Tag: global
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Global Gender Inequalities – An Overview
Gender Inequalities in Employment – For every dollar earnt by men, women earn 70-90 cents. Women are less likely to work than men – Globally in 2015 about three quarters of men and half of women participate in the labour force. Women’s labour force participation rates are the lowest in Northern Africa, Western Asia and […]
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Trends in Global Wealth Inequality and Poverty
Global wealth inequality is increasing, but how can we explain this, is this is a problem, and what could we do to make the world a more equal place? Trends in Global Wealth Inequality and Poverty According to the 2016 Global Wealth Report produced by Credit Suisse, wealth inequality in 2016, measured by the share of the wealthiest 1 […]