2021年7月5日 · Looking at global inequality beyond purely from an income distribution lens, it is critical to take into consideration multidimensional factors such as social mobility, gender equality, livelihood infrastructure, technology access, the voice of civil society, privacy, social and environmental protections, progressive tax laws and labour rights when examining the how …

2024年1月15日 · Wealth also continues to reflect its sexist, colonial and neo-colonial roots. Despite representing 21% of the world population, countries in the Global North own 69% of global wealth and are home to 74% of the world’s billionaires’ wealth.

2020年8月18日 · The social determinants of health. Image: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, adapted from adapted from Singer and Dahlgren and Whitehead Significantly, the pandemic has highlighted the impact of socio-economic conditions on health.

2022年4月7日 · The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened economic inequality across the globe. Urgent action is needed to support people in poverty and narrow the wealth gap.

2023年1月16日 · Global inequality has gotten worse, with the richest 1% grabbing nearly two-thirds of newly-created wealth since 2020. Our leaders need to imagine new economic structures to create a more equal world and to save our planet.

2020年7月22日 · Black women in the US won’t reach gender parity with men until 2130 because of intersectionality - where race and gender are both working against them. Here’s what it means.

2024年2月5日 · Inequality between rich and poor countries is getting worse, with women and minorities disproportionately affected. Oxfam suggests 8 ways to bridge the gap.

2024年2月20日 · Meanwhile, the pressing needs for the social innovation these technologies are looking to solve are in bottom-of-the-pyramid (BoP) settings whose voices are unheard in technology development. This poses issues such as lack of access and affordability to technology, language barriers, under-representation of certain datasets in training (in the ...

2022年1月17日 · Tax the new wealth made since the start of the pandemic through permanent wealth and capital taxes. Invest the trillions that could be raised by these taxes in progressive spending on universal healthcare and social protection, climate change adaptation, and gender-based violence prevention and programming.

2016年10月4日 · 2. Social spending, on public services such as education, health and social protection, is also important. Evidence from more than 150 countries – rich and poor, and spanning over 30 years – shows that overall, investment in public services and social protection can tackle inequality.