HIV, TB, malaria prevalence will reduce with fewer inequalities in healthcare: WHO

A recent WHO report takes a look at 32 health indicators from 186 countries on HIV, TB and malaria, that kill 2 million annually  

'Half of India without significant wealth'

Inequality hurts democracy, which is why governments need to intervene and regulate to fix this trend: Lucas Chancel, lead editor of World …

Cut inequality to fight climate crisis

Economic inequality raises carbon emissions, with the rich contributing most: Human Development Index

Half the world's married women out of labour force: Report

Marriage and motherhood also ate into women's access to paid work and accompanying benefits  

How economic inequality is widening in today’s India

The 21st century has witnessed development with a yawning gap where wealth is concentrated in a few hands

Swimming pools and manicured lawns — rich communities’ extravagant choices are leaving too little water for the poor

Study finds socioeconomic inequality as the biggest problem behind water shortages in urban areas

India’s invisibilisation of donkey labour is rooted in the caste system

Donkeys are an integral part of livelihood of many marginalised sections; though donkeys play an important role in building cities, they are …

How India remains poor: Nine billionaires own as much as half the people

India protests against rising Inequality

Women aren't failing at science — science is failing women

Female scientists publish more and better research but are promoted less. New research from Mexico exposes gender gap in science there, and …

‘Green growth’ can help African countries address socio-economic inequalities: Report

Green growth can address inequity through the creation of decent jobs, better provision of basic services, improvement of air quality and …

What India can learn from Bangladesh about closing its gender gap

Post-1971, Bangladesh embarked on an inclusive development strategy involving various non-government stakeholders, religious bodies and aid …

Only 15% landholders earn 91% of total national income

Income inequality makes agrarian crisis challenging; inequality is worse among farmers than the formal economy

Women play vital role in agrifood systems across Latin America and the Caribbean

In most rural households, women play a definitive role in agriculture and other allied activities. Thus, including women under the social …

Deepening green tech divide between Global North, South to worsen economic inequality, warns UN

Without decisive action by governments, developing countries may miss out on economic opportunities from green tech

Southern Africa most unequal region on the continent: Report

Top 10% of society in the region took the lion’s share of the national income, whereas the bottom 40% took just 4%

World Bank report paints contrasting picture of African economy

While poverty may be lower than what current estimates suggest, the number of people living in extreme poverty has increased since 1990

Gender gaps in agricultural sector cost Nigeria dearly

Report estimated forgone earnings from the gender gap in agricultural productivity at $2.3 billion annually

25 years of Kudumbashree: How this Kerala women’s collective intervened to empower women, fight poverty

Whenever Kerala plunged into a deep crisis, be it floods or the pandemic, Kudumbashree has been there with the state and its people through thick …

Why inequality is India’s worst enemy

India’s per capita gross domestic product increased five times between 2000 and 2019. The income, however, is concentrated only in a few …

Inequality among farmers keeps 85 per cent out of discourse

Like in the formal economy, the farm economy also suffers from concentration of lands within a small group

It is unhealthy to be a woman in India

The 2018 Global Gender Gap report ranks India at a dismal 108 out of 149 countries; and in the South Asian region, India …

Abandonment, poverty, sexual exploitation: Why Indian women pay a higher price for climate crisis

Women have limited ability to overcome climate shocks compared to their male counterparts: It is an uneven playing field. But a gradual …

Almost all states in red zone on gender equality: NITI Aayog

Latest report by think tank says that women and girls in the country experience inequalities in every aspect of life

FAO: Closing gender gap in agri-food systems can boost global economy by $1 trillion

Tackling gender inequality can reduce world hunger and reinforce resilience to shocks like climate change and COVID-19 pandemic

Women, on average, enjoy barely 77% of legal rights that men do: World Bank

World Bank’s ‘Women, Business and the Law Index’ says that women just entering the workforce will retire before they enjoy the …