What does Social Justice mean? | Human Rights Careers

Emmaline Soken-Huberty

Justice is the concept of fairness. Social justice is fairness as it manifests in society. That includes fairness in healthcare, employment, housing, and more. Discrimination and social justice are not compatible. While “social justice” as a term sees widespread use these days, it’s not new. It appears in The Federalist Papers and was most likely first used in the 1780s. As the Industrial Revolution wound down, American legal scholars applied the term to economics. Now, social justice applies to all aspects of society, including race and gender, and it is closely tied to human rights. More specifically, what does social justice mean?

Social Injustice | Inequality Creates Injustice

Pachamama Alliance

Social injustices are prevalent throughout the globe. This complex topic occurs in many different forms and with varying degrees motivation.

Racial and Social Justice: Is the work of College Students Educators

14 SEP 2020 - Chris Moody and Vernon Wall
Since our founding in 1924 by six women employed as job placement officers who were dissatisfied there was no network for women working in colleges, the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) has represented student affairs professionals across higher education. Fast-forward to the Civil Rights Movement, student affairs and ACPA were again among the first to create community networks for employees of color

College Access and 5 Ways to achieve Social Justice: "They said I only got in Because I 'checked the black box'

04 APR 2019 - Melissa Connelly
Melissa Connelly is chief program officer for OneGoal, a national college access and success organization.

What is Social Justice? Equality and Equity?

28 SEP 2020 - Kristine Anthis Ph.D.
Social mobility refers to opportunities to achieve greater economic changes from one generation to the next. Although children in the U.S. at one time were able to obtain greater years of education and to experience greater work opportunities than previous generations, this is unfortunately no longer the norm.