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Nov 1, 2022 · That’s because what’s been driving income inequality in the United States – and around the world for years – is that the very rich are getting even richer, rather than the poor getting ...
- Fatema Z. Sumar
On this page, you can find all our data, visualizations, and writing relating to economic inequality. This evidence shows us that inequality in many countries is very high and, in many cases, has been on the rise. Global economic inequality is vast and compounded by overlapping inequalities in health, education, and many other dimensions.
Some studies show that high inequality [encourages] poor people to choose very high tax rates on the rich, which reduces investments and growth rates. That’s one [reason we should care.] Another thing we see very much nowadays is that the social stability and the social fabric of a society are torn apart if there are very large income ...
The gender pay gap (or the gender wage gap) is a metric that tells us the difference in pay (or wages, or income) between women and men. It's a measure of inequality and captures a concept that is broader than the concept of equal pay for equal work. Differences in pay between men and women capture differences along many possible dimensions ...
- Esteban Ortiz-Ospina, Max Roser
- 2018
Dec 9, 2021 · In contrast, consider a situation of extreme inequality between countries, such as today’s inequality between a poor and rich country. 1 In this case, the home country of a person determines everything. The shown data for Ethiopia and Denmark makes this clear: the two distributions don't overlap.
Jan 21, 2020 · Reducing inequality should, says the report, play a central role in policy-making. This means ensuring that the potential of new technology is used to reduce poverty and create jobs; that vulnerable people grow more resilient to the effects of climate change; cities are more inclusive; and migration takes place in a safe, orderly and regular manner.
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Women’s food insecurity levels were 10 per cent higher than men’s in 2020, compared with 6 per cent higher in 2019. This trend can be reversed, including by supporting women small-scale producers, who typically earn far less than men, through increased funding, training and land rights reforms. Goal 3.
