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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.
Oct 4, 2016 · Inequality in numbers. According to a report by the Johannesburg-based company New World Wealth, India is the second-most unequal country globally, with millionaires controlling 54% of its wealth. With a total individual wealth of $5,600 billion, it’s among the 10 richest countries in the world – and yet the average Indian is relatively poor.
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 ...
Aug 18, 2020 · 5 things COVID-19 has taught us about inequality. Aug 18, 2020. The pandemic has shone a light on existing inequalities. Image: REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao. Coronavirus has brought to wider consciousness inequalities in areas from healthcare to technology. These inequalities are felt along various lines, from ethnicity to income.
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. Our leaders need to imagine new economic processes and structures to ...
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 ...
Oct 9, 2020 · Ian Goldin. 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 the downturn.
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.
Mar 3, 2022 · It will now take an estimated 135.6 years to close the worldwide gender gap between men and women. However, progress is being made in areas including science and politics. Improving paternity policies and representation of women will help. There is still a huge amount of work to do to achieve gender equality around the world.
Sep 4, 2020 · COVID-19 highlights how caregiving fuels gender inequality. One reason for this is that the virus has increased the burden of unpaid care for children, the elderly and the sick, which is disproportionately taken on by women. The situation is compounded by existing gender inequalities. Urgent action is needed to prevent deepening divisions ...
