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