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It’s now common knowledge loans and gifts from family are a large part of breaking into the housing market. But how is parental financial support being used in other areas?
Big Local projects are about getting involved.
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A nine-year study shows local projects to tackle inequality can themselves cause inequalities among the people who get involved.
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Australia’s tax and transfer systems do less to redistribute income than those in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
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Society’s wealthiest are responsible for generating climate change – but who are these people, and why are their emissions so high?
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Single parents need support, not stigma.
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Changes in the law will ensure that companies can’t go on ignoring inequalities in earnings and wealth in South Africa.
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A new study discredits the belief that most Australians have little understanding or interest in their superannuation.
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Algorithms have been blamed for dividing society. What if they could support social cohesion instead?
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on developments in South Africa’s strategy to manage the spread of COVID-19.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa tried to foster social cohesion in his speeches during a pandemic that had exposed the nation’s divisions.
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With its IPPO partners, The Conversation is addressing some of the biggest policy challenges.
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The transition to net zero emissions is under grave threat if governments do not do more to address the potential unfairness of some climate policies.
Luanda, the capital of Angola.
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African economic growth is central to what happens in this century to both global poverty and global inequality.
Listening to and learning from each other can help build future teachers’ empathy.
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It is crucial to cultivate teachers who are socially aware and critical, especially in today’s unequal society
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Our research shows the world is not on track to achieve any of the Sustainable Development Goals. But with decisive action, we can still achieve a fairer, more sustainable and prosperous future.
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You may feel little sympathy for people in the top bracket of earnings, but don’t let that stop you reading. Like it or not, their views and actions matter to everyone
The aftermath of a 2021 fire disaster in an abandoned building in central Johannesburg.
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Marie Huchzermeyer , University of the Witwatersrand ; Amira Osman , Tshwane University of Technology ; Hannah le Roux , University of the Witwatersrand ; Margot Rubin , Cardiff University ; Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon , University of the Witwatersrand ; Mfaniseni Fana Sihlongonyane , University of the Witwatersrand ; Neil Klug , University of the Witwatersrand ; Philip Harrison , University of the Witwatersrand ; Priscila Izar , University of the Witwatersrand ; Sarah Charlton , University of the Witwatersrand ; Sarita Pillay Gonzalez , University of the Witwatersrand , and Tanya Zack , University of the Witwatersrand
Armed police interventions are unconstitutional and incapable of addressing housing and safety in the inner city.
City leaders often appear reluctant to discuss London’t role in growing levels of regional inequality.
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Business bosses appear reluctant to take part in open debate about their firms’ contribution to growing regional inequalities.
Joanah Mamombe, MP Elect for Harare West constituency, addresses media at a polling station.
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Women’s representation in Zimbabwe’s parliament has declined in spite of a quota imposed in 2013.
Investor pressure could drive down greenhouse gas emissions.
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Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas emissions.
Debt renegotiation between debtors (mostly older, minority women) and debt collectors (in green and from behind). December 2019, debt renegotiation fair in Vitoria (Espirito Santo) Brazil.
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In different parts of the world, managing debt on a day-to-day basis is a real job, and one that is mainly taken on by women.