By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden A new study by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Co. paints a troubling picture about the treatment of black women in the workplace. According to the Women in The Workplace 2018 survey, women of color are not only significantly underrepresented, they are…
By Richard Eisenberg Part of Next Avenue's POLITICAL ISSUES AND POLICIES SPECIAL REPORT There’s an old political slogan: “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.” Well, if that’s true, and if Maine residents approve a long-term care ballot initiative on Election Day,…
Sanitary and living conditions for an estimated 2,000 homeless people along Los Angeles’ Skid Row are so severe that the United Nations recently compared them to Syrian refugee camps. How does extreme poverty persist in one of the country’s most…
One of New York City’s homeless high school students is Harvard bound. What’s her secret? We have the details.
In the most recent ALICE report, the numbers demonstrate that the economic growth the stock market has been enjoying doesn't reflect reality for many New Jersey families.
Students depend on free lunch programs to stay focused in school, learn social skills, and of course stay healthy.
How state governments and Wall Street led America’s public pensions into a multi-trillion-dollar hole. Correspondent Martin Smith investigates the consequences for teachers, police, firefighters, and other public servants -- and who will be held accountable.
By Richard Eisenberg Older voters could be a decisive bloc in the midterm elections, particularly since recent polls have showed registered voters 65+ leaning decisively towards Democratic congressional candidates, a sharp reversal from previous election cycles. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal…
By Kerry Hannon After reviewing a new survey of widows from Merrill Lynch and Age Wave, I’m worried about the wives of America, or more specifically the wives who, sadly, will likely one day experience the financial shocks of widowhood. Women are more…
The Trump administration has signaled it plans to strip employment authorization from spouses of some H-1B visa holders. The change would mean that nearly 100,000 people -- predominantly women from India who followed their spouses to the U.S. -- would…
Hudson County launched a new pilot program that will use 25 rental vouchers from the state, combined with intense support services donated by two local hospitals, to find permanent housing for people who are vulnerable and chronically homeless.
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg Getting a job in your 50s or 60s certainly isn’t easy, but new and somewhat surprising employment data suggests that prospects and pay are…