Do younger generations have the same opportunities as the rest? What work will the world need to do to recover from the impacts of Covid-19? This year, we challenged ourselves to ask more questions and find answers that reinforced our mission: To use data to influence policies and investments to better serve all of humanity. … Continue reading The Year in Review and The Year Ahead 2022
Social Progress Index: States of Mexico
The Social Progress Index of Mexico: How is the country performing? In the 2021 Social Progress Index, Mexico ranked 68th out of 168 countries. Mexico performs worse than the world average in personal safety and access to advanced education. Moreover, there is an institutional recession in personal rights compared to 2011 due to less access … Continue reading Social Progress Index: States of Mexico
Social Progress and Equity in Orange County, California
Orange County took a big step to make the county more equitable last week when it launched the OC Equity map, a new tool that applies the Social Progress Index in 580 census tracts across the county. The initiative is designed to help allocate resources and guide policy priorities to reduce disparities across the county, … Continue reading Social Progress and Equity in Orange County, California
Love is love – The pushback on LGBTQ+ rights
While it is true that monumental victories have been achieved over the last decades for LGBTQ+ rights, the 2021 Youth Progress Index finds that on openness towards gay and lesbian people, the world is not making enough progress. In several countries, freedom of expression on issues of sexual orientation remains restricted by law; same-sex sexual … Continue reading Love is love – The pushback on LGBTQ+ rights
Art as Activism: Inspiring Social Change
We are excited to share that the sculptor Carl Nelson, inspired by the work of the Social Progress Imperative, created the Woven Together piece, which represents the social fabric, a community that provides the structure and systems we all rely on. We are grateful for the support of Carl, who has donated the proceeds from … Continue reading Art as Activism: Inspiring Social Change
Announcing the 2021 Youth Progress Index
On June 10th, we released the 2021 Youth Progress Index results, which is the most comprehensive measure of the quality of life of young people in more than 150 countries around the world. The Index comprises 58 social and environmental indicators and covers a ten-year time series with data from 2011 to 2020. Together with … Continue reading Announcing the 2021 Youth Progress Index
Introducing Oki Matsumoto, Our Newest Board Member
We are delighted to announce that Oki Matsumoto has joined our Board of Directors. Oki is the chair and chief executive officer of the Monex Group, a major online financial institution that operates retail online brokerages in Japan, US, China (including Hong Kong), and Australia. Following the acquisition of Coincheck in April 2018 Monex is … Continue reading Introducing Oki Matsumoto, Our Newest Board Member
Surprise surprise, women who rule, rule! But we have a long way to go, and Covid isn’t helping…
Data from the 2020 Social Progress Index reveals that the four top-ranking countries in the overall quality of life are all led by women. While Norway, Denmark, Finland and New Zealand perform highest on gender-specific indicators such as gender parity in secondary education or equality of political power by gender, they also outperform other countries … Continue reading Surprise surprise, women who rule, rule! But we have a long way to go, and Covid isn’t helping…
Data-informed response to Covid-19: Costa Rica case study
Background The coronavirus pandemic's onset was rapid and chaotic and highlighted more than ever the importance of data-informed decision making. With its mission of providing decision-makers and citizens with the very best data to understand the state of their society and prioritize actions, the Social Progress Imperative, a US-based global nonprofit, pivoted its work to … Continue reading Data-informed response to Covid-19: Costa Rica case study
Rising violence and prejudice present challenges to the new US administration
According to the 2020 Social Progress Index, the United States ranks 100th in the world in discrimination and violence against minorities indicator, performing much worse than authoritarian states including Vietnam, Azerbaijan and Gabon. As tolerance, inclusiveness and respect for diversity are prerequisites for a truly prosperous and progressive society, it isn’t surprising that the US … Continue reading Rising violence and prejudice present challenges to the new US administration
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