Pew Research Center

1. Global perceptions of inequality and discrimination

In our 36-country survey, we asked respondents how large a problem various types of inequality are in their nation, including the gap between the rich and the poor, unequal rights for men and women, ...
MarketWatch

LGBTQ+ people still face discrimination and economic inequality. These policies could help.

LGBTQ+ people have long been subjected to economic inequality, including higher poverty rates, a greater likelihood of experiencing homelessness, and lower median earnings. Though economic policies ...
Forbes

Racism And Discrimination Are A Key Public Health Threat—But Overlooked And Dismissed Using Poor Science, Researchers Warn

Racism, xenophobia and discrimination have a profound impact on health but are largely overlooked and erroneously dismissed with low-quality science, according to a series of papers published in the ...
Transparency International

Organization of American States: Fighting inequality and discrimination requires decisive action against corruption

For the 52nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States to meet its goal of “Together Against Inequality and Discrimination” – fighting corruption must be on the agenda. Transparency ...
Time

Caste Discrimination Exists in the U.S., Too—But a Movement to Outlaw It Is Growing

In late January, California State University added caste to its non-discrimination policy. With more than 437,000 students and 44,000 employees statewide, it is the largest academic institution to do ...

Inequality in South Africa: 'Wealthiest 10 percent receive 70 percent of the total income'

Despite numerous policy interventions since apartheid, South Africa remains the world's most unequal nation, with racial ...
UNHCR

Covid-19 and climate crisis worsen inequalities for displaced women and girls

Conflict, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic are delivering a triple blow to the rights and safety of refugee, internally displaced and stateless women and girls, many of whom were already ...
webtv.un.org

Carlos III University of Madrid launches the Discrimination and Inequality Laboratory

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), as part of its continuous outreach efforts about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), shares this story ...
Jurist

HRW calls on authorities to address racial inequalities in access to healthcare

Human Rights Watch (HRW) renewed its call for governments to address racial discrimination and inequalities in healthcare, in a statement issued on Monday. In the statement, HRW cited General ...
equities

Discrimination in a free-market economy: Why inequality persists 60 years after the Civil Rights Act

Discover: The free market, in theory, may punish companies that discriminate. Still, the market is powerless when consumers are the ones who value discrimination. During the years of lunch-counter sit ...
Nearshore Americas

Corruption Is Root Cause of LATAM’S Inequality and Discrimination: Transparency International

Transparency International urged Latin American governments to focus on rooting out corruption, which the organization identified as a great barrier to fostering an equitable, democratic and ...