Less Live in Poverty

According to the latest available data, 2019 was the year that saw the biggest decline in the number of American children living in poverty, even reaching record lows, across all racial and ethnic groups.

Society India

10. December 2020

In Corona Times, India’s Female Superhero Spreads Compassion

India's first female superhero now tackles a new enemy – coronavirus – to fight against misinformation about COVID-19, but also to raise awareness and to spread compassion.

Society India

8. December 2020

They Were Slaves Themselves – Now These Women Want to Fight Human Trafficking

A pilot project conducted in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu aims to recruit female slavery survivors and train them to become anti-trafficking campaigners in communities with a high risk of modern slavery.

Society Norway

4. December 2020

Famous Painting Will Be Safe for More Than a Thousand Years… in an Arctic Coal Mine

Norway’s National Museum has decided to place a digital version of Edvard Munch’s masterpiece The Scream in an Arctic coal mine designed to last more than a millenium.

Society Mexico

4. December 2020

Mexico Stops Locking up Refugee Kids

Mexico is changing its immigration law to finally prohibit holding migrant children in immigration centers, preventing them from immediate deportation and allowing them to explore possibilities of seeking protective status.

Society Scotland

2. December 2020

Politicians Vote for Free Period Products (Also to Save Girls from Embarrassment)

The Members of the Scottish Parliament unanimously approved the Period Products Bill, thus tackling period poverty and period stigma, and ensuring that free period items such as tampons and pads are available to anyone who needs them.

Society United Kingdom

24. November 2020

Prince Charles Launches a Fashion Line – and It Is a Very Special One

Prince Charles debuts a sustainable, high-end and locally made fashion line meant to last consumers a long time, and to support the training and hiring of fashion hopefuls.

Society USA

23. November 2020

How This Empty Office Building Became a School – and Maybe a Model for Many More

A vacant office building in California has been converted into a school as the coronavirus pandemic forced many employees to work from home, proving that such reuse projects may give empty commercial real estate a new life.