Counselor urges parents to help dismantle gender inequalities

December 8, 2021

By Makeida Antonio A mental health professional recommended a change in parenting as one of the ways to mitigate gender-based violence (GBV) in Antigua and Barbuda. Counseling psychologist Terese Millet-Jose...

Evidence of American Railways in the 19th Century

Betty Smith

December 6, 2021

Inequality

This blog is part of a series of articles published this year by doctoral students on the labor market. The last decades have been characterized ...

Fayemi denounces mass poverty and inequality in Nigeria and calls for action

Betty Smith

December 5, 2021

Inequality

Posted December 5, 2021 Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Saturday denounced the growing mass poverty, mass unemployment and massive inequalities in Nigeria which he said were already generating disa...

Socio-economic inequalities widen in Bangladesh: study

Betty Smith

December 3, 2021

Inequality

FE REPORT | Posted: 03 December 2021 09:41:57 | Update: Dec. 03, 2021, 2:24 p.m. Despite a significant improvement in the management of the situation of child undernutrition over the past f...

Social inequalities, AIDS, pandemics are interdependent: Union Secretary for Health

Betty Smith

December 1, 2021

Inequality

ANI | Update: 02 Dec. 2021 01:18 STI New Delhi , Dec. 2 (ANI): Social inequalities, AID...

Letter of the day | Haunted by vaccine inequality | Letters

Betty Smith

November 30, 2021

Inequality

THE EDITOR, Madam: The onset of COVID-19 has revealed a lot about what really matters when it comes to human existence. For example, hand washing can save lives; toilet paper is worth fighting fo...

Advocates see pilot program to tackle highway inequalities as crucial first step

Betty Smith

November 26, 2021

Inequality

Advocates across the country say the recently signed bipartisan $ 1.2 trillion infrastructure law does not include enough money to tackle inequalities made worse by earlier highway construction, but they see it...

Modeling highlights income redistribution as strategy for SDG 1 | News | SDG Knowledge Center

Betty Smith

November 24, 2021

Inequality

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has issued a policy brief on steps to redistribute income to support progress on SDG 1 (no poverty). Using modeling evidence, the brie...

Nigeria: Climate emergency, vaccine monopolies and tax blindness – Tackling inequalities as a solution

Betty Smith

November 23, 2021

Inequality

It is time for our elites to realize that tackling inequalities on all fronts - health, climate and taxation - is our only way out. Otherwise, there is no salvation for mankind - and this is no longer hyperb...

The fight against inequalities is the only way out of climate change

Betty Smith

November 21, 2021

Inequality

Why elite classes need to step up 2021 will perhaps be remembered as the year when the great powers demonstrated their inability to shoulder their responsibilities to prevent the world from falling into the a...

Mail slowdowns, big steering bonus for DeJoy and others – Center for Public Integrity

Betty Smith

November 16, 2021

Inequality

introduction The U.S. Postal Service has paid its top executives more in bonuses and benefits this year than a decade, adding up to $ 370,622 in additional revenue for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and four o...

UN Poverty Envoy Says Lebanon Fails, Denounces “Outrageous” Inequalities

Betty Smith

November 12, 2021

Inequality

The UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty warned that Lebanon risked becoming a failed state and lambasted a "scandalous level of inequality" as he wrapped up a twelve-day tour of the country."Lebanon is not...

California Economic Inequality Worsening Poll

Betty Smith

November 10, 2021

Inequality

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Where to live for a better chance of income equality? Try Japan

Betty Smith

November 9, 2021

Inequality

~~ ~ Suddenly, inequalities are at the top of the political agenda almost everywhere, at least that is what it seems. US President Joe Biden aims to present tax proposals that "will make billionaires ...

Wealth inequality eat this country alive

Betty Smith

November 6, 2021

Inequality

How wealth inequalities got out of hand Elon Musk's fortune has exceeded $ 200 billion. It would take the median American worker over 4 million years to earn that much. The inequality of wealth devo...

