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Women walk alone to reclaim India’s streets from fear and harassment

March 1, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

After a long and tiring day, Neha Khandelwal, 26, fell asleep on the bus in Delhi on her way home.

Cultural inequality

February 16, 2019 admin Other

In all the talk about income inequality, a more important kind tends to be forgotten: cultural inequality. But it’s finally

Widow’s call for NHS age equality

February 14, 2019 admin Age Inequality

A woman has called for an end to NHS age discrimination after revealing how doctors “wrongly assumed” her elderly husband’s

The gender pay gap means that more women will be in poverty later in life – but there is something the government can do

February 12, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

This week’s report by IFS illuminates the persistence of the gender pay gap. It highlights that women in paid work

Kingston to tackle race inequality with council scorecard

February 9, 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

Why we must tackle racial inequality in mental health services

February 6, 2019 admin Racial/Ethnic Inequality

The recent verdicts over the murder of Stephen Lawrence have brought to the attention not only 19 years of dignity,

Gender inequality ‘an insurmountable obstacle for many women’

January 27, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

UN population fund says lack of empowerment affects every aspect of life for women in the world’s 48 least developed

Owen Smith to pledge equal representation of women in Labour

January 16, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

Labour must act to ensure that half the shadow cabinet and half the party’s MPs are women, Owen Smith is to say.

Black men face inequalities in cancer care

January 12, 2019 admin Healthcare Inequality

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

Conakry hairdressers dispense cut-and-dried contraceptive advice to women

January 5, 2019 admin Gender Inequality

Fatoumatah Bah is cornered. Sitting in front of a tinsel-ringed mirror in Miskaa Salon, her head is bent forward, two

Threat of marriage hangs over young Malian refugee girls in Mauritania

December 31, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

Tinalbaraka Amano has done well to adapt to life in the desert. Three years ago, the 16-year-old had her own

Intelligence is not a remedy for racism

December 31, 2018 admin Racial/Ethnic Inequality

Smart people are just as racist as their less intelligent peers — they’re just better at concealing their prejudice, according to a

Giving birth in Guinea: a life or death lottery bereft of midwives and medicine

December 30, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

A baby was born, took one breath, then left the world again. No amount of the midwife pumping his legs

Fighting domestic violence through early education

December 27, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

KELOWNA, B.C. – When more men view women as equals, violence in relationships will be reduced, according to an American

Geena Davis Is Frustrated By Hollywood’s Gender Inequality

December 12, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

Geena Davis is speaking out against the inequality women face in Hollywood. In an interview with The Guardian, the actress talks

You See This Gender Bias On The Road Every Day

December 6, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

The next time you’re walking down an unfamiliar block, take a moment to look at the street sign — chances

Inequality rife among black and minority ethnic staff in the NHS

November 28, 2018 admin Healthcare Inequality

The NHS is the largest employer in the UK, has an ethnically diverse workforce, and its aim is to improve

Why South African universities are in the grip of a class struggle

November 25, 2018 admin Other

Each year, hundreds of thousands of students enrol to study at South Africa’s universities. Of the 60% of black African

CULTURAL INEQUALITY IN THE U.S.

November 19, 2018 admin Other

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

The new inequality: Health care

October 31, 2018 admin Healthcare Inequality

Inequality between the rich and the poor is on the rise, and we’re not just talking income. The wealthy are

Older Workers Stay Unemployed Much Longer Than Younger Ones, Study Says

October 21, 2018 admin Age Inequality

Compared to younger job-seekers, older adults receive fewer job offers, search for work weeks longer and are less likely to

Black activists hope killings prompt more action from whites

October 16, 2018 admin Racial/Ethnic Inequality

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

Iceland announces men-only UN conference on women, gender equality

October 12, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

Iceland is announcing a U.N. conference on women and gender equality – and only men and boys are invited. The

Matthew Lester: Education lost between HR & CSI – key to addressing inequality

October 5, 2018 admin Other

Well known economist Thomas Piketty’s visit to South Africa has left Matthew Lester with a lot to ponder. Piketty’s mantra says redistribution

#ClothesWithoutLimits aims to empower children, break free of gender stereotypes

October 2, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

MONTREAL – What do you do when you’re shopping for your daughters and everything on the rack is pink and

Older workforce faces age discrimination

September 21, 2018 admin Age Inequality

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

In the modern workplace, age 50 is considered old

September 13, 2018 admin Age Inequality

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

Job Seekers Suffer Ageism If They Display ‘Older’ Characteristics

September 10, 2018 admin Age Inequality

Age stereotypes can strongly affect people’s choices about who to hire, according to new research published in the Journal of Social

Gender Inequality on a Late Summer’s Day

September 2, 2018 admin Gender Inequality

I’m sunbathing on a dock by a tranquil Connecticut lake. Two dragonflies alight six inches from my nose, entwined in

#ElxnSexism draws attention to sexism, racism, homophobia on the campaign trail

August 20, 2018 admin Other

TORONTO – A Twitter chat about sexism in politics is drawing attention to not only reports of gender inequality, but