Children in Sub-Saharan Africa receive just 3% of the public education funding available to their peers in Europe and North America. 🧵A thread on a NEW STUDY written with @nitin-k-bharti.bsky.social A. Gethin @markjmn.bsky.social @zhexunmo.bsky.social & L. Yang. 🔗 wid.world/www-site/upl... [1/10]

How much investment is needed to close the global gap in health and education, and over what timescale? New study by @nitin-k-bharti.bsky.social A. Gethin @markjmn.bsky.social @zhexunmo.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social & Li Yang. 🔗Study and key findings wid.world/news-article...

🇲🇾📉Income inequality and ethnic gaps persist in Malaysia, new study shows: 👉The top 1% earn 11% of national income; the top 10% earn 35% 👉Chinese Malaysians make up 56% of the top 1%, while Bumiputera, the majority ethnic group, account for 70% of the bottom 50% 🔗 wid.world/news-article...

British colonial reform on early female marriages has reduced gender gap in education in India 🇮🇳 New study by @sutanuka.bsky.social & E. H.F. Tam now available here ▶️ wid.world/news-article...

☕Take a break. Flip through our Activity Report ▶️ indd.adobe.com/view/00786bf... Last year was a milestone for global #taxjustice - thx to great collaborations with @taxobservatory.bsky.social @taxjustice.net @icrict.bsky.social... Thx to all WID Fellows for advancing research on #inequality👏 🧵

🔍Income inequality varies significantly across regions - a thread🧵1/4 If global income were equally distributed, we’d each earn €1,065/month. But reality tells a different story: 💶In Sub-Saharan Africa: ~€240/month 💵In the US: >€3,500/month = a difference of 1 to 15! #InequalityData 📊 wid.world