Types of Inequalities 
Income
Gender
Race
Disability
Religion
Social
Sexual Orientation
Opportunity
Age
the uneven distribution of wealth among a population
The top 10% of individuals in the United States average 9 times the income of the bottom 90%
The top 1% of individuals in the United States average 39 times the income of the bottom 90%
The top 0.1% of individuals in the United States average 196 times the income of the bottom 90%
Source: Institute for Policy Studies
Inequality due to unequal life chances
Based on circumstances
31% of inequalities in the UK are due to circumstances
45% of inequalities in the United States are due to circumstances
Source: Ferreira, 2019
Direct Discrimination: being treated worse than other people because of your sexual orientation
Indirect Discrimination: occurs when an organization has a policy in place that applies to everyone but puts those of a specific sexual orientation at a disadvantage
Victimization: being treated poorly after making a complaint about sexual orientation discrimination
Harassment: being humiliated or degraded based on your sexual orientation
being treated differently because of your religion or lack or religion
can be a result of a discriminatory rule-- it is not always direct or intentional
1 out of 20 girls aged 15-19 have experienced forced sex in their lifetime
The rate of homicide for adolescent boys is 4 times higher than that of adolescent girls
Girls aged 10-14 spend 50% more of their time on household chores than boys do.
Source: Unicef, 2018
Video about the cost of gender inequality:
Systematic Racism: years of white privilege make it difficult for people of color to achieve economic stability
The median Black family owns just 2% of the wealth of the the median White family
Source: Source: Institute for Policy Studies
Age discrimination typically begins at age 50
Women are more likely to be treated differently because of their age than men
In 2016, EEOC received 20,857 charges of age discrimination
Source: Palmer, 2017
In the United States, only 4 out of 10 people with disabilities have a job
50% of companies would rather pay a fine than include people with disabilities in the workplace
Source: Bryer, 2020
The uneven distribution of resources based on social class
Class Distinctions
Upper Class
Middle Class
Lower Class
Going up the social ladder allows for more access to resources
Source: Khan Academy, 2017