Keyu Jin: Achieving Common Prosperity by Reducing Unfair Inequalities

Betty Smith

November 5, 2021

Inequality

The biggest challenge for Western-style capitalism in many industrialized countries today is inequality, the schism between the elites and the popular masses, and people's growing distrust of government ...

Drinking water quality and health inequalities

Betty Smith

November 3, 2021

Inequality

The University of Maine at Augusta will host a webinar with a panel of experts on drinking water quality and health inequalities. Date: Wednesday November 10 noon to 1:30 p.m. THElocation: Virtu...

Countries with the lowest income inequalities | Latest news

Betty Smith

November 2, 2021

Inequality

Income inequality, which refers to the unequal distribution of income within a population, is no small problem today: according to the United Nations, 71% of people in the w...

Oxfam criticizes the lack of bold action by the G20 to tackle vaccine inequalities, climate change and promote a fair economic recovery – World

Betty Smith

November 1, 2021

Inequality

At the end of the G20 summit in Rome, Italy, Oxfam criticized the lack of bold and effective action by world leaders at such an important time in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Despite ...

Climate activists boycott climate conference on vaccine inequality, despite warnings of impending disaster

Betty Smith

October 30, 2021

Inequality

As world leaders from 190 countries gather in Glasgow, Scotland for the Climate Change Conference on Sunday, leading climate activists are preparing not to participate in the talks. Swedish teenager Greta Thu...

Vaccine inequality in poor states

Betty Smith

October 29, 2021

Inequality

By Tafara Mtutu It has been almost two years since Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic and almost a year since the first vaccine was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Today the world ...

Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu discuss plans to tackle inequality at mayors’ forum – Boston University News Service

Betty Smith

October 28, 2021

Inequality

By Dan TreacyBoston University Press Service Boston Mayor finalists Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu attended a Mayor's Forum Tuesday night, co-hosted by King Boston and the Black Economic Council ...

The filthy dust of inequalities

Betty Smith

October 26, 2021

Inequality

On Friday I hiked the Chicago Gold Coast - Rush Street, State Parkway, Astor Street, and Inner Lake Shore Drive. I was in no rush, so I had plenty of time to think about inequalities. The extreme i...

CON: Remove racial banners from the Community Reinvestment Act | Chroniclers

Betty Smith

October 25, 2021

Inequality

The Community Reinvestment Act, passed in 1977, was designed to go beyond simply preventing discriminatory lending practices. It was written to encourage investment in all communities. But while the law expli...

Democrats set to finalize new ‘billionaire’ tax plan, targeting richest 700 Americans

Betty Smith

October 24, 2021

Inequality

WASHINGTON - Senior Democrats are preparing a sweeping new tax plan that would seek to raise hundreds of billions of dollars from the fortunes of some 700 billionaires in the United States, a sharp shift in the...

Global inequality and vaccines

Betty Smith

October 22, 2021

Inequality

Sir, - Mark Paul (“Let's Talk About Acceptable Covid Death Rates Before Restrictions Start,” Business Opinion, October 22) calls for a national conversation on how to ba...

Twenty-four countries say global net zero target will fuel inequality

Betty Smith

October 21, 2021

Inequality

A coalition of countries accused Western economies of evading their own responsibility for climate change by calling on all countries to meet the goal of net zero emissions.Ministers from 24 developing and emer...

German Bundestag President’s Appointment Highlights Gender Inequality | Germany | In-depth news and reporting from Berlin and beyond | DW

Betty Smith

October 20, 2021

Inequality

The center-left Social Democrats (SPD), who became the most powerful party in last month's parliamentary elections, have nominated their candidate for one of Germany's highest office: the president of the Bund...

Labor MSP says large class size in Fife is the root of inequality

Betty Smith

October 19, 2021

Inequality

Large primary school classes are the root cause of inequalities in Fife, a Labor MSP said. Alex Rowley said an Freedom of Information request showed the number of primary classes with ov...

Media inequality shows labor scandals more covered than liberals

Betty Smith

October 18, 2021

Inequality

While scandals occur on both sides of the political spectrum, the mainstream media tends to portray the flaws of the Labor Party over those of the Liberal Party, writes Dr Victoria Fielding. POLITICAL JOURNAL...

