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Dec 10, 2021 · On average, an individual from the top 10% will earn $122,100, but an individual from the bottom half will earn just $3,920. And, when it comes to wealth (valuable assets and items over and above income), the gap is even wider. The poorest half of the global population owns just 2% of the global total, while the richest 10% own 76% of all wealth.
Aug 18, 2020 · These inequalities are felt along various lines, from ethnicity to income. Minority groups and people with disabilities face multiple barriers in access to essential services. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown socio-economic inequalities into sharp relief. From access to healthcare and green spaces, to work and education, here are five areas of ...
Oct 9, 2020 · Image: REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli. As well as a public health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on poverty levels and inequality. Women, alongside the poor, elderly, disabled and migrant populations, have borne the brunt of the fallout from the pandemic. Minorities have been hit harder and are recovering more slowly from ...
Mar 8, 2019 · According to the Forum’s Global Gender Gap report, only 22% of the world's AI professionals are female, compared with 78% who are male. This accounts for a gender gap of 72% yet to close - and reflects the broader STEM skills gap. In 2012, just 14% of women starting university in OECD countries chose science-related subjects, compared with 39 ...
Jul 5, 2021 · Mitigating inequality requires a mix of bottom-up and top-down changes that address the underlying social and economic systems. Seven experts shine a light on creating a future that leaves no one behind. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated socioeconomic inequalities within and across countries. The policy responses designed to mitigate them ...
Apr 28, 2017 · In 1955, Kuznets gathered together patchy historical data on income distribution in the US, UK and Germany, and he thought he saw a pattern: that as economies grew, income inequality rose at first and then fell. Plotted on the page, it looked like an upside-down U. The Kuznets Curve, which suggests that as countries get richer, inequality will ...
Sep 22, 2015 · Social and economic inequalities tear the social fabric, undermine social cohesion, contribute to environmental problems and prevent nations, communities and individuals from flourishing. It is hardly surprising then that the countries most likely to meet the 17 SGDs first are Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, according to a report published last week.
Jan 16, 2023 · Global inequality has gotten worse, with the richest 1% grabbing nearly two-thirds of the $42 trillion of wealth newly-created since 2020. Inequality is destroying society and it is not inevitable; it is a choice that reveals us as lacking in both empathy and imagination.
Jan 19, 2015 · Jan 19, 2015. Many of today’s public health issues – diabetes, cancer, obesity, cardiovascular disease – are strongly associated with social inequalities. Literature from across the world shows that gaps in income, employment, education and access to acute and preventative health care worsen health outcomes for disadvantaged populations.
Sep 12, 2023 · All of these can drive progress in reducing the gap. This is a call to action for a common good. And we must answer that call with these three actions: 1. Reduce income inequalities between top and bottom earners. Every nation should agree to aim for a situation where the top 10% do not earn more than the bottom 40%.
