Podcasts about equality trust

“If you're talented and work hard, success (whatever that is) will be yours!” – So says the powerful system and ideology known as “meritocracy”. But if only it were so simple! Jo Littler joins Uncommon Sense to reflect on where this idea came from, how it became mainstream, and how it gets used by elites to convince us we live in a system that is open and fair when the reality is anything but that.But Jo also shows things are changing. Since the crash of 2008 it's been clear we're living and working on a far from “level” playing field. Jo describes the recent embrace of non-work and the rise of assertive “left feminisms” as a sign of hope that the tide may be turning against meritocracy and shallow ideas of success, and discusses the work of people leading the way. Plus: we reflect on the trope of escape. Why is it so often that to “succeed” in life, one must leave the place that they're from and embrace the risky and new? And what's up with the cliche of the “ladder” as a visual image for success? Jo reflects with reference to everyone from Ayn Rand to Raymond Williams. Also: we consider the 1990s rise of the “Mumpreneur” and the more recent phenomenon of the “Cleanfluencer”.Guest: Jo LittlerHosts: Rosie Hancock, Alexis Hieu TruongExecutive Producer: Alice BlochSound Engineer: David CracklesMusic: Joe GardnerArtwork: Erin AnikerFind more about Uncommon Sense at The Sociological Review.Episode ResourcesJo, Alexis and Rosie recommendC. Carraway's book “Skint Estate”M. Brown and R. Jones' book “Paint Your Town Red”D. Aronofsky's film “Requiem for a Dream”R. Linklater's film “Slacker”From The Sociological ReviewSociological reflections on ‘doing' aspiration within the psychic landscape of class – Kim AllenBirds of a Feather – Natalie WreyfordThe price of the ticket revised –  Anthony Miro BornBy Jo LittlerAgainst MeritocracyMrs Hinch, the rise of the cleanfluencer and the neoliberal refashioning of housework (co-authored with Emma Casey)Left Feminisms: Conversations on the Personal and PoliticalFurther reading“The Rise of the Meritocracy” – Michael Young“The Coming of Post-industrial Society” – Daniel Bell“Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations” – Simone Varriale“Perceptions of Meritocracy in Singapore” – Terri-Anne Teo“Meritocracy and Elitism in a Global City” – Kenneth Paul Tan“The Tyranny of Merit” – Michael Sandel“Inequality by Design” – Claude Fischer, et al.“Notes on the Perfect”– Angela McRobbie“Culture and Society” – Raymond WilliamsRead more about the industrial sociologist Alan Fox, the work of Bev Skeggs on respectability politics, the work of Nancy Fraser, and the Billionaire Britain 2022 report by The Equality Trust.

Inflation! Energy crisis! Cost of living! Inequality! Strikes! A government out of its depth and out of touch. And that's just 1978 … The latest episode of the SmallDataForum podcast opens with Thomas comparing the not-so-good old days of the Winter of Discontent in Britain with the dry bleak hot summer of 2022. Ah, 1978: when Margaret Thatcher was not yet Prime Minister, and the average CEO of a UK FTSE 100 company earned 11 times that of the average full-time worker (Equality Trust report). Fast forward to today when political weathervane Mary Elizabeth Truss, erstwhile anti-monarchist Liberal Democrat, committed Remainer and serial Maggie cosplayer, is given a 95% chance to be the new Prime Minister by 5 September. The median CEO / worker ratio is now well above 100 to 1. While wistfully recalling the rubbish heaps triggered by a general strike in ‘78/'79, Neville cites a long list of present societal afflictions that the UK's “zombie government” is unable to address, from inflation to climate change impact, energy bills to raw sewage dumped on beaches. Now, as then, there is plenty of anger and a strong sense that we've had it, that enough is enough. Continue reading -> https://www.smalldataforum.com/  

The pandemic has exacerbated inequalities that were already severe. From the free school meals scandal to a proposed return to austerity policies, how can we understand the implications, and rebuild a fairer society? Hear from Mark Thomas (writer and performer, Mark Thomas: Check-Up at Arcola Theatre in 2018) and Wanda Wyporska (Executive Director of The Equality Trust). Arcola's series of free, online discussions, #ArcolaConversations, provide a chance to reconnect with the community, explore big ideas and imagine the future together at this time of historic upheaval. This discussion took place on Thursday 13 May 2021.

Keir Starmer reveals his 'contract' with the British people, Cross Question & is it sensible to make the law softer over cannabis? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour and Lib Dem MP Luciana Berger, Conservative MP Robert Halfon, Fran Darlington Pollock of The Equality Trust and political commentator Emma Webb.

