Tag Archives: Inequality

On International Women’s Day on Mar. 8, thousands of Chilean women of all ages took to Santiago’s central Alameda avenue to demonstrate peacefully for several hours and turn the Chilean capital into a stage for protest and demands for their rights. Some of them were women caregivers accompanied by dependent …

Women march for their rights on Mar. 8, 2023, in Brasília. Every International Women’s Day, Brazilian women take to the streets in towns and cities to protest against sexism, racism and other factors of gender inequality. CREDIT: Lula Marques / Agência Brasil by Mario Osava (rio de janeiro) Wednesday, March 06, …

by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Inter Press Service CARACAS, Jan 31 (IPS) – Rural life in Latin America and the Caribbean continues to be marked by poverty and inequality compared to the towns and cities where the vast majority of the population lives. A new focus on rural …

Conversation at the UN General Assembly side-event panel on synergies between SDGs and climate action. Credit: Karelia Pallan/Oxfam Opinion by Abby Maxman (new york) Monday, September 25, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 25 (IPS) – With its global representation, one would expect the UN General Assembly to touch on …

More Republicans are coming to the view that economic inequality, or a lack of social mobility, is a problem in the United States — and that more can be done to enable families to attain or regain a middle-class life. Though discussions about inequality tend to be most visible among …

Rodrigo Reyes, 18, was forced to drop out of school in 2020, because his family could not afford to pay for the internet or electronic devices that would allow him to attend class online, just when he was about to finish high school and was thinking of studying mechanics, his …

A new poll released by Quinnipiac University shows a Democrat voter base extremely out of touch with the hardships facing everyday Americans, ranking inflation well down a list of urgent issues behind such pet projects as climate change, racial inequality, and even “something else.” Perhaps this is why President Biden …

Every year, 570 million tons of food are wasted at the household level people. Global food waste accounts for 8–10% of greenhouse gas emissions. Credit: Claudia Ciobanu/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, May 13, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, May 13 (IPS) – Please do not say you were not aware that …