Japan faces rising inequalities

Betty Smith

October 16, 2021

Inequality

The Japanese stock market rose and luxury cars are selling well in Tokyo after eight years of economic growth under Abenomics. Abenomics is the economic policy initiated under former Prime Minister Shinzo Ab...

Study: Recovery from Wayne County pandemic is strong, but still faces inequalities

Betty Smith

October 15, 2021

Inequality

The results of a study conducted by the UM Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics showed that Wayne County's recovery from the pandemic is ahead of surrounding areas, but faces inequalities. // Image bank...

Experts say pandemic has highlighted troubling health inequalities statewide

Betty Smith

October 13, 2021

Inequality

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii's health and business leaders say the pandemic has exposed troubling inequalities between ethnic and economic groups across the state.The crisis has also underscored the extent...

‘Time for action’ to support the most fragile states: Guterres |

Betty Smith

October 11, 2021

Inequality

The pandemic has pushed more than 100 million people into poverty and more than four billion have little or no social support, health care or income protection "when they need it urgently," he said. informed du...

Better public policy decisions could have prevented our vaccine inequalities

Betty Smith

October 10, 2021

Inequality

...

APC Governments Renew Commitment to Reduce Poverty and Inequality

Betty Smith

October 9, 2021

Inequality

John Alechenu, Abuja Posted October 9, 2021 Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, renewed their commitment to implement programs aimed at stimulating the economy to create ...

Income inequality is a major barrier for Americans seeking mental health care

Betty Smith

October 7, 2021

Inequality

NEW YORK - The pandemic has been stressful for many Americans, but various racial and economic groups are feeling the impact of this stress in very different ways, according to a new study. A survey of 2,001 pe...

Pakistan ranked 151st out of 153 for gender inequality

Betty Smith

October 7, 2021

Inequality

Islamabad: Lubna Naz from IBA, Karachi, said gender equality should be the top priority for Pakistan as it is the fifth goal and the global priority of the SDGs, while Pakistan ranks 151st out of 153 coun...

Why can’t Congress act on climate change, inequality or corporate power?

Betty Smith

October 6, 2021

Inequality

Text size A view of the US Capitol during the morning rush...

Paralympians featured on fake “second class” stamps to highlight inequalities

Betty Smith

October 5, 2021

Inequality

A charity has created a series of fake second-class stamps using illustrations of six Paralympians with cerebral palsy to highlight the inequalities experienced by people with the disease.The stamps were create...

Toronto’s 2021 vital signs report shows inequality at record high

Betty Smith

October 5, 2021

Inequality

New precariousness indicators, obstacles and opportunities identified for from Toronto Pandemic recovery TORONTO, October 5, 2021 / CNW / - The Toronto Foundation released its 18e biennial from Toronto Vital si...

In Pandora’s papers – Inequality.org

Betty Smith

October 4, 2021

Inequality

The Pandora Papers, a massive exhibition of the secret games and tax evasion schemes of the world's ultra-rich, have just made headlines around the world. See initial coverage here in The Washin...

Students’ perspective: Covid’s legacy will be a more economically unequal world

Betty Smith

October 3, 2021

Inequality

Receive free updates from FT high schoolsWe will send you a MyFT Daily Summary email gathering the latest FT high school news every morning. This article is part of the Financial Times Free School Access ...

Mental health experts call on stakeholders to tackle inequalities

Betty Smith

October 2, 2021

Inequality

Mental health experts call on industry stakeholders to tackle inequalities in order to improve mental health in the country. The director of mental health at the Ministry of Health, Dr Simon Njuguna, called on...

Government agency launched on health inequalities to stop “preventable killers” like smoking and obesity

Betty Smith

October 1, 2021

Inequality

The Department of Health and Welfare has announced the creation of a new body to tackle health inequalities in the UK - and it will follow the lead of Professor Chris Whitty. The new Office for Improving Health...