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour and Lib Dem MP Luciana Berger, Conservative MP Robert Halfon, Fran Darlington Pollock of The Equality Trust and political commentator Emma Webb.

Marianne and Eric chat with Professor Richard Wilkinson, Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham. Richard is author most recently of the book The Inner Level, and co-founder of The Equality Trust. In this episode, Richard shares his research on the detrimental and wide-ranging psychological effects of income inequality. He discusses how inequality impoverishes everyone's health, trust, and psychological well-being, even for those "winning" in the income distribution. Richard argues that while positive psychology needs to better understand societal predictors of when people flourish, the field already has discovered many insights that are plainly ignored by policy makers and other shapers of society. Finally, he shares how income inequality is visible and impactful on an everyday basis, and why a more equal society would also do a better job at fighting climate change.The Spirit Level: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/395860/the-spirit-level-new-edition-by-richard-wilkinsonkate-pickett/9780241954294 The Inner Level: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567749/the-inner-level-by-richard-wilkinson-and-kate-pickett/More information: www.inequality.org 

The Rational View welcomes Edgardo Sepulveda back to discuss the interactions between social inequality and COVID-19. Edgardo has co-authored a paper on the topic providing evidence that societies with higher inequity also suffer higher COVID-19 mortality rates. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827321001798?dgcid=rss_sd_all It is not immediately clear why this might be the case, and it is difficult to tease out a correlation amidst all of the other confounding factors. This discussion is an interesting exploration of the application of statistics and the scientific method. Edgardo Sepulveda has been a telecommunications economist for 25 years, the last 15 with his consulting firm in Toronto, Canada. He was born in Chile and has an MA in Economics. As part of his civic policy-related engagement, he also writes about electricity, inequality, COVID-19 and other issues, including at the Progressive Economics Forum, where he wrote the blog that we'll be discussing on this episode. Edgardo has been the guest on a number of other energy-related podcasts. His Twitter handle is @E_R_Sepulveda. “The Spirit Level” by UK social epidemiologists Picket and Wilkinson is the book that came out in 2009 and popularized the idea that social and economic inequality negatively affects individual and population health.  It has its own Wikipedia entry here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit_Level_(book and is highlighted in the Equality Trust (a social NGO set up by them) here:  https://equalitytrust.org.uk/resources/the-spirit-level The Economist covered some of the COVID-inequality work in an article in its July 31, 2021 edition in the Finance section titled: “Why have some places suffered more covid-19 deaths than others? Income inequality is a big part of the answer”.  https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/07/31/why-have-some-places-suffered-more-covid-19-deaths-than-others Subscribe at https://therationalview.podbean.com Join the Facebook discussion @therationalview Instagram @the_rational_view Twitter @AlScottRational #therationalview #podcast #covid #inequity #inequality #pandemic #science #evidencebased #statistics 

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=31723331   Prof. Richard Wilkinson is a Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham Medical School, Honorary Professor at University College London and Visiting Professor at the University of York. He also co-founded The Equality Trust, which works to reduce economic and social inequality through analysing and disseminating the latest research, promoting robust evidence-based arguments and supporting a dynamic network of campaign groups across the country. In this episode of The Know Show Podcast, Prof. Richard Wilkinson discusses his career that spans over 40 years, chatting about his two seminal books written in collaboration with Kate Pickett; The Spirit Level and The Inner Level. He talks to Hussain about his incredible body of work both inside and outside of academia. Richard uses his insight and knowledge to discuss climate change and the pandemic, showing how both expose the vast inequality that persists in society, and the clear lack of government action to tackle this. Watch to see Richard unpacking his core argument that remains, and which requires more than ever, campaigning towards—the fact that equality is better for us all.   Here's a link to his Twitter: @ProfRGWilkinson   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL to get the latest and most fascinating research!!! Get the latest episodes and videos on: https://theknowshow.net/ The Know Show Podcast makes the most important research accessible to everyone.  Join us today and be part of the research revolution. Follow Us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theknowshow ... Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/theknowshow ...

For this week's episode of the WHF Equality Series, we will be looking at social and economic inequality with Dr Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director at Equality Trust. We discuss equal pay legislation in the UK, the UK's gender pay gap and the work of Equality Trust focusing on the improvement quality of life in the UK by reducing economic and social inequalities.

