Inequality Archives

Environment

Fight Climate Change by Fighting for Women’s Rights

It's time to stop focusing on population growth as the cause of our environmental problems. It’s not the main culprit, and the women of the world are already doing all they can to slow it. They just need more support.

Diana Liverman

News in Brief

Many Make It to the One Percent, But Few Stay Long

A new study finds that one in nine Americans has been in the top one percent income bracket at some point—but it's still mostly educated white men.

Nathan Collins

Economics

Growing Up Poor Has Effects on Your Children Even If You Escape Poverty

Breaking the cycle of poverty is more difficult than just moving out or moving up.

Claude S. Fischer

Economics

The Changing Economics of Single Motherhood

Women made remarkable gains in society in the last 30 years, but single mothers were left behind. To understand why, we need a more nuanced understanding of who single moms are.

Nicholas H. Wolfinger

News in Brief

White Kids Will Be Kids

Even the “good” kids—bound for college, upwardly mobile—sometimes break the law. The difference? They don’t have much to fear. A professor of race and social movements reflects on her teenage years and faces some uncomfortable realities.

Nancy Wadsworth