Tag: inequalities
Inequalities in France: the report that sweeps away received ideas
Is France making progress? Income inequalities between residents are lower in France than in other countries, according to a new report published on Tuesday June 20 by the bank Natixis,…
Gender inequalities, ForumDD: “We need to have strategies to reduce stereotypes”
(Finance) – An ISTAT survey, conducted in 2018 with the Equal Opportunities Department, found that 59% of the Italian population aged 18-74, with no particular differences between men and women,…
Gender inequalities still relevant in OECD countries
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development published, Tuesday, May 9, a report on the state of gender equality in the thirty-eight member countries. The report acknowledges the progress made…
Gender inequalities at work: “The glass ceiling resists but begins to crack”
At equal position and volume of work, men are always better paid than women in France. According an INSEE study published on March 3, using the latest available figures for…
Life expectancy in good health: “Behind the average situation, there are strong inequalities”
A study on life expectancy in good health published on Thursday shows that at age 65, a Frenchman can live another eleven years and three months without disability, and a…
Mathilde Berger-Perrin: “To reduce gender inequalities, let’s capitalize pensions”
The observation is clear: in France, women are less wealthy than men. On average, they earn a salary 22% lower, a gap which narrows to 5.3% for equal positions. At…
Inequalities in France: three infographics to understand the strength of our social model
“I think that democratic peoples have a natural taste for freedom; left to their own devices, they seek it, they love it, and they see only with pain that they…
Philippe Aghion: “Focusing on inequalities in wealth is mistaking the subject”
Seen from abroad, the French welfare state is one of the most generous: almost free school and healthcare, inexpensive public transport, numerous safety nets… all financed by compulsory levies that…
Philippe Aghion: “Focusing on inequalities in wealth is mistaking the subject”
Seen from abroad, the French welfare state is one of the most generous: almost free school and healthcare, inexpensive public transport, numerous safety nets… all financed by compulsory levies that…
understand social inequalities to better fight plastic pollution
As COP27 continues, and countless environmental protection programs are underway, social scientists warn that some of these projects tend to reproduce social inequalities, even as the problems of pollution are…