A recent major survey found that while remote working has improved, pressures around appearance and health for women within the workplace, issues of fair representation and equal pay remain prevalent.  We talk to Kate Everett, Managing Partner of The Write Impression about her own experiences and Julie Temple, Partner and Head of BLHR and Employment Team at Birkett Long discusses the legislation and what it means. Dr Wanda Wyporska, Chief Executive of The Equality Trust also explains the work the charity is doing to improve equality within the workplace  Recorded June 2021 Guest speakers: Kate Everett, Managing Partner of The Write Impression https://twi.agency/ Julie Temple, Partner at Birkett Long https://www.birkettlong.co.uk/ Dr Wanda Wyporska, Chief Executive of The Equality Trust https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/

Barak Berkowitz is the real deal. He has played a formative part in the evolution of Silicon Valley's technology ecosystem ; ; 9 years at Apple, through Logitech, as CEO of Six Apart and heading up Operations and Strategy at MIT Media Lab. He's been CEO to multiple startups and advises CEOs across the world. In his illustrious career, he has proved repeatedly that if you create an environment in which people thrive, you get better results. I've loved every one of the Humans Leading Humans interviews but this is, in some ways, my favourite. His stories, of how he has driven success and growth, offer pragmatic, actionable tools and knowhow to help us be more successful leaderdsl. Find out why he was delighted when a new recruit mistook him for the janitor, why trusting people to do the right thing is the right thing to do, and how listening to employees at all levels, and co-creation solutions, is common sense. Follow Barak on linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/barakberk/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/barakberk/) Katz Kiely on linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/katzyk/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katzyk/) Katz on twitter : https://twitter.com/katzy (https://twitter.com/katzy) beep on twitter : https://twitter.com/beepmindshift (https://twitter.com/beepmindshift) Find out about beep's CREATE Framework and it's uniquely effective approach to cultural and operational transformation here ; http://wearebeep.com/ (http://wearebeep.com/) Humans Leading Humans is brought to you in partnership with thehttps://www.marketingsociety.com/ ( Marketing Society). TMS inspire, accelerate and unite the worlds smartest leaders -  find out more and join the global community https://www.marketingsociety.com/ (https://www.marketingsociety.com/) Thanks to SuperTerranea for the magical sting of stings: https://www.superterranea.com/ (https://www.superterranea.com)

Barak Berkowitz is the real deal. He has played a formative part in the evolution of Silicon Valley's technology ecosystem ; ; 9 years at Apple, through Logitech, as CEO of Six Apart and heading up Operations and Strategy at MIT Media Lab. He's been CEO to multiple startups and advises CEOs across the world. In his illustrious career, he has proved repeatedly that if you create an environment in which people thrive, you get better results. I've loved every one of the Humans Leading Humans interviews but this is, in some ways, my favourite. His stories, of how he has driven success and growth, offer pragmatic, actionable tools and knowhow to help us be more successful leaderdsl. Find out why he was delighted when a new recruit mistook him for the janitor, why trusting people to do the right thing is the right thing to do, and how listening to employees at all levels, and co-creation solutions, is common sense. Follow Barak on linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/barakberk/ Katz Kiely on linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/katzyk/ Katz on twitter : https://twitter.com/katzy beep on twitter : https://twitter.com/beepmindshift Find out about beep's CREATE Framework and it's uniquely effective approach to cultural and operational transformation here ; http://wearebeep.com/ Humans Leading Humans is brought to you in partnership with the Marketing Society. TMS inspire, accelerate and unite the worlds smartest leaders - find out more and join the global community https://www.marketingsociety.com/ Thanks to SuperTerranea for the magical sting of stings: https://www.superterranea.com/

The COVID-19 pandemic has, of course, had an extraordinary effect on all our lives. But for women, according to a new report, it's had a particularly devastating impact. The World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual Global Gender Gap Report shows the coronavirus has pushed back gender parity by an entire generation. In this episode of the Agenda podcast, Stephen Cole will look at when, if ever, we might finally reach true gender equality.First on the podcast Cole talks to one of the people behind the WEF report, Till Leopold, who explains precisely how the report came to this rather shocking conclusion – and what can be done to address it [00:39]. According to the paper, the economic gender gap won't be closed for at least another 267 years. So why is it that in an apparently advanced society, women are still paid less than men for doing the same jobs?To find out more Cole talks to Wanda Wyporska of The Equality Trust and Rachel Verdin, a former trade union representative and now academic at the University of Sussex Business school. They discuss some of the issues surrounding the gender pay gap and how it's been affected by COVID-19 [09:17]. Finally, Kate Maclean from the Centre for International Development at Northumbria University explains why female political leaders – such as New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern – have come to the fore in this time of crisis [18:10].

