Why do disparities in wealth exist and is it possible to eliminate them?
Access to water in Tanzania
Homelessness in Australia
The life expectancy gap between idigenous and non-indigenous Australians
P1: Domestic abuse/ abusive childhood/ lack of familial stability
P2: Lack of affordable hosuing for socioeconomically disadvantaged
P3: Employment insecurity
P4: Substace abuse
The wage gap around the world
P1: The lack of one in developed countries
P2: Wage gap in South Korea
P3: Wage gap in Egypt
P1: Environmental factors- no lakes vs lakes
P2: Cultural/ social factors- girls get water
P3: Societal factors- Urban vs rural
P1: Historical margninalisation (loss of land, language and culture; intergenerational trauma)
P2: Urban and rural distributions
P3: Cultural factors- culture of indigenous communities, greater violence, substance abuse and childhood violence
Gender roles influenced by religion and culture
Levels of Education for women
Including legal disparities between genders (divorce court)
Legal protection
Adjusted vs unadjusted figures
Differences in choices of occupation, overtime worked, maternal leave, etc.
Historical marginalisation
Cultural and familial structures
Unequal legislation and sexual slavery contributing to patriarchal ideologies
Interesting that despite a very high tertiary education completion rate in South Korea, the employment rate of women with a tertiary education is very low, highlighting that the issue is not education