| Political and social movements are often driven by young people, and the democracy protests in Hong Kong are no different. A China expert at Johns Hopkins University pointed to a combination of economic malaise, perceived loss of cultural identity and lack of political voice as the potent cocktail pushing Hong Kong's twentysomethings into the streets.
American youth have their own, albeit less momentous sources of discontent. Buying a house is a pipe dream; student loans a lifetime burden. The first Gen Zers turn 18 this year, leading a global cohort that now outnumbers millennials. They too will come face-to-face with an uncertain financial landscape. —Janet Paskin Did you see this? President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrant families moves into uncharted territory, generating even more outrage. YouTube is only now beginning to comply with laws that restrict targeted advertising to kids. Men make up 95% of pilots, on average. Some airlines have even more. The burden of tariffs in Trump's trade war falls disproportionately on women.
Switzerland is the latest country to require companies to report whether they pay men and women equitably.
A New York City initiative aims to teach 10,000 women to negotiate for higher salaries in an effort to close the gender pay gap.
American wealth is getting more and more concentrated among households that are increasingly averse to spending it. We love charts Rural Americans are twice as likely as city dwellers to die by suicide, but two-thirds of all rural counties lack a psychiatrist. Almost half don't have a psychotherapist. In eastern Montana, where the suicide epidemic is particularly bad, Dr. Joan Davidson is the only practicing psychiatrist for 400 miles.  New freedoms for Saudi women More than 1,000 Saudi women went to Bahrain this week under a new policy that allows women to travel without "guardian approval," according to reports from the kingdom. The rule change enables women to get passports and travel without the say-so of a male relative and, importantly, do the same for children in their custody. It took effect Aug. 2. ———————————————————————————————— Like Bloomberg's Equality newsletter? Subscribe to Bloomberg.com. You'll get our unmatched global news coverage and two premium daily newsletters, The Bloomberg Open and The Bloomberg Close, and much, much more. See our limited-time introductory offer. Worried about making enough money? Getting that dream job? Take a moment to try the Bloomberg Work Wise career calculator and learn how your salary stacks up, and how much your dream job might pay.
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