NY Times: Peace Corps Volunteers Speak Out on Rape

"My own experience,” she said, “was that the treatment by the Peace Corps was worse than the rape.”


The women ...want Congress to pass legislation requiring, among other things, that the Peace Corps develop “sexual assault response teams” to collect forensic evidence and provide emergency health care and advocacy for victims after attacks.

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Graphing Religions and Income - NYTimes.com

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Some of the income differences probably stem from culture. Some faiths place great importance on formal education. But the differences are also self-reinforcing. People who make more money can send their children to better schools, exacerbating the many advantages they have over poorer children.