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Prostitution laws, not sex work, source of ‘structural inequality,’ says lawyer
Sex workers and their supporters gather outside the Ontario Superior Court during the launch of their constitutional challenge to Canada's sex work laws, on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Federal government pledges $18-million to expand HIV testing at Montreal AIDS conference
A woman walks by a sign during the AIDS 2022 conference in Montreal, Sunday, July 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
economy
Rising inequality now an urgent matter, BIS central bank group warns
FILE PHOTO: The tower of the headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is seen in Basel, Switzerland March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
european business
Poorer households trust the European Central Bank less, study finds
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 10, 2022 the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) is pictured. - European Central Bank policymakers meet on April 14, 2022 faced with the challenge of threading a response between record-high inflation figures and weak growth due to the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
How Le Pen channels Putin: By wielding nostalgia for a past that doesn’t exist
Doug Saunders
world
Former student leader becomes Chile’s youngest president
Chile's new President Gabriel Boric walks to greet supporters after his swearing-in ceremony at Congress in Valparaiso, Chile, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
world
Norway’s leftist opposition set for landslide win, complex talks
A lion statue in front of the Norwegian Parliament, in Oslo, on Sept. 1.
canada
Medically assisted deaths rising as Canadians grow more comfortable with the idea
Medical equipment inside the trauma bay photographed during simulation training at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Canadian psychiatrists' attitude towards medical assistance in dying for people with mental illnesses appears to have undergone a sea change over the past five years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
leadership lab
For the sake of the communities they serve, non-profits need to step up in combatting internal inequities
Paul Taylor
opinion
Investors want to know how companies handle ESG issues - and they have a list
Jeffrey Jones
opinion
The pandemic has reversed our momentum on closing gaps for marginalized Canadians
Anil Arora
opinion
COVID-19 is spreading another disease: income inequality
Jonathan Goodman
canada
Amplify: Writing about women and power is impossible without women speaking out
report on business
Pandemic’s seismic shifts are reshaping the way Canadians work, study says
investment ideas
Who owns stocks? Explaining the rise in inequality during the pandemic
A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange.
canada
Racialized Canadians have some of the highest rates of COVID-19 infections in the country. Who can allay their doubts about taking the vaccine?
canada
Explore the Power Gap in provincial governments
canada
Why don’t women advance through the corporate world like men do? Seven reasons why, and three women’s stories
investigation
The Power Gap: Women are outnumbered and outranked at Canada’s vital public institutions, Globe analysis finds
canada
Robyn Doolittle explains the Power Gap between men and women in Canada’s public institutions
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opinion
In 2021, let’s all try to have a bit more empathy
Marta Zaraska
opinion
On key innovation indicators, Canada continues to underwhelm. Here are four ways to fix it
Daniel Munro
report on business
COVID-19 has further amplified economic inequality in Canada, report shows
The Shops at Don Mills in Toronto midday on Tuesday. Months into the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and an economic downturn, consumer spending is now firmly above levels of a year ago. Travel and restaurant spending remain soft, but other areas such as clothing and household goods are strong, and extended income supports from the federal government promise to keep spending on solid footing. October 6, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Basic income: If Big Business supports it, be skeptical
Eric Reguly
opinion
For the Bank of Canada, what does the link between monetary policy and inequality mean?
Jeremy Kronick
world
U.S. students launch class-action targeting Yale, Stanford and others over college bribery scandal
In the first lawsuit to come out of the college bribery scandal, several students are suing Yale, Georgetown, Stanford, whose campus is seen on March 14, 2019, and other schools involved in the case, saying they and others were denied a fair shot at admission.
opinion
Seeing gun violence up close, we know there are no easy answers
Jamil Jivani, Hasanatu Barrie and HuSainatu Barrie
world
World Bank study on South Africa exposes ANC’s failure to reduce poverty
A shack area is pictured in Johannesburg's impoverished Alexandra township.