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The typical applicant for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) waits up to 30 days for benefits and for up to 45 days for Medicaid. Despite years of massive investments [...]

Efforts for empowering women have been a priority agenda in development because women make crucial contributions to society. One of the significant issues that women are well positioned to address is the stunting or impaired development of children due to poor nutrition. As this issue is a threat for national development in Indonesia, the central government has initiatives to tackle stunting, and one of these is the Sustainable Food Garden, or Pekarangan Pangan Lestari (P2L). The innovative program is designed to prevent stunting by empowering women, which also contributes to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This research is focused on the implementation of the P2L initiative in Jombang Regency in East Java, Indonesia. More specifically, it explores how the program capacity, especially at the organizational level, plays a significant role in the implementation of P2L through women's involvement in Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) or the Women Farmers' Group. The fieldwork research was performed in four KWTs villages in Kesamben District, one of the focal locations for addressing stunting and food insecurity in Jombang. By using qualitative research methods involving interviews, observation, and analysis of relevant documents, this study finds that within the implementation of the P2L program in Jombang Regency, the program capacity, especially at the organizational level has been fulfilled well. Such program capacity, which includes political capacity, analytical capacity, and operational capacity, has led stakeholders' commitment to fulfill the program's goals and objective, and above all to empower women. In this, Women Farmers' Groups (KWTs) have also contributed to improving nutrition, decreasing the prevalence of stunting in Jombang Regency, and supporting economic growth for women and families, and thus the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Keywords: Policy capacity, Program capacity, Women's empowerment, Women farmers, Sustainable food garden programs, SDGs, Stunting, Introduction Indonesia is a country where patriarchal culture remains dominant in many parts of its society. This patriarchal culture affects various areas of women's lives, including economics, education, politics, and [...]

Recent research exploring aging women's realities in rural areas has revealed how gender norms, ageism, and isolation intertwine, impacting women's lives, health, and access to services. As disadvantages and exclusion increase with age, women encounter shrinking opportunities, reinforced stereotypes, and marginalization. Especially in remote Indonesian villages, aging women lack access to healthcare, income support, and basic services compared to urban counterparts. Drawing on in-depth, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with 35 aging rural women in Blitar Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia, this phenomenological study provides insights into the marginalization and deficient public services these women face, including worsening isolation, health issues, and instability. We found that elderly women's immersion in domestic duties makes them unaware of and unable to access important public services, such as healthcare and transportation, that could improve their situation. Though they are resilient in continuing unpaid work as their health worsens, the lack of personal time and energy due to these demanding home duties prevents access to services, including proper healthcare facilities and transportation to hospitals. Limited rural transportation and public transit further isolate immobile elderly women, constraining their access to urban health facilities and forcing reliance on family and neighbors to navigate the difficulties of getting healthcare. Though facing challenges accessing services, the women are still able to find empowerment through social groups and small-scale work that gives them pleasure. They prioritize wellness and contentment over formal employment, exhibiting resilience in self-empowering ways that enable them to address challenges. While their gender and age may reduce their dignity and agency, aging rural women can find self-empowerment by relying on each other and doing small acts of self-determination in their work. This essay explores diversities at the intersection of race, class, sexuality, and ability, thus providing nuance to inform those working in the realm of rural public services. Keywords: Intersectionality, Ageism, Aging women, Inequality, Public services, Rural communities, Healthcare access, Introduction Amid rapid economic development and urbanization, the plight of marginalized aging women in Indonesia's remote rural villages warrants urgent attention. Though integral to the social fabric as caregivers and [...]

You are likely to have heard this old proverb: 'If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.' But what do you do [...]

Over the years, I've seen, again and again, how nonmedical factors--known as social determinants of health (SDOH)--have an outsized impact on health outcomes. These include education, working conditions, food and [...]

Scioto County, pronounced 'sigh-oh-tah,' is the largest county, geographically, in the state of Ohio. It sits at the southern tip of the state on the Ohio River and just across [...]

A sample of public child welfare workers trained at two public universities in the south were surveyed concerning their readiness to engage in culturally responsive practice. Results indicate that non-Hispanic [...]

This article describes the lessons learned and process evaluation of the Kentucky Child Welfare Workforce Wellness Initiative (KCWWWI). The project aimed to better understand the effects of job-related stress on [...]

