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Vineet Chander and Lucinda Mosher | Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019 | Book Gopal’s talk is based on a chapter he contributed to in this book. WWF Climate and Energy | YouTube, 2021 | Watch A panel on faith perspectives on nature-based solutions held during the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference. Gopal spoke alongside representatives from … Read moreThe unexpected way spirituality connects to climate change | Gopal D. Patel

The lack of progress toward equity in the U.S. is evident across many spheres of society, academia notwithstanding. Women academicians, in particular, face many barriers that prevent them from advancing–including a continued unsupportive climate, competing work and family demands, and interpersonal discrimination. This paper reflects on a collaborative research effort in the United States to … Read moreAllyship in the university setting: supporting women's success

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Why must we all work long hours to earn the right to live? Why must only the wealthy have access to leisure, aes­thet­ic plea­sure, self-actu­al­iza­tion…? Every­one seems to have an answer, accord­ing to their polit­i­cal or the­o­log­i­cal bent. One eco­nom­ic bogey­man, so-called “trick­le-down” eco­nom­ics, or “Reaganomics,” actu­al­ly pre­dates our 40th pres­i­dent by a few hun­dred years at … Read moreBertrand Russell & Buckminster Fuller on Why We Should Work Less, and Live and Learn More

“Today, Hungary is in the gray zone between a dictatorship and a democracy,” says activist Tessza Udvarhelyi. “This did not happen overnight.” In a rousing talk, she reminds us just how close any country can come to authoritarianism — and offers on-the-ground lessons for how to keep democracy alive through focus, determination and imagination. (Followed … Read moreHow to build democracy — in an authoritarian country | Tessza Udvarhelyi

Lesley Lisa Greene, 2022 | Explore Diana’s sister, Lesley, has written a smart, funny and moving play about the study. This play is available to theater groups who want increase understanding of the importance of abortion access for people’s lives. This four-actor play tells the story of the study and the story of people who … Read moreWhat happens when we deny people abortions? | Diana Greene Foster

Midlife doesn’t have to be a scary time, says entrepreneur Chip Conley. In this short yet profound talk, he takes inspiration from the natural world to reframe our 40s, 50s and 60s as a transitional stage that’s full of grace and beauty — and urges us all to make aging aspirational. source

Auginbaugh, A. and Rothstein, D.S. (2022), “How did employment change during the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from a new BLS survey supplement”, Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-11/how-did-employment-change-during-the-covid-19-pandemic.htm ( 13 June 2022). Baxter, J. and Wright, E.O. (2000), “The glass ceiling hypothesis: a comparative study of the United States, Sweden, and Australia”, Gender and Society, Vol. 14 No. 2, … Read moreWho gets to choose: a global perspective on gender, work and choice in the post-pandemic workplace