The impact of smart cities on inequalities, privacy and democracy is at the center of a new online program

Betty Smith

October 1, 2021

Inequality

A free online program that informs city officials about debates and research regarding the impacts of smart city technology and planning on social inequalities, data security and priv...

Women, underemployment and gender inequalities in the labor force

Betty Smith

October 1, 2021

Inequality

The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) labor force figures show underemployment fell from 8.3% in July to 9.3% in August (and 16.6% for 15-24 year olds) . While unemployment fell again, to 4.5% in Au...

“Maid” takes a critical look at cycles of abuse and income inequality

Betty Smith

September 30, 2021

Inequality

"Maid" deals with dirty truths that too many of us want to ignore.Alex (Margaret Qualley) is 25, has a 2-year-old daughter named Maddie (Rylea Nevaeh Whittet) and lives in a trailer in Washington state with Sea...

Growing inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic – Statement by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, September 28, 2021 – Worldwide

Betty Smith

September 29, 2021

Inequality

48th session of the Human Rights Council Vice-Chairman of the Board,Distinguished panelists,Excellencies,Colleagues and friends, The sheer scale and scope of the inequalities that have been created and...

Wealth inequality is greater in the United States than in any other developed country: philosopher

Betty Smith

September 29, 2021

Inequality

TEHRAN - Alphonso Lingis, professor emeritus of philosophy at Pennsylvania State University, says wealth inequality in America is increasing and greater than its developed counterparts. “Wealth inequaliti...

£ 5million donation for a center to study wealth concentration, inequality and the economy

Betty Smith

September 28, 2021

Inequality

The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation donated £ 5million ($ 7million) to establish the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Concentrat...

Local elections offer opportunity to crush racial inequalities in Cape Town

Betty Smith

September 28, 2021

Inequality

by Veronica MenteThe birth of townships and Cape Flats was neither a mistake nor a coincidence.There was a deliberate program by the racist authorities to relegate and keep blacks and blacks on the outskirts of...

Growing diversity in a context of persistent inequalities

Betty Smith

September 27, 2021

Inequality

As China's influence on the global economy and regional security grows - along with tensions with the United States - it has become even more important to understand the distinct characteristics and perspect...

Fighting inequalities and accelerating green growth among the priorities of the 12th Malaysian plan presented by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri

Betty Smith

September 27, 2021

Inequality

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob tabled in the Lower House of Parliament on Monday, September 27, Malaysia's 12th plan (12 MPs), outlining the country's economic direction f...

Wealth inequality in India may have worsened during pandemic (Kotak report)

Betty Smith

September 26, 2021

Inequality

A clear reflection that the country's wealth is limited to a few elected officials has emerged from the recent “All India Debt & Investment Survey” conducted by the government.According to an analysis ...

“More inequality please” | The star

Betty Smith

September 26, 2021

Inequality

HIDE a pregnancy to return home, face repeated unreasonable refusals and tedious visa renewals to keep their children in Malays...

Rural counties reveal inequalities in Colorado | Cronin & Loevy | Premium

Betty Smith

September 25, 2021

Inequality

Colorado is among the wealthiest dozen states, according to most U.S. Census i...

Jacinda Ardern urges world to tackle inequality in UN General Assembly speech

Betty Smith

September 25, 2021

Inequality

She cited New Zealand's approach to tackling the pandemic with high vaccination and a focus on the "5 million team". “It has been a privilege for me as a leader to witness the practical application of New...

The benefits of AI are concentrated in cities like Seattle. It is again technological inequality.

Betty Smith

September 24, 2021

Inequality

In the slow recovery of the early 2010s, Northwestern University economics professor Robert Gordon argued that the big leaps that created massive numbers of jobs - electrification, internal combustion engi...

UN summit seeks to correct food inequalities, but ignites

Betty Smith

September 23, 2021

Inequality

UNITED NATIONS (PA) - Nations, businesses and foundations pledged billions of dollars to feed the world at an ambitious UN food summit on Thursday, while some anti-hunger groups and experts...

