Tag: inequalities
Is the focus of the “virus” at home?
You probably don’t remember it. But before you were born, when relatives, onlookers or colleagues surrounded your mother, they all had the same question on their lips: “So, is it…
In mathematics, general dropout for girls from CP
Girls have on average less good results in maths from the first year of primary school (CP). If the observation is known to experts, the Institute of Public Policies (IPP)…
Why the health care gap between women and men costs billions per year
Yet another reason to reduce inequalities between women and men. Women’s quality of life is lower due to unequal attention given to both sexes in medical research and treatment. This…
New billionaires with big hearts or smokers?
“Being more taxed. » When listing her good resolutions for 2024, Marlène Engelhorn abandoned the classic “play sports” or “spend more time with loved ones” for a wish that was…
In three years, the fortunes of billionaires have increased by $3.3 trillion
The equivalent of an increase of $14 million per hour. According to a report published by the NGO Oxfam on Mondayjust before the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum…
For two-thirds of Europeans, the ecological transition must go hand in hand with a reduction in inequalities
The vast majority of Europeans believe that the ecological transition will only happen if inequalities are addressed. 68% say that a carbon neutral economy “can only be achieved if we…
Women with modest incomes use fewer reimbursed contraceptives
Contraceptive pills, implants or IUDs… Women with lower incomes use reimbursed contraceptives less than others, at all ages of reproductive life, notes an INED study, published this Wednesday. Only 36%…
The end of the Covid-19 crisis has resulted in an increase in poverty and inequalities
The INSEE figures on poverty and inequalities in 2021, published Tuesday November 14, were eagerly awaited. And the observation is clear: “At the end of the Covid-19 episode, poverty in…
Women “work for free” from 11:25 a.m. this Monday, according to feminists
This year, women start “working for free” from 11:25 a.m. this Monday until the end of the year. This is information from the feminist newsletter “Les Glorieuses” which denounces persistent…
Federal court approves historic deal for Indigenous children
Canada is taking the path of reconciliation, unlike Australia. Canadian justice approved this Tuesday the largest compensation agreement in the country’s history. It awarded 23.4 billion dollars (15.8 billion euros)…