ساختن جامعه برابر این اپیزود، قسمت دوم و پایانی شرح کتاب «تاوان نابرابری: چرا برابری به سود همگان است» نوشته ریچارد ویلکینسون و کیت پیکت است که در آن ضمن برشمردن شمار دیگری از خسارات اجتماعی نابرابری، راه‌های ساختن جامعه برابرتر از نگاه این کتاب بررسی و ارائه می‌شود. حمایت از پادکست دغدغه ایران https://hamibash.com/dirancast سایت Equality Trust معرفی شده در پادکست https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk برای حمایت از #پادکست_دغدغه_ایران و همکاری تبلیغاتی می‌توانید با ایمیل این پادکست ارتباط برقرار کنید: dirancast@gmail.com گوینده محمد فاضلی موسیقی آغازین قطعه «سلام» اثر استاد حسن کسایی، با تنظیم استاد حسین علیزاده موسیقی متن Scott Buckley - Felicity Ehrling - Deja vu Adrian Disch - Nearness Adrian Disch - When the lights comes in تاریخ انتشار تیر هزار و چهارصد شمسی

It was recently announced that Chuck Feeney, the Irish American former airport duty free shopping entrepreneur who was worth $8bn, had, at the age of 89, succeeded in his goal of giving away all of his money to initiatives working to make the world a better place. Every cent. He suggested that to give away a huge fortune was far more fun than holding onto it. He once wrote “to those wondering about giving while living… try it, you'll like it”.   In today's podcast we are exploring how it would be if Feeney's thinking were to be embraced by those holding the vast reserves of money that the world needs to address its complex problems right now. What if they shifted and recognised the need to let go of what they're holding onto? And how would it feel to do so?   Dr Wanda Wyporska is Executive Director at The Equality Trust, the national charity that campaigns to reduce social and economic inequality. She is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of York, a trustee of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, Redthread Youth, and Equally Ours, as well as Governor of a primary school.   Chuck Collins is the Director for the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies where he co-edits Inequality.org. He is author of the seminal book, Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good and co-author of Wealth and Our Commonwealth, a case for taxing inherited fortunes. His new book, The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions, is about the wealth defence industry and will be published in the UK in February 2021 and US in March 2021 by Polity Press.   Please consider supporting the podcast by visiting www.patreon.com/fromwhatiftowhatnext and becoming a patron.

Professor Paul Dolan examines whether class is fundamental to how people see themselves and whether we want a classless society. He speaks to two people who come from very different backgrounds. Lily Russell-Stracey went to an exclusive boarding school and a top university – and is now a plumber in Glasgow. Dr Wanda Wyporska comes from a working-class background and was raised by a single mum. She went to Oxford University and is now Executive Director of the Equality Trust.Paul also speaks to Dr Sam Friedman from the LSE who wrote The Class Ceiling: Why It Pays to be Privileged. He's also joined by his mate Rory Sutherland, vice chair of the advertising agency Ogilvy. A Mother Come Quickly Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We meet Dr Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director at The Equality Trust How have you changed up your leadership style during the pandemic? When Dr Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director at The Equality Trust agreed to come on the podcast we were keen to find out about the journey she's been on over the last year, and what she's learned from it. We chat to Wanda about how leaders can bring their whole self to work but hold onto a work-life balance, why the sector needs to make diversity a priority and how charities can take advantage of recruiting a greater geographical range of talent when working remotely. We also talk about social media as Wanda is currently the top CEO in the Social CEOs awards. Wanda tells us why leaders need to listen to opinions outside their social media echo chamber, and how a sarcastic tweet led to her charity winning funding. Finally, she shares how she dealt with trolling after appearing on Question Time. Zoe and Paul also discuss why the Super League plans feel like a failed digital transformation. Please note that this episode was recorded before UK clubs withdrew from the plan. Notes and links - Wired article on the Super League https://www.wired.co.uk/article/european-super-league-attention-economy Please follow us on Twitter @startsatthetop1 Email us with your questions and ideas for future episodes startsatthetop@gmail.com And please leave us a review if you enjoy what you hear! Editing and production from Beth Donkin and Paul Thomas Music by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music  

Dr Fran Darlington-Pollock, Chair of The Equality Trust and Lecturer in Geography at the University of Liverpool talks with Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director of The Equality Trust about the impacts of policy and inequality on people's experience of Covid-19, on health, and on regional differences. Inequality Bites is produced by The Equality Trust www.equalitytrust.org.uk distributed by The Real Agenda Network www.realagenda.org Music: Isatta Sheriff.

