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‘Feminist approach’ to cancer could save 800,000 women’s lives every year, say health experts

Gender inequality and discrimination impede timely diagnoses and quality care for women around the world, says report

Evening Standard

Policy must tackle root causes of England’s record mental ill-health, says report

Coalition of experts publish action points including tackling inequality, poor housing and child poverty

The Guardian - UK

‘Feminist approach’ to cancer could save lives of 800,000 women a year

Gender inequality and discrimination impede timely diagnoses and quality care for women around the world, says report

The Guardian - UK

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Australia’s wealthiest 20% worth 90 times the country’s poorest, new report reveals

Superannuation and property investment fuels growing inequality, with the richest fifth worth an average of $3.2m

The Guardian - AU

Age, not class, is now the biggest divide in British politics, new research confirms

“Class is the basis of British politics; all else is embellishment and detail.” So wrote Peter Pulzer, the former Gladstone professor of politics at the University of Oxford in the 1960s. Nowadays, however, it is age, not social class, that is the biggest demographic division in Britain’s electoral politics.

The Conversation

Public wants more from government now than at any point in decades, survey finds

People show no sign of wanting cuts despite the increase in taxation and spending during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

'Biggest impact since fall of Berlin Wall': Oxford expert hails key Scottish policy

THE Scottish Child Payment has seen the biggest reduction in inequality caused by a single policy change since the collapse of the Berlin Wall, an…

The National (Scotland)

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The age of the city has not ended–but its inequality is fueling the backlash against metropolitan elites

The inability to afford homes and the shortage of school and elderly care places have put cities out of reach for working people, says Oxford professor.

Fortune

Banco do Brasil CEO: ‘Brazil is responsible for half of the Amazon rainforest. Here’s how we’re finding the money to save it’

'Banks must seek to harmonize financial returns for shareholders with social and environmental advancements to reduce inequality,' writes Tarciana Medeiros.

Fortune

UN chief says people are looking to leaders for action and a way out of the current global 'mess'

Leaders of a world fractured by war, climate change and persisting inequality gather under one roof to hear the U.N. chief summon them to take united action on humanity’s huge challenges – and to start delivering their own assessments on the most global of stages

The Independent UK

Western leaders defend slow progress to end global inequality as UN summit starts

Leaders insisted war in Ukraine had not distracted them from sustainable development goals

The Guardian - UK

What to expect as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly

For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it became Russia's war in Ukraine. Throughout both developments, the perils of climate change, poverty and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York.

France 24

Who lives and who dies in the world’s next pandemic should not depend on where they live

Aids and Covid had the worst impact in poorer countries and communities; a new health accord must address this

The Guardian - UK

South Africa can't crack the inequality curse. Why, and what can be done

South Africa is ranked one of the most unequal societies in the world. The Conversation Africa spoke to Imraan Valodia, the Director of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, about inequality in South Africa.

The Conversation

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Reason

Despite the Doomsday Narrative, Global Inequality Has Significantly Declined

This progress has been widely shared, to the great benefit of the people at the bottom of the distribution.

The Conversation

Wealthy but worried: why the UK's top 10% are turning their backs on the rest of society

I feel fairly middle of the road and average, but objectively I know this is completely untrue. I am at the top of the income percentiles – though I also know I’m miles away from the very rich. Everything I earn goes at the end of the month: on school…

Crikey

Fair go going, going, gone: the haves and have-nots gap is disrupting democracy

Massive economic inequality between executives and everyday people can place already fragile democracies under even greater strain.

Crikey

Danielle Wood can rescue the Productivity Commission. But is it worth saving?

The Productivity Commission has long been in need of a shake-up. How to fix it is another question.

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The Hindu

Inequality, UNSC reforms at centre of Brazil G20: President Lula

Brazil fought for the alliance and has competence in it. Brazil will prioritize inequality, reform multilateral institutions, convert African debt into public works and make G20 more democratic.

Fortune

A.I. will reduce inequality by leveling the tech playing field

Previous IT waves made inequality worse by putting money and power in the hands of over-educated experts. A.I. could do the opposite.

The Guardian - UK

Female cricket umpires worried they will have to quit unless pay improves

Th issue of pay inequality for umpires was raised with the ECB but no action has yet been taken, according to one official

The Hindu

India 'very important', but it is for members to decide on its UNSC membership, says Antonio Guterres

UN Chief Guterres hails India as "country of the world" and "very important" partner in multilateral system. Urges immediate reforms to UNSC and other multilateral institutions to reflect today's world. Pitches for global solidarity to tackle poverty, hunger & inequality. Hopes India's G20 presidency will help achieve transformative change. Warns…

The Street

How economic inequality is fueling authoritarianism: Nobel laureate

Columbia University economist Joseph Stiglitz offers an explanation.

France 24

'Fixing France': Exploring the shortfalls of the French Republic

The French motto of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" can be seen everywhere in France, a constant reminder of the Enlightenment-era ideals the Fifth Republic says it holds dear. But our guest Nabila Ramdani says that a closer look at recurrent street protests, entrenched economic and social inequality and an all-powerful president…

The Hindu

I started using Sanatana Dharma to stop Sangh Parivar groups from twisting my words as an attack on Hindu beliefs: Thirumavalavan

Thol. Thirumavalavan has been using the term "Sanatana Dharma" to criticize Hindutva and Sangh Parivar politics for the past five years. He believes it sidesteps the problem of being painted as anti-Hindu. He argues that Sanatana Dharma is the basic concept of Aryan religion, with inequality at its core, while…

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