The Latest Breaking News from Inequality

South Africa’s goal since 2012 has been to build a capable and developmental state to address the twin challenges of poverty and inequality. The country’s National Development Plan defines a capable state as “well-run and effectively coordinated state institutions with skilled public servants”. A transformative and developmental role is about…

The Samaritans called for urgent government action to address the root causes, including poverty.

Nigeria has abundant human and natural resources but remains mired in underdevelopment. There are high levels of poverty, corruption, unemployment and inequality. The country is currently witnessing a rise in ethnic militias and terrorism, adding to the threats posed by armed herdsmen’s deadly clashes with rural communities over land.

When asked about reactions to Donald Trump being president, a 16-year-old Black girl said, “I feel unsafe and not protected. The United States is supposed to be the land of the free but is really the land of racism.”

New sentencing guidelines for England and Wales address gender and ethnicity but ignore poverty

Indigenous women have gathered at the 69th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women to call for an end to violence and inequality.

Demonstrations from Buenos Aires to Lagos demand justice for victims of femicide and urge reforms to protect women.

Thousands of women have taken to the streets of Turkish cities to mark International Women’s Day, protesting inequality and violence against women

Baroness Harman said the ‘job is far from done towards ending women’s inequality’.