This study examines child welfare case managers' perceptions of parental substance use disorders (SUDs) on child safety and describes their experiences conducting newborn crisis assessments. Qualitative focus groups with case [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has changed most routines for the global population. Central and regional governments need to synergize policies to prevent further spread. Therefore, government and other agencies as well as other elements of the community are important factors in the implementation of working programs for disaster management. This study investigates the efforts of the local government and society in protecting women and children during the COVID-19 pandemic in West Java Province. In this case, the units involved include Development Planning Agency at Sub-National Level, Women's Empowerment, Child Protection and Family Planning Office, and various community organizations that focus on women's empowerment and child protection. The approach used in this study was qualitative with critical research endeavoring to understand the particular context and interactions. This brief study of the institution in the West Java Area in the provincial and district offices was conducted within one week. The results of the study showed that there are no specific policies set by the government concerning the handling of COVID-19 for women and children by the three local government institutions mentioned above. Policies created by the local government are still general in nature. There have been several strategic steps taken by government agencies regarding the protection of children and women. Government funds have been reallocated to help stop the transmission of the virus by disseminating information to the public via television, video conferencing, and other media. These programs should also be implemented asynchronously to maintain their continuity in the future. Non-governmental organizations have the flexibility to implement protection programs for children and women according to the problems and needs in the community. During the pandemic period, innovative programs for gender mainstreaming, women's empowerment, and child protection can be conducted by changing the format of existing programs to follow social-distancing health protocols but still maintain the sustainability of the programs for the long term. Keywords: Child Protection, Governmental Policies, COVID-19, Gender Mainstreaming, Women's Empowerment, Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has changed most routines for the majority of the global population (Widiawaty et al., 2022). The transmission and spread of [...]

Currently, millions of children in the world live in residential care settings (Desmond et al., 2020). This article addresses the intersection of social determinants of health and child welfare practice [...]

Safe and stable housing is a critical social determinant of health (SDOH). For families at the intersection of child welfare involvement and unstable housing, being connected to housing resources can [...]

Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (DULCE) is a universal, evidence-based pediatric innovation that nurtures family health and well-being. DULCE uses an anti-racist and team-based care approach to promote [...]

Reinforced by stigmatizing drug war policies, some responses to parental substance use have caused trauma to families, paradoxically increasing the risk of problematic substance use for children and parents. Solutions [...]

A positive organizational climate requires incorporating the notion of Ubuntu into workforce diversity management. Ubuntu in the banking business is essential for improved workforce diversity management and a better workplace climate for women. Employees look for a healthy and positive organizational climate in their workplace settings. Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa are ideal examples of Ubuntu; they lived a life of selflessness and humanity. In today's competitive world, the concept of Ubuntu is not widely accepted in banking. Banks are vying for new customers, market share, and business loans. Bank services include credit card processing, reconciliation and reporting, cheque collection; payroll; and deposit. They do not have time to think about Ubuntu. The banking sector's operations are tedious, causing tension among employees. Stress is lethal in COVID-19. Using various literature reviews, this study shows how stress can be lethal during COVID-19. Globally, the value system of Ubuntu and Gandhian ideologies are abandoned in favour of monetary gain, resulting in a cruel society. Violence against minority discrimination and black oppression still prevails in our society. Suppression and tyranny have always existed, but COVID-19 triples their impact. One solution is to bring forth Ubuntu. Even if it is too late, we can still revive our society. With Africa's great diversity, fostering unity is the key to peace and growth. The best way to achieve peace and progress is to employ Ubuntu's values. One continent, one philosophy could be a way out for Africa, but it would necessitate contributions from all African leaders. Keywords: Ubuntu, Bank, COVID-19, Africa, Diversity, Introduction 'I am because We are' (Mbiti, 1969)is the true meaning of Ubuntu, and in an organizational setting, it may be philosophized as organizations value their employees. Employees look for [...]

In May 2019, the Sabah-based Borneo Dayak Forum (BDF)--an NGO that identifies itself as 'the international representative body of the Dayaks [sic] Peoples at the United Nations & Global Level' [...]

Approaching nearly two years into the public health emergency, COVID-19 continues to alter daily life for millions of families across the world. What work and school looked like forfamilies changed [...]

In 2017, the Fairfax County Department of Family Services' Children, Youth and Families Division committed to significantly changing the way we respond to allegations of abuse and neglect, partner with [...]

