Inequality
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Vacancies for doctors, nurses, midwives and therapists at highest level for three years
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Worries over whether women are doing their ‘fair share’ has a clear impact on their health, according to a new analysis -
Leah Green explores the struggles that arise across the globe when deciding who does which chores
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Women in developed countries have historically outlived men. But the life expectancy gender gap is closing -
As US studies reveal worrying disparities in trauma treatment based on patient ethnicity, one surgeon urges more research into inequalities in UK emergency care
Pictures and video
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Speaking at the Obama Foundation in Johnannesburg, the former US president has called for more women to enter politics and expressed dismay at abusive male leaders
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Jacinda Ardern and Justin Trudeau take questions from young Londoners on gender equality and how to bring about change in society
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Darren McGarvey tells the Guardian columnist he has enjoyed Jeremy Corbyn shaking up politics in the UK
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Veronica G Cardenas photographed life on the freight train where Central Americans band together to make the brutal 20-day journey through Mexico
Income inequality
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Income inequality has spawned a new subgenre of art – less dystopian than manic and absurd
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We’re told the world is turning middle class, but those at the bottom have little to cheer
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Median disposable income of retired households increased by 1.4%, according to ONS
Comment
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The gap between rich and poor has been widening for decades, driving a climate of mistrust that harms us all, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott
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The fiscal policies of conservatives like Trump and Scott Morrison are eating away at the fabric of society -
Age inequality
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Rather than blaming older people for everything from being a tax on the young to shoring up wealth, look at all the good we have done -
The retired are having a great time at the expense of young families thanks to generous pensions and property wealth -
In a world gone social media mad, prioritising personal relationships is crucial to our health, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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After rent and student loan debt, people my age struggle to eat, let alone put away a few hundred grand for our old age, says Guardian columnist Poppy Noor
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