The Merkel years saw the economy flourish and widen inequalities

Betty Smith

September 23, 2021

Inequality

Published on: 09/23/2021 - 09:14 As her 16-year term ends with Germany's general election...

Powell says Fed will play a role on inequality, though Tools Limited

Betty Smith

September 22, 2021

Inequality

(Bloomberg) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the US central bank is committed to doing its part to eliminate inequalities and racial disparities in the labor market, but other levers like tax and e...

Young people with cancer face inequalities in fertility preservation services in the UK

Betty Smith

September 22, 2021

Inequality

Young people who survive cancer risk missing out on the chance to have children in the future, due to inequalities in fertility preservation services in the UK, new research shows. The study, pub...

Vaccine inequality is a “moral indictment” against the state of our world, says UN chief Guterres

Betty Smith

September 21, 2021

Inequality

The world has never been more threatened or more divided and faces the "greatest cascade" of crises, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders on Tuesday, sounding the alarm on the pandemic COVID...

exaggerated hopes and fears? – Michael Dauderstädt

Betty Smith

September 21, 2021

Inequality

The pandemic has barely increased income inequality around the world, but it has worsened other inequalities. The unworthiness of inequality: receiving food in Sao Paulo (Nelson Antoine / Shuttersto...

E-commerce created inequalities during Covid, impacted the rights of small sellers: NHRC

Betty Smith

September 20, 2021

Inequality

NHRC President, Judge (Retired) Arun Kumar Mishra said e-commerce has created "inequalities" during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted the rights of small sellers, that need to be protected. The Na...

Lessons from Switzerland: Taxing capital is the only sensible way to increase growth and reduce inequality

Betty Smith

September 20, 2021

Inequality

Switzerland is a small country in the scheme of things, but the idea of taxing capital is widespread all over the world. (Representative image / Reuters file photo)We have just returned from a glorious week ...

Address the rise in technology-induced global inequalities

Betty Smith

September 19, 2021

Inequality

AI technologies bring greater precision, precision and speed to analysis and forecasting. They can perform risky activities and repetiti...

What is “white privilege” and why is understanding it important

Betty Smith

September 18, 2021

Inequality

A prestigious private school in Pretoria, South Africa, has recently become a place of protest. Black learners and parents have accused Cornwall Hill College of rejecting calls to make its white-only council ...

UN faces $ 100 billion shortfall in tackling climate change, inequality: report – world

Betty Smith

September 17, 2021

Inequality

LONDON: Global Goals to Fight Poverty, Inequality, Injustice and Climate Change Face $ 100,000 Billion Funding Gap and May Be Missed at Less Than 10% of Global Economic Output be spent on UN goals each year unt...

Ending inequalities in education: giving young people the opportunity with new workshops

Betty Smith

September 17, 2021

Inequality

In 2020 and 2021, opportunities for in-person work experience have slowed dramatically, preventing young people from exploring new career paths or connecting directly with employers.Spe...

Upcoming local elections and democracy in South Africa

Betty Smith

September 16, 2021

Inequality

The last local elections in South Africa were held in 2016, five years ago. The Constitutional Court has said that local elections are due to take place no later than November 1, 2021. Thi...

The Democratic Party’s double standards on wealth inequality

Betty Smith

September 16, 2021

Inequality

U.S. tax updatesSign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about U.S. tax news. It is better, they say, to have half a loaf than none at all. This is the case with this week's tax p...

Newsom survives, but will journalism that matters win?

Betty Smith

September 15, 2021

Inequality

Journalism loves nothing more than a crisis. Wars, natural disasters, pandemics - the stories of calamities are endless and must be told.Political crises are no less irresistible, even if not all are equal whe...

In Booster’s story, global vaccine inequality grows

Betty Smith

September 11, 2021

Inequality

Nairobi - Hundreds of people line up before dawn every morning in the grassy area outside Nairobi's largest hospital, hoping to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Sometimes the line works fine, and sometimes the staff...