The past two years have highlighted an important lesson: together is better. The adage 'necessity is the mother of invention' has proven true in the way states and organizations have [...]

In the aftermath of a police-involved shooting, do social services agencies consider their role in the events prior to the shooting? Not immediately prior, but the preceding 364 days prior [...]

The COVID-19 global pandemic spurred unprecedented global lock downs and quarantines. In looking at the response to and the impacts of COVID-19 in Canadian prisons, we show how the global pandemic can illuminate the impacts of imprisonment to make them more tangible and relatable to the wider public who are largely disconnected from the prison experience. We begin this article by conceptualizing how 'crisis governance' produces new practices of penal operations that become problematically normalized, even after the crisis fades. This is reflected in the Correctional Service of Canada's (CSC) 'new normal' document, a strategic plan and management protocol introduced by federal corrections in response to the pandemic. To highlight the new penal regime, we focus our analytical efforts on the mental health impacts of the CSC's COVID-19 new governance and response plan as they have been reported by way of lived experiences of federal incarceration in Canada throughout the pandemic. We argue that in their efforts to securitize the environment in light of the very real health risks that COVID-19 presents, the actions taken and not taken by prison officials and Canadian politicians primarily left prisoners isolated, disconnected, and without supportive resources, which aggravates underlying mental health conditions and creates additional emotional distress for vulnerable people. Not only can this approach detrimentally impact staff-prisoner relations, it also fails to consider the value of decarceration as an essential and possibly life-saving component of the correctional COVID-19 risk management response plan. We conclude by considering more humane recommendations that would instead prioritize the creation of 'caring communities' where collectives of people support each other's health and well-being, over punitive and austere management practices. Given that the detrimental effects of isolation are now also being felt to a certain extent by those who are not incarcerated, this penal move to a 'new normal' should signal to the wider public the ongoing and exceptionally damaging implications of imprisonment Keywords: crisis management, new normal, prison, COVID-19, pandemic governance La pandemie mondiale de COVID-19 a provoque des confinements et des quarantaines sans precedents, a travers le monde. En examinant la reponse et les impacts de COVID-19 dans les prisons canadiennes, nous exposons comment la pandemie mondiale peut aider a mettre en evidence les effets et les impacts de l'emprisonnement pour les rendre plus tangibles et accessibles au grand public, qui est largement deconnecte de la vie en etablissement de detention. Nous commençons cet article en conceptualisant comment la <> produit des nouvelles pratiques penales qui deviennent normalisees et problematiques apres la crise. Ce phenomene se reflete dans le document <> du Service correctionnel du Canada (SCC), un plan strategique et un protocole de gestion introduits par les services correctionnels federaux pour repondre a la pandemie. Pour mettre en evidence le nouveau regime penal, nous concentrons nos efforts d'analyse sur les impacts sur la sante et la sante mentale du nouveau plan de gouvernance et d'intervention du SCC concernant la COVID-19, tels qu'ils ont ete rapportes au moyen d'experiences vecues d'incarceration federale au Canada tout au long de la pandemie. Nous soutenons que, dans leurs efforts pour securiser l'environnement a la lumiere des risques tres reels pour la sante que presente COVID-19, les mesures prises et non prises par les autorites penitentiaires et les politiciens canadiens ont principalement laisse les prisonniers isoles, deconnectes et sans ressources de soutien; ce qui aggrave des problemes de sante mentale sous-jacents et cree une detresse emotionnelle supplementaire pour les personnes vulnerables. Non seulement que cette approche peut avoir un impact negatif sur les relations entre le personnel et les detenus, mais elle neglige egalement la valeur de la decarceration, en tant qu'element du plan d'intervention correctionnel de gestion des risques lies a la COVID-19, que nous jugeons être indispensable et susceptible de sauver des vies. Nous concluons en proposant des recommandations plus humaines qui donneraient plutôt la priorite a la creation de <> où des collectifs de personnes soutiennent mutuellement leur sante et leur bien-être, plutôt que des pratiques de gestion punitives et austeres. Étant donne que les effets nefastes de l'isolement sont desormais egalement ressentis dans une certaine mesure par ceux qui ne sont pas incarceres, le grand public est maintenant en mesure de mieux comprendre les consequences continues et exceptionnellement dommageables de l'emprisonnement et de cette evolution penale vers une <> Mots cles: gestion de crise, nouvelle normalite, prison, COVID-19, gouvernance pandemique, Introduction On January 26th 2020, the first two documented cases of coronavirus in Canada were reported. Despite some confusion regarding the spread of the disease in the early months of [...]

