How can we step up our game in fighting inequality? Launching the People vs Inequality podcast
How can we step up our game in fighting inequality? Launching the People vs Inequality podcast If some of us thought that inequality was bad in 2019, no one can really escape reality in 2021. Massive inequalities are destroying lives and threatening our societies and planet. The pandemic has not only exacerbated the gaps between the (very) rich and the poor, but also between men and women, between citizens and migrants, and – thanks to vaccine inequity - between the Global North and the Global South. Climate change is following a similar pattern, most heavily affecting those already in precarious situations whilst being caused by the rich. The pandemic has, however, also opened the eyes of many. To the plight of underpaid, overworked nurses and the fact that women do three times more unpaid care work than men. To the problems of austerity and budget cuts in public health systems, and the need to challenge global economic powers that protect their interests above all else, a...