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Pay secrecy lets employers get away with paying women less

March 15, 2020 admin Income Inequality

It’s International Women’s Day and again we lament the pay gap between men and women. In Australia, the gender pay gap

Groups Unite Across America to Protest Police Shootings

February 20, 2020 admin Racial/Ethnic Inequality

WASHINGTON — A coalition of black racial-justice organizations started a series of coordinated demonstrations in more than a dozen cities

The Ace We Need For An Equal Future

February 6, 2020 admin Income Inequality

If the Australian Open has taught us anything, it’s that athletic performance is priceless. For two weeks every January, fans

If women want to reduce the gender pay gap, they have to fight for it

January 17, 2020 admin Income Inequality

Men out-earn women by more than $27,000 a year. That was the finding of Workplace Gender Equality Agency data released this week.

‘Blacks for sale’ online ad sparks outrage in Brazil

December 15, 2019 admin Racial/Ethnic Inequality

Rio De Janeiro – A shocking ad on one of Latin America’s biggest online marketplaces, offering “blacks for sale for

Kingston to tackle race inequality with council scorecard

December 15, 2019 admin Racial/Ethnic Inequality

Empowering people is central to our mission and vision in Kingston. We are always looking for new ways to improve

PAHO launches new commission on link between inequality and health

November 28, 2019 admin Healthcare Inequality

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that it

In the modern workplace, age 50 is considered old

November 14, 2019 admin Age Inequality

Breaking through the glass ceiling is relatively easy. I did it almost 20 years ago. But no one told me

Gender equality: more than half of women fear their gender will hurt their career

November 2, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

More than half of female students believe gender may hold them back in their career, a study has found. Only

What’s Driving Inequality: CEO Pay or Company Success?

October 25, 2019 admin Income Inequality

Income inequality has often been attributed to top executives reaping a windfall while their workers’ pay stagnates. As my Capital

Our health care system is also a major cure for inequality

September 30, 2019 admin Healthcare Inequality

The Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) on Tuesday released a new study on the impacts of Canada’s publicly funded health care

Jack Monroe: ‘I want to be treated as a person, not as a woman or a man’

September 23, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

It was only three years ago that Jack Monroe burst into the public consciousness. She was 24, a single mother living in

Scrap school admissions policies based on postcode – they entrench inequality

September 19, 2019 admin Other

Why are pupils from disadvantaged families more often found studying in poorly performing schools? Is it the choices their parents

‘Rich-poor’ cancer gap persists

September 14, 2019 admin Healthcare Inequality

Each year 5,600 people in England miss out on having their cancer diagnosed at an earlier stage because of social

Black activists hope killings prompt more action from whites

August 6, 2019 admin Racial/Ethnic Inequality

New York – Since the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement three years ago, many white Americans have wrestled

Which States’ Tax Laws Widen Inequality

July 28, 2019 admin Income Inequality

The federal tax code reduces income inequality significantly, taking more from the rich than it does from the middle class

CULTURAL INEQUALITY IN THE U.S.

July 26, 2019 admin Other

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Charles Murray discusses the emergence of what he refers to as “cultural inequality” in

Why It Matters When Hollywood Actresses Talk About Pay Equality

June 19, 2019 admin Income Inequality

This week everyone was talking about “House of Cards” — not because Netflix just dropped a new season on us,

Older workforce faces age discrimination

June 18, 2019 admin Age Inequality

Men in their 50s are the most likely to report discrimination in the workplace, as a new survey finds older

Why politicians are asking the wrong questions about gender inequality

June 3, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

ONE issue that virtually every Democratic presidential candidate has weighed in on this year is the wage gap between the

Robin Wright’s Equal Pay Fight Deserves Praise, But It’s a Move Only the Most Privileged Can Make

April 18, 2019 admin Income Inequality

Robin Wright has once again proven herself to be one of Hollywood’s brightest stars. This time though, it wasn’t with a

‘Girl talk’ or ‘career exploration’? Texas school’s gender segregation peeves parents

April 15, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

“Girl talk” and “more girl talk” for girls; college, career and finances for the boys — that’s the split curriculum for

We can’t afford age inequality in the workforce

April 2, 2019 admin Age Inequality

As a society, we have been slow to recognise that millions of older Australians are locked out of the workforce

Eliminating inequalities needs affirmative action

March 6, 2019 admin Racial/Ethnic Inequality

The Supreme Court has upheld the affirmative action admission policy of University of Texas. Abigail Fisher, a white woman, applied

Homeland’ Director Lesli Linka Glatter Finds Hollywood Gender Inequality ‘Unacceptable’

February 28, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

No women were nominated for Outstanding Drama Director at last year’s Emmy awards, when the Academy president spoke about TV

How to end the UK’s gender pay gap

January 31, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

More than three decades after the equal pay act, the gender pay gap still stands at about 19%, with the

Google wants new emojis to represent professional women

January 1, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

In a proposal to the Unicode Consortium, which controls specifications for emojis, Google says it wants to create a new

Black men face inequalities in cancer care

December 30, 2018 admin Healthcare Inequality

Irecently had a PSA test, a blood test that can detect the early signs of prostate cancer. It came back

Income Inequality May Cause Boys to Drop Out of High School More Often

December 16, 2018 admin Income Inequality

The stark reality of the U.S. is that people born poor are likely to remain that way. But the exact

Public Health Dialogue: health inequalities

November 23, 2018 admin Healthcare Inequality

There was general agreement that we need to support local authorities through these unprecedented changes. There are concerns that although