In an unprecedented move, the criminal courts in Ontario closed on March 20th, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bail appearances, however, could not be suspended, resulting in the rapid move to virtual appearances. Despite the dramatic change in the modality of court appearances, remarkably little changed in how the bail court operated or processed bail matters. Observations from 80 days of virtual bail court reveal the obdurate nature of well know issues with the bail process, including the culture of adjournment, reliance on surety supervision, and numerous conditions of release. Problematically, the courts are closed to the public and the accused are rendered invisible in the virtual space, leaving them even more dependent on counsel and the court. Differences in access to technology and private space create additional barriers for the most marginalized. Consistent with Feeley's assessment that 'the process is the punishment,' the virtual model has layered new punitive elements onto an already punishing experience. Keywords: bail; pre-trial detention; COVID-19 pandemic; virtual court; remote appearances; court culture; access to justice; digital divide; court efficiency Dans un geste sans precedent, les tribunaux criminels de l'Ontario ont cesse leurs activites le 20 mars 2020 en reponse a la pandemie de COVID-19. Cependant, les comparutions sous caution n'ont pas pu être suspendues, passant rapidement aux comparutions virtuelles. Malgre ce changement radical de modalite, il y a eu remarquablement peu de changements dans la façon dont le tribunal a traite les questions de mise en liberte sous caution. 80 jours d'observation de comparutions virtuelles revelent l'intransigeance des problemes deja bien connus relies au processus, y compris une culture qui favorise les ajournements, la surveillance sous caution et de trop nombreuses conditions. La fermeture des tribunaux au public s'avere problematique puisqu'elle entraîne l'invisibilisation des accuses dans l'espace virtuel, les subordonnant encore davantage aux avocats et au tribunal. Les differents niveaux d'acces a la technologie et a l'espace prive sont des obstacles supplementaires pour les plus marginalises. Tel que l'estime Feeley, <>, et le modele virtuel ajoute de nouveaux chatiments a une experience deja punitive. Mots-cles : mise en liberte sous caution; detention provisoire; pandemie de COVID-19; tribunal virtuel; comparutions a distance; culture judiciaire; acces a la justice; fracture numerique; efficacite des tribunaux, Introduction In the spring of 2020, as the world grappled with a pandemic no one understood or was prepared for, most criminal courts across Canada closed to in-person appearances and [...]

This is a new era for emerging businesses across the globe. Advancements in the technology field and its applications have resulted in new businesses that bring new challenges. Innovations are also responsible for developing new business models by formulating new different strategies, expanding business base etc. One of the new business models are the formation of start-ups. Start-ups emerge from innovative ideas, encouragement from government policies, opportunities for self-employment, etc. Start-ups can be opened in any of the economic sectors (Aldrich, 1990). In India, Bengaluru is considered the start-up capital. Women's empowerment is one of the important economic objectives of many of these start-ups. Start-ups founded by women not only create jobs for others but also boosts their morale and entrepreneurship abilities. The present study focuses on start-ups formed by women in Bengaluru. This paper aims to find the factors that encourage start-ups and the challenges that women face in setting up start-ups in Bengaluru. It analyzes the operational efficiency of these startups. The researchers conducted a cross-sectional survey through in-depth interviews of 20 women entrepreneurs who set up new businesses in the last 2 years. Convenient sampling method was used to select the sample. Thematic content analysis with some grounded theory was used to analyze the data. NVivo12 Pro software was used for the qualitative data analysis. The results indicate that the Covid-19 pandemic affected operations and setting up of start-ups by women in Bengaluru. Keywords: Start-ups, Women empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Innovative business, Introduction There has been a transformation from traditional business activities to modern businesses because of rapid technological improvements and advancements. Due to these tremendous changes, there have been new businesses [...]

As kids, we both loved trams. Watching them shipping grain out on the prairies or riding them into Grand Central Terminal was a thrill. They are engineered to manage incredible [...]

