Category: Global inequalities

Article by Emelia Bulmer What is Educational Inequality?Educational inequality refers to the disparities in opportunities and outcomes in education between privileged and disadvantaged groups (Educational Inequality - an overview I ScienceDirect Topics, 2015). This...

Article by Mizuki ImamuraPhoto by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash As globalization advances and economies evolve, disparities—both between countries and within them—intensify. This phenomenon raises the question: is the economic inequality within nations a more pressing...

Article by Yuyang RenPhoto by Elyse Chia on Unsplash Is the inequality existing fair, because it results from legal processes and fair competition? This is a question often doubted by people, after the world’s ten richest men increased their fortunes from $700 billion...

Article by Taiyo Ito Photo by Muhammad Zaid on Unsplash   Educational inequality is a global issue, with millions of children lacking access to quality learning simply because of where they were born or the family they come from. While this challenge often feels too...

Article by Laura Goodwin Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash   First of all, global inequality is defined as the uneven status, resources, opportunities or rights that affect people’s life chances. This social relation affects the 8 billion individuals on our planet...

Article by Lucy Stevens Photo by Mihály Köles on Unsplash   “As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality exist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” – Nelson Mandela As the UK battles against the increasing cost of living crisis, the gap between the rich...

Article by Honorine KwizeraPhoto by Christine Roy on Unsplash The world is witnessing what has been considered the largest sweep of globalization as a result of improvements in mass communication and transport powered by the advancement in technology. However, the big...

Article by Isabel BatesPhoto by John Moeses Bauan on Unsplash It would be safe to suggest that when you hear the word ‘pandemic’ you think of COVID-19. In many aspects, certain countries struggled more than others with controlling and preventing the spread of disease...

Article by Caitlin BradleyPhoto source: https://wp.wwu.edu/alotais1/2018/11/  So, what is global inequality and why is it bad? Global inequality is the unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and power that shape well-being[i], according to Oxfam America. It...

Article by Kairi HattoriPhoto by Luemen Rutkowski on Unsplash When we think of life as a long-distance run, each of us has a different starting line. Although the goal of each life is different, the starting line is determined by where parents pass the baton to their...