Fight Inequality Alliance- India

Join us today for #FacebookLive at 3PM! We will be discussing what are people's expectations from @nsitharaman for #UnionBudget2022. #FightInequality #TaxTheRich @FightInequality @jenny_ricks @Oxfam Link: fb.me/e/2WlUpivdn

The latest World Bank estates suggest increases in global inequality and extreme poverty during pandemic were substantially driven by India. COVID-19 increased global Gini index by 0.7 points & global extreme poverty by 90m people. @FightInequality openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3…

financialexpress.com/money/crorepat… Now we know: As per the official data, the number of individuals having income above Rs 1 crore in AY 2021-22 was 1,31,390. The number of such individuals in the previous year was 1,25,023.

Indian ads diminish the real worth of housework & reinforce the notion that all housework women perform is selfless & the essence of womanhood itself. Meanwhile, men are glorified for 'helping out' in basic household tasks. @TheSwaddle #GenderInequality youtube.com/watch?v=0fhMw_…

"Total wealth of the bottom 50% fell to 10.9% from 12.3% between 1961 &1981, &then sharply declined to 2.8% in 2020. The wealth of the middle 40% was 45% till 1981, falling steadily to 22.9% in 2020." writes @maitreesh for @TheIndiaForum. #FightInequality theindiaforum.in/article/does-i…

Adivasis and Dalits are more likely to experience long-term poverty.

"In the absence of concrete caste data, we work with speculations that often foster misplaced antipathies and competitive envy between various castes and communities." writes @haripaliath for @IndiaSpend. #CasteInequality #FightInequality @KhalidAAnsari4 indiaspend.com/indiaspend-int…

“Only 22.3% of higher caste Hindus own 41% of the country’s total wealth and form the richest group, whereas 7.8% of Hindu STs own only 3.7% or the lowest wealth share of the country’s assets”, writes @LittleMurthy in @IndianExpress. #FightInequality indianexpress.com/article/india/…

"Post-Covid, the declining female labour force participation rate remains an issue. This is critical for women’s welfare and for economic development," writes @fergusonunwomen for @HindustanTimes. #FightInequality #GenderInequality hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/gen…

While India is home to nearly one-third of all stunted children worldwide, the SC-ST, OBCs and UC-Muslim children are 35-50% more likely to be stunted than the UC- Hindu children. @AshwDeshpande and @rajeshramand for the @thewire_in. #FightInequality thewire.in/caste/caste-di…

A larger portion of Jats (55%), Thakurs (43%), Brahmin (38%), Other Hindu General (37%), & Yadav (31%) belong to the wealthiest class. This highlights the graded caste system that impacts the access & accumulation of resources. @thewire_in #CastOutCaste thewire.in/economy/what-d…

"Ownership of SCs/STs & OBCs in non-agricultural establishments is lower than overall figures, suggesting that the socially deprived groups face greater barriers in the non-farm sector of the economy.” @Roshanjnu in @livemint #FightInequality #CastOutCaste livemint.com/Politics/ino3t…

“Ambedkar promoted ideas of public education that aimed to challenge the domination of upper caste communities in order to become a means of social transformation by creating critical consciousness,” writes Mansi Bhalerao @FeminismInIndia #FightInequality feminisminindia.com/2021/09/10/amb…

India needs a caste-based census to gather updated evidence on extent of caste-based inequality. Demand to conduct it has come from caste-based parties such as RJD, SP, JDU & others like TRS, BJD, NCP and Congress- @pratulsharma8 @TheWeek #FightInequality theweek.in/theweek/curren…

A UNICEF study stated about 50% of secondary class students & around 33% of elementary levels felt that their mental & socio-emotional health had been poor since May 2020; those from tribal & migrant families were hit worse.#FightInequality @YouthKiAwaaz youthkiawaaz.com/2022/06/rescri…

As per the Global Gender Report 2021, published by the World Economic Forum, India's rank fell by 28 places to 140 out of 156 countries with a score of 0.625 (out of 1) as compared to 112 in 2020. writes @YogimaSethET @EconomicTimes @wef #FightInequality economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/nit…

According to the finding from the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (2013), the average age at death for Dalit women was 39.5 years against 54.1 years for higher-caste women. #FightInequality @ashwaqM @ajaxiom @livemint livemint.com/Politics/Dy9bH…

#Caste clearly influences who leaves secondary school. The lower the traditional caste status, the higher the dropout. SCs: 33.3%, STs: 37.54%, OBCs: 28.33%.“Forward”/other castes: 19.63%. #FightInequality @epw_in #CastOutCaste @DalitRights epw.in/journal/2020/3…

Only 13% of India's national income is left to the bottom half of the population. The top 1% accumulated more than 21% of the total national income in 2021. #TaxTheRich #FightInequality @IndiaAheadNews youtube.com/watch?v=EKoyc7…

As the age of the respondents in the Gallup World Poll Data of 2018 (for India) rises, the belief in the rich inequality hypothesis becomes stronger. We also find that the religiosity of an indi­vidual reinforces this belief. @the_hindu #FightInequality thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/…