Wikimedia awards grants to tackle racial inequalities and barriers to free information

Betty Smith

September 8, 2021

Inequality

A Wikipedia web page in use on a laptop can be seen in this photo illustration. REUTERS / Gary Cameron September 8 (Reuters) - The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, anno...

What is his bold vision of “common prosperity”?

Betty Smith

September 4, 2021

Inequality

Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China. | Photo credit: AP Highlights ...

Inequality in the United States is more than a moral disgrace – people’s world

Betty Smith

September 1, 2021

Inequality

Caption: America's wealth gap is bigger than in any economically advanced country in the world, and thi...

Common prosperity: deciphering the new Chinese populism

Betty Smith

August 28, 2021

Inequality

After decades of complying with Deng Xiaoping's maxim that it's okay for some people to get rich first, Beijing suddenly seems more inclined to eat its rich - or at least take a healthy bite of their ...

People with reduced mobility facing inequalities in employment

Betty Smith

August 24, 2021

Inequality

Later, we will launch a ministry membership program to promote the supply of workers and employers. Jakarta (ANTARA) - People with disabilities continue to experience social inequalities due to co...

Greta Thunberg could attend COP26 after threatening to jump on vaccine inequality – Technology News, Firstpost

Betty Smith

August 23, 2021

Inequality

France Media AgencyAug 23, 2021 10:25:32 ISTSwedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Friday she hoped to make it to the COP26 climate summit in November, months after threatening to skip the event due to...

Aid Reality Report 2020/2021: Aid in the Context of Conflict, Fragility and Climate Emergency – World

Betty Smith

August 22, 2021

Inequality

1. INTRODUCTION A triple crisis of poverty, inequality and climate emergency, exacerbated by a global pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed worrying limits to global solidarity, especially from the...

Watson of the ETSU, Mamudu named consultant editors of Johns Hopkins book series | Sunday Stories

Betty Smith

August 22, 2021

Inequality

Submitted by Jennifer HillTwo professors from East Tennessee State University have been selected as consultant editors of an innovative new series, "Race, Mental Health and Inequality in the 21st Century," by...

Navya Nanda Naveli shares her take on gender inequality: “We cannot change the landscape for women if men are not part of this journey and movement”: Bollywood News

Betty Smith

August 12, 2021

Inequality

Granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan, Navya Nanda Naveli is the one who never hesitates to express her point of view openly and has repeatedly spoken about issues when she wanted to get everyone's attention. R...

Inequality increases the impact of COVID-19 on ethnic and cultural communities

Betty Smith

August 9, 2021

Inequality

Credit: CC0 public domain New research published in Journal of the Canadian Medical Association (((CMAJ) We will shed light on the impact of COVID-19 on members of the ethnic and cultural community li...

Toynbee Hall report on the impact of Covid on social inequalities

Betty Smith

August 6, 2021

Inequality

The Toynbee Hall in Whitechapel has released a number of recommendations to tackle social inequalities during the resumption of the Covid pandemic. The “peer to peer” report tells the stories of those who are...

Nine-tenths of Canadians support action to tackle tax inequality

Betty Smith

August 6, 2021

Inequality

Notably, the survey found that a clear majority of respondents express support for measures aimed at making it harder for businesses and the wealthy to avoid taxes. This incl...

China’s biggest private companies are in chaos. It’s all part of Beijing’s plan

Betty Smith

August 4, 2021

Inequality

Massive sales have accelerated in recent months as Chinese authorities impose fines on businesses, ban store apps and demand that some businesses completely reorganize their businesses.Hundreds of billions of d...

The Olympic event we need: a race to see where people live longest

Betty Smith

July 23, 2021

Inequality

What explains why the United States is doing so badly? In short: inequality. A growing number of epidemiologists - the scientists who study the health of populations - have come to view the wid...

50 years later: how the war on drugs increased inequality in America

Betty Smith

July 22, 2021

Inequality

Landscaping was not his lifelong dream.As a teenager, Alton Lucas believed that basketball or music would tear him away from North Carolina and take him across the world. By the late 1...