The status of women in contemporary society is a vital aspect of debates concerning gender inequality, women's subordination, violence against women, and women's empowerment. The responses of women to these problems vary across different social and spatial categories. One of the significant responses is the change in the family structure that leads to the emergence of single-parent families, particularly single-mother families. Few studies in the Indian context deal with the causes of rising numbers of single-mother families. Furthermore, there are no significant studies concerning the issues single mothers face. Being single and a mother is a significant challenge for a woman in Indian society. A divorced single mother faces various constraints and challenges while leading a household after the marital disruption. Single mothers face many physical and psychological problems, including taking care of herself and children in matters of health and well-being. The present study investigates the constraints of divorced single mothers concerning their social support systems and family management strategies as they influence mental and physical health. The study is an outcome of twenty-five case studies of divorced single mothers residing in Hyderabad, India. The results are drawn using interpretive phenomenological analysis. Keywords: Single-mothers, Divorce, Constraints, Health, Introduction To understand the role and status of women in a society, the differences between men and women must be analysed. Various studies analyse the identities, positions, and functions of [...]

Of the many women that are a part of the Informational Technology (IT) workforce, very few make it to senior roles. Occupational commitment measured as affective (AC), normative (NC), and continuance (CC) as well as career satisfaction (CS) are considered to be crucial in understanding this pattern of women not making it to senior roles. AC explains one's emotional attachment to their career, NC is the obligation to stay the course in a career, and CC explains the opportunity cost to transfer from one career to the next. This study aims to understand the role of individual determinants (career identity, career adaptability) and occupational culture fit (the concept of screening potential candidates that is focused on aligning employees and employers with shared values, beliefs, and attitudes). This study also focuses on forms of organizational support (managerial support, job autonomy) that either act as enablers or barriers to sustaining commitment and satisfaction in IT occupations. Data collected from 200 IT women with at least 5 years of experience working in top 20 NASCOM companies were regressed to test the hypotheses. The result indicated that women with high scores in occupational culture (i.e., greater congruence with IT occupational demands) show higher career satisfaction (CS), affective commitment (AC), and normative commitment (NC). This indicates that there is a chance for organizations to actively improve women's occupational demand of long, late, and erratic work schedules by looking at their safety and providing flexi-timing to help them manage a work-life balance. A performance evaluation system that focuses on results, rather than hours of effort, and that allows women flexibility to attend to certain late-night commitments at home could go a long way in helping them achieve a better culture fit. Women with strong career identities show higher AC and CC. Women that have high career identities are intrinsically motivated and place a high value on their work; hence, they continuously seek skill improvement opportunities. Employers can utilize this knowledge to proactively identify female employees with high career identities early in their professional journey then engage them in tasks that are meaningful and aligned with their interests and values. Further, results indicated that job autonomy--a person's ability to have an influence over what happens in their work environment, in particular, the ability to influence matters that are relevant to their personal goals--led to higher CC; higher managerial support leads to career satisfaction, thereby indicating that managers can provide support by providing a participative decision-making mechanism and flexible timing for better work-life balance. Keywords: Career commitment, Affective commitment, Normative commitment, Continuance commitment, Career satisfaction, Indian women, Information Technology, Introduction Economically, we are convinced that gender equality and the retention of women in occupations can significantly boost the output of a country in terms of GDP. One of the [...]

I conceptualise the informal outlines of a new voting system/mechanism that is more holistic and democratically just; the proposed alternative would incorporate (gender) quotas amongst other fundamental, important aspects. This conceptual outline seeks to resolve the primary (intellectual) obstacles for the adoption of quotas in their current form which, I contend, is their discordance with mainstream conceptions of democratic justice. More precisely, the conceptualised voting system/mechanism seeks to increase the sophistication of preference-specification in voting procedures (thereby presenting an alternative to the prevailing, privileged paradigm of geospatial-constituency representation). I do not present results in the conventional sense; no data was analysed, no experiments run, and no software implemented. A rationale is provided for why this proposed voting system/mechanism, in addition to potentially solving/tackling some problems identified by feminist scholarship, could also solve an even larger class of fundamental political and democratic problems related to intersectionality (e.g., race, ethnicity, income, class, caste, disability, sexuality, education, age, occupation etc.) through enhancing the translation, representation, and implementation of voters' interests. In terms of conclusions within the paper, they are largely intermediate conclusions as they relate to the investigation of problems as well as the informal conceptual outline of the proposed voting system/mechanism. Keywords: Democracy, Justice, Voting, Democratic Innovation, Representation, Gender Empowerment, Gender and Development, Social Choice, Mechanism Design, Algorithmic Game Theory, Algorithmic Mechanism Design, Political Quotas, Quotas, Introduction 'Democracy is in crisis.' Words to this effect reverberate throughout the echo chambers of contemporary polities. A range of interpretations abound; the referent crisis is at the confluence of [...]

