The Latest Breaking News from Inequality

Gender inequality goes beyond visible and measurable gaps. Even subtle shifts in women’s job tasks after having children can significantly undermine their long-term career prospects.

According to new research, people underestimate inequality when they live in segregated social worlds. But when wealth is openly displayed, dissatisfaction rises fast.

India knows how to count the poor. From ration cards to multi-decade surveys such as the National Sample Survey , there are sophisticated systems to track deprivation – who’s getting by, who’s falling behind, who needs support.

Artificial intelligence could make income inequality even worse and create a new underclass. Governments and society must take action

Trump's new Gold Card scheme faces backlash from MAGA supporters who accuse him of "selling citizenship" as critics warn of inequality and legal challenges.

From wealth hoarding and tax breaks for billionaires to unpaid care work and climate damage, the World Inequality Report paints a picture of an economic order tilted towards a tiny ultra-wealthy minority.

Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%

Women work longer and per hour earn a third of what men are paid, in figures that have changed little in 35 years, UN report shows

From ancient slavery to the factory floor, progress has often relied on the exploitation of human beings. We might like to believe those days are well behind us. But in the digital age, AI and the metaverse risk repeating that pattern with new forms of invisible labour and inequality.