GCSE 2022, geography: “The potential inequality is obvious”

Betty Smith

July 21, 2021

Inequality

Geography teachers are well used to dressing in windy weather. But recent announcements may leave them feeling propelled from one pillar to the next. Despite all the challenges of Covid, this summer should h...

Following the ‘wisdom of the crowds’ can stifle diversity

Betty Smith

July 20, 2021

Inequality

People who think there is only one correct answer to a question are more apt to coordinate, but that advantage can come at the expense of a diversity of opinions, according to new Cornell research into...

Oxfam report: States reducing health inequalities have fewer confirmed cases of Covid-19

Betty Smith

July 20, 2021

Inequality

India's low spending on public health systems and an emphasis on supporting private health care has resulted in serious inequalities in access to health care, especially during the Covid 19 pand...

Patience is increasingly unraveling over vaccine inequality | New times

Betty Smith

July 19, 2021

Inequality

The coronavirus has once again besieged the country, causing lockdown last week in Kigali and eight other worst-affected districts. This is a trend across the continent lamented by the WHO i...

Glaring inequalities have fueled violence in South Africa. It’s a warning to all of us | Kenan malik

Betty Smith

July 18, 2021

Inequality

"It's qualitatively different this time." There are few people I know in South Africa who don't think that about carnage now engulfing the nation. Violence was institutionalized during the apartheid years....

Civil rights pioneer Gloria Richardson dies at 99 – NBC4 Washington

Betty Smith

July 17, 2021

Inequality

Gloria Richardson, an influential but largely unrecognized civil rights pioneer whose determination not to back down while protesting racial inequalities was captured in a photo as she fought ba...

Do you want to fight against inequalities? Start locally

Betty Smith

July 16, 2021

Inequality

You will probably never read this sentence again: I appreciate the zoning advice.I made a living covering them and other city governing bodies as a Cub reporter during the Reagan era. Zoners have expanded m...

Without careful design, a four-day workweek could make inequalities worse

Betty Smith

July 15, 2021

Inequality

Has the time of a four-day week finally arrived? It has been adopted by business, supported by governments around the world, and identified as a potential solution to the economic trauma caused by the cor...

UNAIDS 2021 Global AIDS Update – Tackling Inequalities – Lessons for Pandemic Responses from 40 Years of AIDS – World

Betty Smith

July 14, 2021

Inequality

UNAIDS report shows people living with HIV face double jeopardy, HIV and COVID-19, as key populations and children continue to be left behind in accessing services HIV related People living with HIV ...

Corruption has increased poverty and inequality in Africa – President of the EFCC

Betty Smith

July 12, 2021

Inequality

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa said the African Vision (Agenda 2063) would be a mirage if corruption was not decisively addressed on the African continent. According to...

Updates from HT: Yogi Adityanath Says Growing Population Is Driving Societal Inequalities And All The Latest News | Latest India News

Betty Smith

July 11, 2021

Inequality

Here are the main news, analysis and opinions of the day at 9am. Find out about the latest news and other updates from the Hindustan Times.UP CM Yogi Adityanath Says Growing Population Is The Root Of Socie...

Frustration with income inequalities that are percolating more than ever | Notice

Betty Smith

July 10, 2021

Inequality

While much of our country has focused on critical race theory, another area...

The world needs a fair tax deal, not a stranglehold on G7 money

Betty Smith

July 9, 2021

Inequality

While much of the world still suffers from the pandemic, developing countries urgently need an economic boost that they will not get from the proposed global minimum tax.The Covid-19 has the potential for in...

Delay in assessing inequalities – the Hindu BusinessLine

Betty Smith

July 7, 2021

Inequality

In January 2021, Oxfam India's report â€œThe Inequality Virusâ€ showed that the wealth of India's 100 billionaires had increased by 12,97,822 crore since March 2020, while m...

If working from home becomes the norm, housing inequalities will worsen | Susanna Rustin

Betty Smith

July 6, 2021

Inequality

The last voice to sing the praises of working from home is the Climate Change Committee. He's pushing an open door: With a pledge to flexible working in the Conservative manifesto and Labor pushing the gove...