Universities commonly engage Employee Assistance Programs to help workers with their problems. In this institutional case study of neoliberalism in action, I analyze the EAP newsletters from one Canadian institution I call 'Corporate U' in terms of their implications for full-time tenured and tenuretrack faculty. I show how their messaging counterproductively amplifies pressures in today's university to be resilient and perform and be accountable. I take the EAP to be an agent of the university, and as such, their newsletters demonstrate the rise of neoliberal managerialism in academic life. Of particular concern is their individualising tendency to construct 'the responsible professor' as an ideal to which all academic workers must now aspire. Keywords: Neoliberalism, responsibilisation, higher education, employee assistance, managerialism, resilience, performance Les universites font regulierement appel a des programmes d'aide aux employes (PAE) pour aider les travailleurs et travailleuses a resoudre leurs problemes. Dans la presente etude de cas institutionnelle sur le neoliberalisme, j'analyse les bulletins d'information des EAP d'une institution canadienne que j'appelle <> afin de mesurer leurs impacts sur les professeures titulaires ou en voie de titularisation. Je montre comment le message de ces bulletins amplifie de maniere contre-productive les pressions exercees au sein des universites en vue de produire un corps professoral resilient, efficace et responsable. En tant qu'organe reconnu, ces bulletins illustrent la montee du neoliberalisme managerial dans le monde universitaire. Leur tendance a construire, sur une base individualisante, <> comme ideal auquel 1'ensemble des employees universitaires devraient desormais aspirer est particulierement preoccupante. Mots-cles Neoliberalisme, responsabilisation, enseignement superieur, programmes d'aide aux employes, gestion, resilience, efficacite, INTRODUCTION With a view to improving their performance and productivity, all Canadian universities, like most large organizations, engage Employee Assistance Programs ('EAPs' or sometimes 'EFAPs,' Employee and Family Assistance Programs) [...]

There is no denying that after the events of the past two years, remote and hybrid workforces are here to stay. This is true across all business sectors, from private [...]

This article attempts to fill part of the research void created by the premature cancellation of the Ontario Basic Income Pilot (OBIP), reporting the results of former Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program service users who received basic income in the Hamilton region through a comparison of their experiences related to physical and mental health, food and housing security, financial security, and social and family relations. It shows that basic income led to improvements on a variety of indicators, proving transformational for some. The evidence suggests that when compared to existing income support systems, a basic income modeled similar to OBIP can significantly improve recipients' lives, while at the same time providing a more humane approach to service delivery. Cet article tente de combler une partie du vide de recherche cree par 1'annulation prematuree du projet pilote sur le revenu de base de 1'Ontario, en faisant etat des resultats des anciens utilisateurs des services Ontario au travail et du Programme ontarien de soutien aux personnes handicapees qui ont recu un revenu de base dans la region de Hamilton en explorant leurs experiences liees a la sante physique et mentale, a la securite alimentaire et au logement, a la securite financiere et aux relations sociales et familiales. II montre que le revenu de base a conduit a des ameliorations sur une variete d'indicateurs, se revelant transformationnel pour certains. Les donnees indiquent que, compare aux systemes existants de soutien du revenu, un revenu de base peut ameliorer considerablement la vie des beneficiaires, tout en offrant une approche plus humaine de la prestation des services., AS GOVERNMENTS AROUND the world have responded to the employment crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic with income support plans for millions of citizens, calls for governments to implement [...]

This quote, from the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) article, 'The Health and Human Services Workforce: Igniting the Potential, Part 1', highlights the critical role the human services workforce [...]

FIFTH IN A SIX-PART SERIES The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (NJDCF) believes that Black Lives Matter. We recognize that there is, and has always been, inequity in [...]

A child raised in foster care who could make her way to college, but instead finds herself living on the streets. A commitment to high-quality early childhood programs without knowing [...]

Adaptations to the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted an important debate in child welfare, a system that has been designed and oriented to detect and respond to suspected child maltreatment. The [...]

