In virtually every city, the vast majority of violent crime is concentrated in just a few neighbourhoods. Inequality in all forms is a huge contributing factor.

Robert Muggah and Sameh Wahba 02 Mar 2020

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

This is Piketty's urgent new message on how to fight inequality

French economist Thomas Piketty is calling for a series of policy changes to tackle global inequality.

Mark John · Reuters 17 Feb 2020

Global Economic Imbalances

Art and technology expose 'hidden inequalities' in cities

Using drone images, one photographer was able to capture the stark contrast of life in the Johannesburg slums and the rich villas surrounded by lush greenery.

Zoe Tabary · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 12 Feb 2020

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

These are the 10 countries with the best social mobility

Denmark tops World Economic Forum’s new Global Social Mobility Index, which finds the Nordic nations are best at sharing opportunities across their populations.

Rosamond Hutt 20 Jan 2020

Gender Parity

5 shocking facts about inequality, according to Oxfam’s latest report

Oxfam’s Time to Care Report - the world’s 22 richest men have more money than all the women in Africa, just one fact highlighting global inequality..

Kate Whiting 20 Jan 2020

India

How to build a better India by 2030

"It is 2030 and India is among the world’s top three economies. Its people have access to quality jobs, better healthcare, and skill-based education—all of which were out of reach just te...

Natarajan Chandrasekaran and Roopa Purushothaman 17 Jan 2020

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

The hidden cost of free trade

This column combines data from 54 low and middle income countries to show how trade liberalisation increases both incomes and inequality - yet overall creates social welfare gains.

Erhan Artuc, Guido Porto, and Bob Rijkers · VoxEU 08 Jan 2020

United States

With U.S. unemployment at a 50 year low, why is job quality so poor?

Unemployment in the US is the lowest it’s been in 50 years. So why are workers experiencing long job hunts, for work with low pay and unpredictable hours?

Gwynn Guilford · Quartz 16 Dec 2019

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

The best solution for inequality? Economic growth

Living standards are not improving fast enough among those who are falling behind and are fueling much of the political tension across advanced economies today.

Michael J. Boskin · Project Syndicate 13 Dec 2019

Gender Parity

Dead celebrity earnings reveal gender inequality follows us to the grave

Michael Jackson is one of the highest-paid dead celebrities, earning more than $825 million in 2016. By comparison, Marilyn Monroe was the highest female earner, with $13 million in 2019.

Ruth Penfold-Mounce · The Conversation 13 Dec 2019

Future of Economic Progress

Here's what happened when a charity gave $1,000 each to poor households in Kenya

Research into one nonprofit organization’s long-running cash transfer program showed how a universal basic income (UBI) can transform developing economies.

Sean Fleming 04 Dec 2019

Italy

Italy’s latest law is good for the climate and women

The government has decided to cut taxes on biodegradable tampons, whilst revoking a proposed levy on production of single-use plastic.

Giuseppe Fonte · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 04 Dec 2019

Future of Economic Progress

Demographics and technology explain secular stagnation and more

The interactions of demographic and technological changes, highlighted by transmission mechanisms, have new implications for growth and inequalities that must be tackled by policymakers a...

Henrique Basso and Juan Francisco Jimeno · VoxEU 04 Dec 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

The women of this country have found an innovative way to fight climate change

Planting mangrove trees on the shores of Vietnam is helping protect against global warming – and also sowing the seeds of female empowerment.

Jessica Wapner · Mosaic Science 04 Dec 2019

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