What do children think about economic inequalities? We did an experiment to find out

Betty Smith

July 5, 2021

Inequality

COVID-19 is increasing economic inequalities around the world. On the one hand, the number of people living in extreme poverty is increasing for the first time in decades. The World Bank estimates tha...

Class division: how face masks became a symbol of inequality

Betty Smith

July 3, 2021

Inequality

One recent Sunday night at Bilboquet, a must-see restaurant in the Hamptons on Long Island, well-to-do diners munched on $ 475 cans of Osetra caviar. A handsome man showed his gold Audemars Piguet watch to ...

Wealth and inequality affect BP in the population with the lowest risk of heart disease in the world

Betty Smith

July 3, 2021

Inequality

Photo: Muneer Ahmed ok / Unsplash The idea of â€‹â€‹a "social scale" may be metaphorical, but a real and perceived societal ranking have real conseq...

The pandemic has widened health inequalities and we need to do things differently to create a better society, says West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin

Betty Smith

July 2, 2021

Inequality

Tracy Brabin said the results of a new examination which found Greater Manchester had a 25% increased Covid-19 death rate compared to England, "will be recognized by many in our own region" .She said: 'This ...

The Aspen Ideas Fest panel grappling with the wealth gap, solutions to economic inequalities

Betty Smith

July 1, 2021

Inequality

(Left to right) Gillian White, Beth Ann Bovino, Kunal Kapoor and Starsky Wilson discuss wealth inequalities during the Aspen Ideas Festival on the campus of th...

New course explores inequalities in America

Betty Smith

June 29, 2021

Inequality

Why does the United States, long idealized as the land of opportunity and the champion of democracy, harbor some of the world's most unequal distributions of income and wealth? And what can we do about i...

Sassoli: EU must fight inequalities

Betty Smith

June 28, 2021

Inequality

President of the European Parliament David Sassoli (Photo) called on EU leaders to keep their promises on the travel certificate and to tackle inequalities in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, European a...

The climate of fear and the bubbling political inequalities in Peru

Betty Smith

June 26, 2021

Inequality

Peru's ever-changing political landscape never ceases to amaze. Peruvians have now elected five presidents of completely separate political parties in five consecutive elections. This is unprecedented in t...

Education, visibility and inequality in the trans community

Betty Smith

June 25, 2021

Inequality

Pride a word that recognizes the ongoing struggle for equality within the LGBTQ community. It's not all rainbows, the Human Rights Campaign calls violence against transgender and gender nonconforming people...

Vichos: Getting to grips with injustice | The Dartmouth

Betty Smith

June 25, 2021

Inequality

The housing shortage in Dartmouth exacerbates existing economic inequalities at the College. ...

IAEA and Trinity College Dublin team up to tackle inequalities in radiation therapy education

Betty Smith

June 24, 2021

Inequality

The IAEA and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, are joining forces to tackle global inequalities in the training of healthcare professionals in radiation medicine, especially radiation therapists (RTTs...

You can have billionaires or you can have democracy

Betty Smith

June 22, 2021

Inequality

A few things can happen. The Biden administration has focused on law enforcement to rebuild the IRS's ability to monitor super-rich tax games. None of their proposals to raise taxes for the rich will work ...

Watch: SXSW panel discusses money laundering, inequality and ‘catalysts of misery’

Betty Smith

June 22, 2021

Inequality

On March 16, the ICIJ hosted its first South by Southwest panel. Entitled, "Imperfect finance: collaborative journalism exposes inequalities in global financeâ€, The...

Significant inequalities observed with popular Liverpool ‘mass test’ pilots

Betty Smith

June 21, 2021

Inequality

Credit: PIXTA / CC0 public domain A University of Liverpool study found asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in Liverpool to be popular, but there was significant inequality between those who did and thos...

Permanent shift to work from home could lead to increased gender inequalities, experts warn

Betty Smith

June 20, 2021

Inequality

Permanent shift to work from home could disadvantage women and lead to more gender inequalities in the office, experts warnExperts say women are more likely to choose to work from home than thei...