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Updates & Legacy — Stigmabase is a Canadian Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Initiative. Our mission is to inform about stigma around the world and make the data collected accessible for researchers. Stigmabase is very attentive to misinformation and lists only reliable sources. — The marginalization of individuals or categories of individuals is a too common phenomenon. Millions of people are facing this problem around the world and many complex factors are involved.

Teens getting less sleep with rise of smartphones, study says

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Teens getting less sleep with rise of smartphones, study says
- Teens are getting less sleep than they did before smartphones became commonplace, prompting concerns about potentially serious health ...

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LGBTQ advocates ask Virginia leaders to rescind proposed policies for trans students

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 24, 2022

In light of the recent mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, an LGBTQ advocacy group is asking leaders in Virginia to rescind ...

Mail sorter loses claim for bullying

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Mail sorter loses claim for bullying - The High Court has dismissed a mail sorter's claims she was subjected to a campaign of bullying and harassment which left her “terrified” about ...

Korea risks 'capability divide' in its pursuit for AI leadership

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, August 31, 2026

I call the emerging inequality around this phenomenon a "capability divide": the growing distance between environments where AI deepens human ... View article...

Wealth inequality is undermining basic human rights

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 07, 2026

By enacting equitable/appropriate legislation and income tax strategies which reduce wealth inequality . But morality, at times, does not guide ... View article...

Racism and the Attack on Native Voting Rights Ahead of the Midterms

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, August 27, 2026

Racism used to disrupt the midterm election. Immediately after the unelected right-wing majority on the Supreme Court dismantled vital voting ... View article...

Global justice report offers bold ideas but misses the realities of 2 billion informal workers

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, September 02, 2026

As economists and experts on labour, inequality and the informal economy, we believe there is a great deal to support in the report, which was ... View article...

Gender inequality forcing SA female athletes into dual careers

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, August 31, 2026

Appearing before members of parliament alongside the Commission for Gender Equality, Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis warned that SA continues ... View article...

Long-Run Trends in Poverty, Inequality, and Mobility

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 07, 2026

In anticipation of the annual release of new Census Bureau income and poverty estimates on September 15, this event provides an opportunity to ... View article...

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Sex-based discrimination in medicine costs lives

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, September 23, 2026

This inequality costs lives. A British Heart Foundation-funded study ... Including women in more trials would go a long way towards addressing the ... View article...

For lesbian victims of domestic violence, competent care is scare

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Research shows LGBTQ people have higher rates of mental health conditions than their non-LGBTQ+ peers. A study published last year in JAMA Network ... View article...

Young people should know history of the fight for human rights

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, September 24, 2026

Our country was founded by white men, who didn't think about giving full rights to Black Americans, women, the LGBTQ community (what they knew of it, ... View article...

Gavin Newsom explains the surprising reason he just vetoed a pro-trans bill

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, September 23, 2026

“This bill would prohibit future governors from recognizing a request for extradition of a person subject to criminal liability based on allegations ... View article...

Stand Up To Racism celebrate after far-right Edinburgh event stopped

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, September 24, 2026

ANTI- RACISM campaigners have declared 'victory' after a planned far-right event in Edinburgh was cancelled. View article...

Bill Gates pushes for 'smarter use' of AI to battle global inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, September 23, 2026

New coalition of Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Foundation and others are working to make AI more accessible in underrepresented languages. View article...

Morocco to elect parliament with jobs, wages and inequality in focus

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Rising unemployment, higher prices, inequality and distrust of politicians are at the heart of the election campaign. The vote comes less than two ... View article...

LGBTQ student groups challenge Texas A&M bans on campus drag shows

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, September 24, 2026

The groups are asking the Fifth Circuit to rule policies prohibiting drag shows at university venues violate the First Amendment. View article...

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