The empowerment of women in today's economy has become an important, if not crucial, objective in prompting development and progress. In many countries, women serve critical roles in agricultural and commodity production and in providing familial stability. Giving women the tools they need to succeed could be considered requisite to ensuring the ultimate success of their local communities.
[more]For the past several decades, income inequality in the United States has grown significantly and has become one of the most-talked about issues among many scholars, economists, and politicians. As we soon enter into the 2014 election cycle, income inequality will surely be an important topic for the candidates to address.
[more][more]