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by Nadeera Ranabahu, Huibert Peter de Vries and Zhiyan Basharati, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With Immigration New Zealand currently examining both the Migrant Settlement Integration Strategy and Refugee Resettlement Strategy, it's the right time to consider the role small business support can play in helping refugees integrate into our society.…

From its faux female-empowerment storyline to its you-go-girl ethos, so much of Jeannette Godoy’s romantic comedy feels planted firmly in 2010s millennial culture. Given a membership by her millionaire uncle to his exclusive country club, our scrappy protagonist Ariana (Samantha Boscarino) spends the whole movie girlbossing her way to the top. She even manages to find love on the way.Centring its comedy around the clash between Ariana’s rebellious nature and the snobbery of the private club – which manifests in the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A good track record in corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not a guarantee that the company will continue to focus on CSR in times of crisis. According to a new study from the University of Vaasa, US companies with a history of high CSR laid off more employees during the COVID-19 pandemic than their peers. …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Putting a price on CO₂ emissions and thus making emissions more expensive can make a significant contribution to reducing them. In a study published in The Economic Journal, Prof. Dr. Fabian Herweg, University of Bayreuth, and Prof. Dr. Klaus M. Schmidt, LMU Munich, compare two governmental instruments of carbon pricing with regard to their effectiveness: A carbon tax strengthens the…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new national study shows which Americans are least likely to be prepared to take necessary actions when faced with disasters such as hurricanes, floods and wildfires. …

Tetra Images - Erik Isakson | Brand X Pictures | Getty ImagesInvestment funds that promote values like the environment and social good have become more popular.But trying to pick a so-called ESG fund — especially one that aligns well with your interests — may seem about as easy as drying a towel in a rainstorm."I think it can be really hard to know where to start," said Fabian Willskytt, associate director of public markets at Align Impact, a financial advice firm that specializes in values-based investing.Luckily, there…

Relationship between having same-sex parents and behavioral scales. The bars represent the 95% confidence intervals. All models have been estimated using coarsened exact matching on gender and age of the child, marriage status of the respondent, education and income of the respondent, whether the child was born outside of the respondent’s current relationship, and the number of children in the household. The sample includes 62 children with same-sex…

Experiences of discrimination remain common, especially for some groups. Author provided As Australians across the country prepare to vote, many will be reflecting on what can help build a prosperous and inclusive society. …