If we take the time to get to know one another, we’ll find that we don’t have to live in fear.
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Racial & Gender Justice
Working to combat economic inequality, achieve climate justice, and build peace requires solutions designed to dismantle systemic racism and patriarchy. That’s why all of our projects seek to intersect and achieve justice across gender, diversity, and race, in addition to class.
Latest Work
For Working Women, Equity Unlocks Happiness
Unfortunately, sexual harassment, wage theft, intimidation and even labor trafficking are still distressingly common for low-wage women workers.
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The Racial Wealth Gap Persists Through Retirement
100 CEOs have as much saved for retirement as 11 million black families, reflecting a broader problem of institutionalized racism in the U.S.
Read moreHelp Spread the Word: #IDreamDetroit
Thank you for helping us spread the word about the new IPS report “I Dream Detroit: The Voice and Vision of Women of Color on Detroit’s Future.”
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Are You a Woman of Color Living in Detroit? Take This Survey to Help Rebuild Your City
Now is the time to speak out. From affordable housing to child care, we want to hear your thoughts on how to make Detroit better for all of us.
Read moreEngaging Women of Color in Crafting Detroit’s Economic Development Plans
IPS’ new project explores how the economic security of women and families should influence Detroit’s economic development plans
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Candidates Need to Fall in Line With Queerer, Browner Electorate
Support of civil and human rights will drive the millennial voice in the upcoming presidential election.
Read moreStatement on Texas Judge’s Ruling Against Trans-inclusive Obama Directive
IPS expert says she’s “sickened and saddened” by a Texas judge’s discriminatory ruling against Obama directive to recognize civil rights of transgender students in U.S public schools.
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Death by Traffic Stop
Black people are twice as likely to be pulled over as whites — and three times more likely to experience the use of force afterward.
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Who’s Profiting From America’s Private Juvenile Prisons?
One mother’s fight to shut down a private juvenile corrections facility in Louisiana known for its brutality and big profits.
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Reports
Report: The Battle For Another World
The Progressive Response to the New Right
Report: Poor People’s Campaign Moral Budget
Everybody Has the Right to Live
Report: Dreams Deferred
How Enriching the 1% Widens the Racial Wealth Divide