The high incidence of poverty in the rural households calls for a concerted effort by all members of the household, including the women. Meanwhile, the discussion on the economic contribution of rural women in many developing countries has largely focused on national and regional levels with little or no concentration on their impact at their immediate household level. Therefore, this study examines the contribution of rural women to household welfare in Kwara State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 160 women in the rural area of the state using structured interview schedule. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, index ranking and regression model. Results showed that the mean age of the women was 41.2 years, 61.3% were married, less educated and had an average household size of six persons. Their main source of income was agro-processing (54.4%), though they were pluriactive in nature. The mean income earned by the women was N15,344.65 ($42.62) per month. The major areas of contribution of the women to household expenditure were food (47.73%), clothing (12.13%) and children's education (9.12%). The results further revealed that the significant factors influencing women's contribution to households' welfare in the study area were age, level of education, savings, remittances, training on enterpreneurship and access to credit. Therefore, measures that will increase the income generated by rural women should be put in place so as to boost their contribution to the welfare of their households. Keywords: Women, Contribution, Household welfare, Household expenditure, Factors, Introduction Poverty is one of the major challenges facing many African countries. It exists when a group of people cannot attain a minimum level of well-being (World Bank, 1990). Nigeria [...]

The state of Singapore is characterized by a persistent concern over land scarcity and efficient use of space. The Catholic Church shares these anxieties over space and is constantly rethinking strategies to manage its assets. These decisions require careful financial planning and the endless mobilization of material and human resources between different buildings in diverse locations. Examining how the authorities of the Church adapt its widely dispersed built infrastructure to the changing regulations for land distribution imposed by the state, this article reflects on how Catholicism has prioritized a policy of adaptation over one of resistance. We argue that the Catholic Church acts in pragmatic ways to retain an extensive network of institutions across the island as an effort to reflect the health and vibrancy of Catholicism in Singapore. Keywords: Singapore, Catholicism, places of worship, churches, Singapore Land Authority (SLA)., The Centre for Liveable Cities of Singapore published a report in 2018 titled Land Framework of Singapore: Building a Sound Land Administration and Management System, which offers an official view [...]

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Organisational leadership plays a key role in shaping the workspace. The collectively held beliefs, assumptions, and values which constitute the culture of an organisation are mostly influenced by its leadership. Monogamous patriarchal family structures-evolved based on male ownership and women's subjugation-have led to the deep-seated idea of male supremacy. Organisations, including value-based non-profits, show the same pattern. Within organisations, patriarchal leadership exhibits sexism in order to maintain the status quo. The deep culture of gender inequality in organisations is apparently maintained as a means of maintaining male supremacy. This article demonstrates how, in two consecutive gender audits, Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), a non-profit organisation scored much lower in 'willingness of leadership to make the organisation a better place for women to work' in spite of the fact that PRADAN is among a small number that invested resources, financial and human, to bring about gender equality in the organisation. As members of the leadership group of PRADAN, the authors assert the need for a powerful Guiding Coalition, outside the normal hierarchy, to lead initiatives and to work with the leadership group, as a way forward to make the organisation a better place for women to work. Keywords: Gender Audit, Gender equality, organisational culture, Leadership, Guiding Coalition, PRADAN, Introduction This article is based on the efforts of our organisation, Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), to make itself a better place for women to work. PRADAN(4), a non-profit [...]

SECOND IN A SIX-PART SERIES In It for the Long Haul: What It Takes to Advance Race Equity--Insights from Local Leaders We want every human being to live a happy, [...]

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This article is devoted to the problem of risk in the activities of political parties. The importance of risk management is growing in conditions of social tension, which are a characteristic of Russia. The study identified the main risk factors for the ruling United Russia party in the Transbaikal Territory. These include: 1) social tension and poor quality of life; 2) internal migration and urbanization; 3) natural disasters; 4) political instability; 5) protest activity of the population; 6) competition from other political parties. The authors model is proposed as a conceptual basis for managing political risks in the activities of political parties. The main components of the presented model are: subjects and objects, goals, objectives and principles, resources, functions and mechanisms, specific technologies and management tools. Each of the components of the model is concretized in the context of managing political risks in the activities of the regional branch of the United Russia party, taking into account the specifics of the Transbaikal Territory. At the end of the article, it is concluded that this model can be considered as universal (for other regions and parties). Keywords: political party; risk; risks in public administration; social tension; protest activity; electoral behavior; political risk management; management model., Today issues of managing political risk in the activities of political parties are becoming increasingly relevant. This is due to the fact that in modern conditions, a wide range of [...]

