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Inequality, or the unequal distribution of resources (such as status, land or opportunities), has been a substantial and recurrent issue throughout human history. The persistence of inequality raises ...

Consistent evidence documents powerful effects of social inequality on health, well-being and academic achievement. Yet research on whether social inequality may also be linked to brain structure and ...

NOTICE: The workshop that is the subject of this workshop summary was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National ...

Three and a half years ago, the English publication of Thomas Piketty’s surprise bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, sparked an international debate about the roots of rising inequality.

When men share domestic work equally everyone wins -- their kids, their partners and the entire society. The Lily published a story chronicling mothers whose careers are taking a back seat to ...