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Income distribution

The salaries of female bosses are 35 percent lower than their male colleagues.

If the women in your office don’t make as much as the men, here’s what to do about it

Business

When women climb the management ladder, their wage gap with men grows even wider.

The Swiss mountain resort of Davos where world political and buisness leaders are attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) to discuss the state of the world's economies and the problem of growing economic inequality.

Why one economist thinks Obama’s tax plan on the rich is too little, too late

Economics
Five cent coins are pictured in the air in front of the Federal Palace in Bern, Switzerland, during an event organised by the committee that delivered 126,000 signatures to the parliament to propose a minimum monthly disposal household income of CHF 2,500

$2750 a month for every adult, guaranteed? Switzerland’s considering it

Business, Economics and Jobs

Study find certain U.S. regions can keep poor people poor

Business, Economics and Jobs

GlobalPost report finds income inequality, a global problem

Development & Education

Commentator says fiscal cliff negotiators are leaving poor behind

Global Politics

Now more than ever there’s a need to set partisan differences aside to address the number of Americans living in poverty, activists say. But with no representation for the growing number of people falling into poverty, some are calling fiscal cliff negotiations a threat to our democracy.

Wealthiest Americans see precipitous decline in incomes — still dominate

Business, Economics and Jobs

Economists are also studying whether the dramatic concentration of wealth at the top is an indication of an economic collapse, a cause of an economic collapse or just a mere coincidence, as they study the concentration of wealth now, compared to 1928.

Poverty rising in the US: Where’s the outrage?

Global Politics

Poverty in the United States is reaching record numbers, but don’t expect Americans to take to the streets in protest like those in Greece or the Middle East.

President Obama’s International Argument Against Rising Income Inequality

Conflict & Justice

President Obama is scheduled to give a speech tomorrow in Illinois addressing the US economy. Home prices, stock prices, and retail sales are all on the rebound. But the gap between rich and poor continues to widen.

A Growing Wealth Gap

A new study from the Urban Institute offers strong evidence that the recession has exposed the United States as an economy without equality of opportunity.   The study shows a growing disparity in wealth between non-Hispanic white Americans and most minority groups– and argues that major policy reforms are necessary to level the playing field for […]