Day: 9 May 2023

Robert Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism is Calling Upon All Americans to #StandUpToJewishHate

Stuart Mitchell

The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism has launched a new, national campaign to mobilize all Americans, and especially non-Jews, to #StandUpToJewishHate by using the blue square emoji – 🟦 – as a unifying symbol of support. Jews only make up 2.4% of the American population1 yet are the victims of 55% of religious-based hate crimes2. That startling discrepancy is the cornerstone of this new omnichannel campaign, created through a $25 million investment by Robert K. Kraft and his family, which combines alarming data with humanizing storytelling representing everyday instances of antisemitism…

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PEPSI® Announces Scholarship with Mary J. Blige, Part of $200,000 in Donations to Organizations and Initiatives Supporting Women in Return to the Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit

Stuart Mitchell

Pepsi is returning as co-presenter of Mary J. Blige’s “Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit” during Mother’s Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, once again bringing its powerhouse roots in music and culture to amplify the festivities. Back for year two, Pepsi is supporting Blige’s refreshingly unapologetic vision to elevate, educate and empower festival-goers throughout the expanded weekend of activities. This year, the brand’s focus is on creating opportunities for connection and growth within the Atlanta community and beyond – including a scholarship in partnership with Mary J. Blige to…

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UKRI publishes 2022 gender pay gap report

Stuart Mitchell

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has published its 2022 gender pay gap report. The report measures the difference between average hourly earnings for women and men across all jobs across the organisation. Read the 2022 UKRI gender pay gap report. Data shows that the mean gender pay gap across UKRI has slightly decreased by 0.6 percentage points: 10.2% in 2021 9.6% in 2022 The median pay gap has decreased 3.5% in the last year: 12.3% in 2021 8.7% in 2022 This shows UKRI has made some progress, although it suggests…

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Walmart Foundation Expands Efforts to Support Smallholder Farmers in India, Further Empowering Women

Stuart Mitchell

Expanding its commitment to improving farmer livelihoods in India, Walmart Foundation has announced a new five-year strategy that aims to reach 1 million smallholder farmers by 2028 with at least 50% women. The grants will be extended to non-profit organizations working in the areas of collectivization and farm aggregation with the aim of boosting farmer incomes across several states including Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The Walmart Foundation grants will focus on enabling local grantees to better support capacity building for farmer producer organizations (FPOs),…

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More than 11m households don’t earn enough to cover essential costs

Stuart Mitchell

Low income households continue to be disproportionately affected by the cost of living crisis, as the latest Asda Income Tracker shows that 40% of the UK’s 28m households* had negative discretionary income last month – meaning their take home pay doesn’t cover the cost of their bills. Despite wages going up by almost 3% compared to this time last year, households in the lowest-income quintile had a shortfall of £72 a week last month after paying for essentials such as accommodation, energy, clothing and food. They have seen their discretionary…

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