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Girl Effect Fact Sheet Infographic

The Girl Effect Fact Sheet

I recently read Half the Sky, a book by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, that tells the stories of women in Africa and Asia and discusses a movement called the ‘girl effect.’

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American Prison System Infographic

Is This ‘Justice’?

The United States prison system has grown in size and shape. The prison system has grown to the point that 1 out of 99 adults are in prison. The prison system also has a high ethnic disparity due to racially biased laws within the justice system.

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Student loan infographic

How Much Is Student Loan Debt Costing You?

You and I thought we were doing the right thing when we returned to college and took out those loans to pay for our higher education. Now, we have finished our education and we are deep in debt and can not afford to make ends meet. It also does not help that we probably have not gotten a raise in so many years or even employed. So now we are broke, underpaid, underappreciated, and we will be in debt for many years to come.

Take a look at this infographic on the horrors of student loan debt and what lays ahead. One of the numbers that startled me is that tuition has risen 900% since 1978. It is no wonder a lot of students are borrowing money from anybody and everybody. Another number to look at is the amount of student loan debt to credit card debt. I guess we live in a society that stays in the red.

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