Ireland has been ranked third in a global Human Development Index by the United Nations Development Programme, which warns that the world is now on “the crest of a wave of inequality”.

Almost three in 10 workers say they would take a 10% pay cut to work for a company committed to helping solve issues such as climate change and inequality.

When high levels of inequality are pointed out, a common response is that the “politics of envy” are being deployed. I heard the phrase myself when I tweeted recently that the share of income going to the richest 0.01% of adults in the UK was almost at a record high, based on my new analysis of UK tax data, writes Mike Brewer of the University of Essex

Rich people who support the objective of curbing extreme economic inequality should not be silenced by right-wing accusations of hypocrisy, writes Kaushik Basu

When people are addicted to drugs or alcohol or food, so that their life revolves around acquiring and consuming, we regard this as a mental illness.

A new economic report warns that it is the working and lower-middle classes that are struggling the most in Ireland.

Up to 24% of the Irish population is at risk of poverty, according to a new economic report by TASC.

Every January we get a glimpse into a different world. A world of billionaires, of business and political elites, mingling in the expensive Swiss mountain resort of Davos for the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, writes Jim Clarken, Chief Executive of Oxfam Ireland.

There is concern over rising inequality across the globe.

A leading international expert has told an event on gender equality in Cork today that organisations are experiencing ‘gender fatigue’ when it comes to implementing gender diversity.

A leading international expert has said that there is a new urgency around gender diversity in leadership roles, despite policies that should have eased the problem around the globe.

The top 10% of earners in Ireland took home a third of all income in 2016, while the bottom 50% of earners took home just one fifth.

A TD has called for a 'dramatic narrowing' of the pay gap between bosses and workers and has proposed a number of measures to fight the growing inequality in Irish society.

Teachers have warned of more protests as they ramped up their campaign for equal pay yesterday.

Growing inequality resulted in 82% of new global wealth going to the richest 1% last year, while the poorest half of the world saw their prosperity flatline, a report by Oxfam has shown.

The world’s 500 richest people increased their fortunes by $1tn in 2017 according to the latest Bloomberg billionaires index.

Plenty has and will be made of how much money Dublin clubs received from the Sports Capital Programme, writes John Fogarty.

"The message to the higher education institutes is that there is no where to hide and that gender inequality which is alive and well in our education institutes, will be eradicated."

Countries will face economic and social unrest unless inequality towards the world’s poorest women is tackled urgently.

Income inequality in Ireland remains “remarkably stable”, according to a report from the Economic and Social Research Institute.

Phone helpline charity the Samaritans has warned that inequality is driving people to suicide.

The one thing you can be certain of is that the rich will get richer on his watch, writes Fergus Finlay.

We are better educated than men, but earn less and don’t climb the career ladder in the numbers we should. Is this our choice or is the fault of a culture that believes a good mother is always available to her children, asks Aileen Lee

Half a century after the march that led to voting rights for black Americans, Barack Obama still faces a stiff challenge in his attempt to tackle racial inequality, reports Toluse Olorunnipa

The wealth gap between rich and poor elderly people is growing, according to reports published today.

Global inequality has risen to the extent that the £1tn (€1.21tn) combined wealth of the 85 richest people is equal to that of the poorest 3.5bn — half of the world’s population — according to a report from development charity Oxfam.

Inequality, like the poor, will always be with us, it seems, but yesterday’s Oxfam report which recorded that the combined wealth of the world’s 85 richest people is equal to that of the world’s poorest 3.5bn — half of the world’s population — is shocking.

US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder, assault and a string of other offences in the massacre of Afghan villagers as they slept, a US official said.

A US Army Staff Sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in a night-time shooting spree remembers little about the incident, his lawyer has said.

The US soldier accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians saw his friend’s leg blown off the day before the rampage, his lawyer said today.

The American soldier accused of shooting dead 16 Afghan villagers in a pre-dawn rampage has been flown to Kuwait, it has emerged.