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The 2018 murder of Rio city councilwoman Marielle Franco inspired record numbers of Black women to get involved in politics. Winning proved harder – but it isn't the only point of their campaigns.
Our findings suggest that it is time to take Kenyan youth seriously as politically important actors.
Australia has a huge opportunity to design a recovery strategy that strengthens our resilience to future shocks and ensures the country’s long-term, sustainable prosperity.
Elder economic insecurity is a problem for all races, but it's far more common for people of color, particularly in certain states.
A fire scientist offers a six-point strategy for preventing wildfires and living safely in flammable landscapes.
Suburbs are more racially and economically diverse than ever, making them key battlegrounds for the election.
Our report examines Australia's educational performance against equity and excellence benchmarks. It finds the inequality gap is large and growing.
Researchers are imagining what the world might look like in 2048 — and the new forms of inequality and injustice that might exist.
On Oct. 25 Chile will decide whether to replace its dictatorship-era constitution with a new one written wholly by the Chilean people. The vote shows how protests can change the course of a nation.
Donald Trump has accused the Democrats of wanting to "abolish" and "destroy" the suburbs through a regulation aimed at diversifying housing, a claim unsupported by the facts.
Racial, ethnic and class inequities regarding gifted and talented services are found in most school districts.
Some 44,000 people – about one-hundredth of 1% of the US population -- have given $10,000 or more each to this election. So much money from so few donors inevitably distorts the political process.
While some progress has been made toward gender equality in the research world, the coronavirus pandemic has reminded us that the old models are never far away and can re-emerge.
Findings add to growing concerns about the wage gap between men and women – as well as a gap between Asians and whites.
Persistent challenges of the past and the present burden women with unspoken traumas, but art such as needlework is a way to break the silence.
What are the visions that reflect the diverse values that nature holds for people?
Unfairness alone is upsetting enough to drive people to punish lucky recipients of unfair outcomes.
Emergency relief measures were operational for six months and are due to end soon. But the impacts of COVID-19 will be felt long after.
With UNICEF ranking New Zealand 35th out of 41 rich countries for children’s well-being, the gap between rhetoric and reality is wider than ever.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, and Head of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Professor of Epidemiology, University of York
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
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Professor, UTS Business, University of Technology Sydney