The City of Miami is shifting mindsets when looking at how to engage communities. Today, it is extremely important to look at ways that leaderships can reimagine community engagement as [...]

The Canadian extractive company, Greystar (currently known as Eco Oro), provides diverse training and consultancy programs for entrepreneur women, as part of their social responsibility policy. This article reflects on the human talent training experience offered by Greystar in the mining towns of Vetas and California, in Santander, Colombia, from a gender decolonial perspective, and a global understanding of social practices. We followed an interpretive qualitative approach for analyzing data collected from public-dissemination brochures regarding the outreach projects offered by the extractive company, and from semi-structured interviews carried out with the studied population. This article shows how these programs emphasize sexist stereotypes, promote a gender-specific division of labor, ignore the capacities and interests of the local women, and do not generate a positive impact on their socio-economic conditions. Keywords: Mining industry, Foreign investment, Gender stereotypes, Gender roles, Colombia Neoliberalism and Extractivism in Latin-America, Since the 1970s, the logic of the free market and Milton Friedman's Theory of the Consumption Function have been applied around the world, giving corporations and investors carte blanche to [...]

The Cikal Incubator Business has been preparing and developing many communities Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for years. The SMEs under Cikal were trained and supervised periodically in order to allow them to reach a better level of competitiveness in the market. This research aimed to assess the aspects of mindset, strategies, and competitiveness in the women's SMEs under Cikal Universitas Sumatera Utara. A total of 42 SMEs participated in this research. The data collection techniques included questionnaires and interviews focused on the implementation of SMEs. Descriptive analysis was used to evaluate our findings. The results of this research have a satisfying result. Most of the women-owned SMEs under the Cikal Incubator Business have been developing a good mindset towards business, especially their business control and the ability to learn from the business obstacles encountered. For the strategic aspects, most of our participants were able to evaluate the internal and external, as well as market, forces to help their business. As for competitiveness, this research showed that under self-assessment, all of our SMEs were ready for a competitive market. This shows that the mindset related to the desire to succeed should involve the SMEs having mature and structured strategies that are planned by the actors of the SMEs to allow them to be able to create competitiveness in the SMEs in the market. Thus, the Cikal Business Incubator helped the SMEs to be successful. Keywords: Entrepreneurial mindset, Strategy, Competitiveness, Small and Medium Enterprises, Introduction The results of the previous studies regarding the model used in the development and enhancement of product competitiveness by the SMEs entrepreneurs have turned out to have an impact [...]

The earthquake in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, in August 2018 not only damaged the environment and the area around the epicenter but also shook public order. The shaking of economic and social infrastructure is being paid for by unpreparedness in facing disasters, and this is compounded by the mental deterioration of the community due to the loss of family members. This study aims to describe women's abilities during the aftermath of the disaster, and their efforts to overcome economic and social problems within their families. We also observed women's collective efforts as a way to eliminate trauma (trauma healing). This study employed a qualitative approach by interviewing eight housewives with direct experience in dealing with natural disasters. The study was conducted in four sub-districts: Gangga, Tanjung, Gondang, and Pemenang, North Lombok Regency. Data collected by observation and in-depth interviews. The theory used in this study is about the role of women who tend to be more caring and able to provide care to their environment, both in the family and community, and women's awareness to build collective action in overcoming shared problems. The results of this study showed that women 's resilience in facing disasters has been tested, supported by their ability to help each other and care for their families and the environment. In addition, women's involvement in joint business activities before the earthquake helped to restore the social, economic and psychological conditions experienced by women and their families due to the earthquake. The study also found that the involvement of women in a joint business activity that took place before the earthquake was able to be a rescue valve to restore the social, economic and psychological conditions experienced by women and their families due to the earthquake. Activities undertaken by women in their collectivity can be a way of healing trauma, which is useful for women's resilience in the face of disasters, and also for families and society and for families and society as a whole because the rise of the joint business group will economically resonate with the environment, which is still in a collapsed and uncertain condition. Keywords: Collective, Disasters, Trauma Healing, Women, Resilience, Indonesian women, disasters Indonesia, Introduction Indonesia's geographical position is located in the ring of fire that is vulnerable to various natural disasters, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, and others. Such conditions should [...]