Inequality

Health & Medicine

Richer countries are getting unfair access to life-saving vaccines

New research finds that the way vaccines are manufactured and priced is creating inequality between the world’s richest and poorest countries

Health & Medicine

Is rising inequality fuelling our moral outrage?

Moral outrage is on the rise – and it’s creating polarisation and division in democracies around the world in a vital election year

Politics & Society

Local responses to global nomads

From Bali to Barcelona, digital nomads are increasing, but they’re not always welcomed by the local communities who live there

Health & Medicine

Misogyny in medicine impacts us all

Misogyny in medicine is rife in 2023 and Australian hospitals must adopt a gender equity framework to ensure quality patient care

Business & Economics

A light at the end of the inequality tunnel?

This year’s HILDA survey suggests that the Government’s COVID-19 financial support shows us there may be better ways to tackle income inequality in Australia

Politics & Society

Caste and cricket: How celebrities enable inequality

India’s caste system is a millennia old hierarchy that has helped to create deep inequalities. Celebrities who flaunt their caste identity can end up further promoting and enabling this inequality

Health & Medicine

Rising caesarean rates and inequality

Global rates of caesarean section are rising alarmingly, especially in Asia, and as the Indonesian experience shows, these rates are accompanied by widening inequality in access

Health & Medicine

Adolescence - a critical time to address gender inequality

A major study across 40 countries in Asia and the Pacific reveals the stark gender inequalities faced by adolescents, providing a roadmap for effective action

Politics & Society

Discrimination in a pandemic

Many Australians are facing potential unemployment, but the reality is some people are more likely to face discrimination and inequality in the workplace during COVID-19

Health & Medicine

Why being the fairest of them all still pays

New research finds economic inequality can actually incentivise some women to use their attractiveness to try to get ahead