Getting Down to Business: Women's Economic and Social Empowerment in Burundi

This document presents the International Rescue Committee seeking to determine what is the most effective way to support women's empowerment in conflict-affected settings. Drawing on extensive field experience, the IRC designed a program in Burundi that actively involved both women and men in an economic program and a discussion series around household finances. IRC's EA$E (Economic And Social Empowerment for women) program ultimately aims to increase women's decision-making in the home and decrease intimate partner violence (IPV). The IRC partnered with Professor Radha Iyengar from the London School of Economics to rigorously examine if adding a discussion series for couples was more effective in increasing decision-making and reducing violence, rather than just an economic program on its own

Comments from the Guest Editor

I want to take this opportunity to share some thoughts with the readers of Explorations about the association and the journal. The new editorial staff is in the process of making several significant changes in format as well as content of the publications. The first new beginning is a new logo, a logo which has as its central symbol the character meaning the source

Hispanics, Health Insurance and Health Care Access

Compares the insurance status, usual healthcare provider, reasons for not having a usual provider, health status, and healthcare experiences of Latinos/Hispanics who are not citizens or legal permanent residents with those of Latinos/Hispanics who are

[Review of] John Fahey. The Kalispel Indians

Over time the Kalispel Indians of northeastern Washington resisted all federal attempts to remove them from their original homelands. Their tenacious attachment to the land eventually enabled them to gain title to a small reservation on the Pend Oreille River. Never fully satisfied with the size of their reservation (4,269.27 acres) and determined to ensure their cultural survival, the Kalispels initiated a land claims case in 1950. Thirteen long and politically difficult years later the tribe settled for three million dollars. Thereafter, they used the settlement to secure their economic future

EDUCATION AND THE IMAGES OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN

Looking at any schedule of college courses, one is likely to find several classes which come under the rubric of ethnic studies. The courses are popular with teachers and students alike because they represent a change of pace from traditional study. Hopefully, such courses suggest a move toward an appreciation and recognition of the cultural diversity in America and mean that, as a nation, we are ready to follow the suggestion of Louis Ballard, American Indian composer and author, who stated that cultural differences should be honored, not merely \u27accepted,\u27 which is nothing more than a synonym for \u27tolerated.\u27 In the decade of the Bicentennial, it is fitting that we re-examine our history; however, the celebration of the past and the interest in ethnicity have combined during the seventies to result in one very large and, to many people, embarrassing truth: America\u27s historical past does not mean the same to everyone nor has it been interpreted accurately in many cases

The Rise of Single Fathers: A Ninefold Increase Since 1960

A record 8% of households with minor children in the United States are headed by a single father, up from just over 1% in 1960, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Decennial Census and American Community Survey data.The number of single father households has increased about ninefold since 1960, from less than 300,000 to more than 2.6 million in 2011.In comparison, the number of single mother households increased more than fourfold during that time period, up to 8.6 million in 2011, from 1.9 million in 196