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Causes and effects of inequality - Coggle Diagram
Causes and effects of inequality
Income
The wealth gap between America's richest and poorest families has more than doubled from 1989 to 2016
Income inequality has risen in the United States since 1979
The US has the greatest level of income inequality among the 20 highest-ranking countries
in 2012, nearly 13% of the world's population received less than $1.90 per day
Globalization
National Sovereignty
skewed towards rich nations/individuals
large companies reduce costs and prices, which helps them, but can hurt small businesses
Gender
Job segregation
overall, women receive lower-quality medical care than men
Over 1 billion women do not have legal protection
only 24.3% of national parliament seats were filled by women
Minority ethnic groups
In the US, 39% of Black American children are living in poverty
In the US, 33% of Latinx children are living in poverty
AA unemployment rates are twice as high as white unemployment rates
Racial and ethnic minorities has worse health than white Americans
Immigration
Immigrants are often paid under the table and not offered a fair wage
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Education
funding gap between rich and poor schools grew 44% over a decade
High poverty schools increased by 60% to 1 out of every 5 schools in 2011
the richest 25% of school districts spend $1500 more per student than the poorest 25% of school districts
Predominantly white schools high higher test scores than Black schools
