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For some teens on social media, TikTok and Twitter aren’t all about selfies or the latest craze in online “challenges.” Some teens are using social media to advocate for social justice.
When people work together, they can move governments to action. Just ask the suffragettes. Still, few people do it. A psychologist explains why, and how to turn that around.
Improving the ability for worker’s voices and perspectives to be heard in the workplace could have wide ranging benefits for employers and broader society at large.
Digital activism can be fruitful if it is followed up by practical and strategic offline actions.
Only a small percentage of women in rural areas have access to the Internet, so participation in online activism is limited to urban centres.
How well people exercise their agency will determine the severity of global warming – and its consequences.
Subtly shifting the crafting and delivery of public health messaging on COVID-19 vaccines could go a long way toward persuading many of the unvaccinated to get the shot.
Parents often think about a school’s quality, class sizes, safety and extracurriculars. LGBTQ parents may also want to know their family will be respected.
The HIV In My Day project preserves the early history of the HIV/AIDS pandemic through the personal stories of long-term survivors and caregivers.
Instead of supporting autism through awareness campaigns that may portray autistic people negatively, consider learning about initiatives led by autistic people themselves. Here are five ways to start.
Contrary to popular belief, falling natural gas prices didn’t significantly accelerate coal power plant retirements. Here’s what did.
The establishment of a professional tennis players’ association that advocates on behalf of professional athletes brings to the foreground the conflict between athletes’ needs and corporate interests.
When the scientific establishment gets involved in partisan politics, surveys suggest, there are unintended consequences – especially for conservatives.
The British Psychological Society is calling for a language change, from ‘obese people’ to ‘people living with obesity’. But using the word obesity can reinforce rather than prevent stigma.
Asylum seekers are not permanent residents and have to pay full fees for university courses. Just as doctors led the campaign to get kids off Nauru, academics can advocate for access to education.
Today, companies often take stances on social issues. A professor of brand responsibility compares ally brands with advocates.
Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency to combat rape and sexual violence.
Despite high profile child abuse cases in Rochdale, Rotherham and Telford, lessons are not being learned and the failings of those investigations are being repeated.
A new regulation makes it easier for the government to contract local NGOs.
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Human Development, Massey University
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Director, Earth System Science Center, Penn State
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Ellis N. Brandt Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer, QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Journalism and Communication and Director of the Master's Program in Brand Responsibility, University of Oregon
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Lecturer in International Development, University of Bath
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Professor of Environmental Law, University of Maryland
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Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Washington
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Chair of Public Policy, Professor of Business, and Director of Saunders College Institute for Business Ethics, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor of Psychology; Faculty Fellow Institute for Policy Research; Professor of Management and Organizations, Northwestern University
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Professor, Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies | School of Political Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor of Advertising and Public Relations, The University of Texas at Austin
