The Advocate highlights social inequality through original stories and opinions, and content generated by fellow NNPA and other publications ...

Gender equality was supposed to reduce gender stratification and segregation in academic and professional pursuits. Instead, ...

Taxes, benefits, and household data make America look more unequal than it is.

Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand The relationship between inequality and economic ...

Imagine society as a ladder with 10 rungs. Where would you place yourself? That answer reflects your subjective social status—where you see yourself in society. Importantly, this is not necessarily ...

Racial and ethnic minorities face significant disparities in mental health service utilization and quality of care, often due to cultural misunderstandings and lack of access to appropriate providers.

A new data tool from researchers at UCLA highlights significant environmental health disparities between Latino and white neighborhoods in L.A., providing critical insights amid escalating public ...

According to data from the Congressional Budget Office, wealth inequality has been rising steeply in the United States over the last 30 years. This gap between rich and poor means that the top 1% of ...

Disparity in mental health care can take many forms. For the 1 in 5 who suffer with mental health issues, it can mean lack of care in some neighborhoods, care that's unaffordable or social stigmas ...

A high-stakes lawsuit seeking to eradicate Houston’s minority business certification program now has a counterweight in a newly passed disparity study that says the program should remain in existence.

What the pandemic provided, those at community health centers have said, was an opportunity for more mainstream recognition of health disparities. The Center for Racial and Health Equity generously ...