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11 December Dec 2015 1042 11 December 2015 62.8 million Americans volunteered in 2014
The report "Volunteering and Civic Life in America" published by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the National Conference on Citizenship, offers an annual picture of civic engagement and volunteerism in the United States
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9 December Dec 2015 0952 09 December 2015 More Muslims are confronting the radicals
New voices on the block are speaking out against the fanatics and addressing the issues related to radicalization. The new trend of voices against radicalism are acknowledged by Zainab Al-Suwaij, co-founder of the American Islamic Congress (AIC).
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8 December Dec 2015 1409 08 December 2015 Why tax is a feminist issue
Action Aid's International Tax Justice Campaigner Bridget Burrows explains how unfair tax systems are making it worse for women and demand that multinational companies pay their fair share of tax for women’s rights
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4 December Dec 2015 1027 04 December 2015 Being a girl and a refugee in a fragile and crisis-prone world
The State of World Population 2015 report, “Shelter from the Storm,” shows that of the 100 million people in need of humanitarian assistance around the world today, about 26 million are women and adolescent girls in their childbearing years.
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3 December Dec 2015 1740 03 December 2015 Financial inclusion to help reduce poverty
Worrying findings from the S&P Global FinLit Survey. The major survey on financial literacy shows that not only is financial illiteracy widespread, but there are big variations among countries and groups. Women, the poor, and lower educated respondents are more likely to suffer from gaps in financial knowledge. This is true not only in developing economies but also in countries with well-developed financial markets.
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1 December Dec 2015 1720 01 December 2015 The impact of short careers on pensions across OECD countries
Recent reforms have made pension systems more financially sustainable and pensioners have higher living standards than ever before. But future generations are likely to find their pension entitlements much less generous than today’s and many may face a serious risk of pensioner poverty, according to a new OECD report.
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30 November Nov 2015 0742 30 November 2015 Empowering a new generation of social entrepreneurs
The program "Entrepreneurs for Social Change" designed by Fondazione CRT and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations aims at training 20 young people from the Euro - Med area who are capable of building bridges using dialogue and employment. Record number of applications received: over 1,200.
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26 November Nov 2015 0956 26 November 2015 COP21: what about a gender-responsive climate agreement ?
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges that the world faces, and affects us all.Women are half of the world’s population: it is obvious that the planet won’t be saved without women’s leadership and full participation. The European Women’s Lobby takes a stand.
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25 November Nov 2015 1147 25 November 2015 22% of women experienced physical or sexual violence by a partner
The EPP Group committed to strong punishment for attackers. "The situation is critical and requires collective awareness” said Constance Le Grip MEP, EPP Group Spokeswoman in the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee of the European Parliament, speaking on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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23 November Nov 2015 1032 23 November 2015 The future of the world? Gender equality
The Global Gender Gap index 2015 compiled and analysed by the World Economic Forum, reveals that the global gender gap across health, education, economic opportunity and politics has closed by only 4% in the past 10 years, but the gender pay gap has stalled meaning it could take another 118 years to close this gap completely