Katharine Tanner · Wealth & Investing Expert

In a world where student loan debt overwhelms so many young women and the economy is slow to turn around, the refreshing and wise voice of Manisha Thakor stands apart from the crowd. Her mission is to educate women about the importance of financial literacy and independence. Her astute, sassy advice has been quoted in publications such as: The New York Times, BusinessWeek, US News & World Report, Glamour, Real Simple, and Women’s Day, and relayed on TV at CNN’s Your Bottom Line, CNBC’s Power Lunch, NBC Nightly News, ABC’s Good Money, HGTV’s Home Rules and The Rachael Ray Show. After 15 year…

The commercial sexual exploitation of children has become an increasingly well known violation of the rights of children. The United States presents an interesting case of how a federal government can enact legislation to aid victims of commercial sexual exploitation of children, but also how the laws remain ineffective on the local level without appropriate enforcement. Though the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 has marked the change in the way U.S. federal laws address trafficking victims, systemic legal problems persist and complicate the process of aiding victims. Many of the…