Guests:Professor Kate Pickett Professor of Epidemiology at Department of Health Sciences York, and the University's Research Champion for Justice and Equality.  She is co-author of The Spirit Level and The Inner Level and Co-Founder and Trustee of The Equality Trust. Kate is Co-Principal Investigator for the Born in Bradford study.Rose Ssali Programme Lead and Founder of Support and Action for Women Network (SAWN), which promotes the welfare of Black/African women in Oldham and Great Manchester. Rose has worked on immigration, FGM, domestic violence, parenting and money matters for 15 years. She is Chair of Mama Health and Poverty Partnership (MHaPP) a partnership of 14 Black women-led organisations.Andy Bell Deputy Chief Executive at the Centre for Mental Health.  He is a member of the Mental Health Policy Group and was chair of the Mental Health Alliance from 2006 to 2008. Andy has researched the implementation of national mental health policies and local mental health needs assessments.Episode Description:The group define social inequalities and explain how they impact on mental health.Andy shares the findings of the Centre for Mental Health's Commission for Equality in Mental Health reports. Rose gives examples of how this affects Black /African women. For example, how the lack of trust by official bodies, language barriers, parenting issues, economic issues and immigration status combine to impact on these women's mental health. Then due to mental health stigma, there is little recognition of these problems.  The group explores how early life has profound effects on mental health, income and other outcomes. Kate shares an example of bullying statistics from the Born in Bradford study, and discusses why the UK is ranked lower than other Western countries for child wellbeing and how this impacts on inequalities. Rose demonstrates how this plays out in the real world, with rigid systems preventing access to services. Covid has also had an impact - highlighting pre-existing inequalities and amplifying the effect on mental health.The discussion turns to solutions. At the national level, the need for substantial policy changes and a move away from seeing mental health as an individual responsibility. At a local level, involving communities in meaningful co-production of interventions. This requires mutual respect and trust, as well as a commitment to accepting other communities and cultures. Finally, each guest shares one thing they would like for people listening to take away:For local authorities to focus on root causes and systemic inequalities that underpin public mental health, as this will fix mental health as well as other health issues.  To own your patch, whatever it might be - ask what else you can do to help.Go out to schools, youth organisations, community groups and spend time listening. Don't accept that things are immovable.Contact:Host Stu King @Stu_King_HhProfessor Kate Pickett @profkepickettAndy Bell  @CentreforMH, Report on the Commission for Equality in Mental HealthRose Ssali @rose_ssali, @SupportSawn

May Gabriel the founder and CEO at It's OK campaign talks with Wanda Wyporska of The Equality Trust. In a powerful and candid interview, May discusses her personal struggles with mental health, how mental health impacts inequality and what we can do to support young people who are suffering. Inequality Bites is produced by The Equality Trust www.equalitytrust.org.uk distributed by The Real Agenda Network www.realagenda.org Music: Isatta Sheriff.

Activist Menaka Shanmuganantha from Toronto talks with Wanda Wyporska of The Equality Trust. She provides a unique perspective on public and mental health debates using both lived experience and researched analysis. Inequality Bites is produced by The Equality Trust www.equalitytrust.org.uk distributed by The Real Agenda Network www.realagenda.org Music: Isatta Sheriff.

Activist & journalist Sophia Moreau talks with Wanda Wyporska of The Equality Trust about how she took an equal pay claim against her first employer when she found out she was being paid less than a male colleague for work of equal value. Inequality Bites is produced by The Equality Trust www.equalitytrust.org.uk distributed by The Real Agenda Network www.realagenda.org Music: Isatta Sheriff.

Mary-Ann Stephenson, Director of the UK Women's Budget Group, talks with Wanda Wyporska of The Equality Trust about unequal pay, unpaid labour, the gender pay gap, and the uncertain future facing women as a result of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. Inequality Bites is produced by The Equality Trust www.equalitytrust.org.uk distributed by The Real Agenda Network www.realagenda.org Music: Isatta Sheriff.

Prof Richard Wilkinson talks about inequality, status anxiety & mental health with Wanda Wyporska of The Equality Trust. Richard discusses The Inner Level, his 2018 book that was co-written with our last guest Prof Kate Pickett. From bullying to climate change via his school days, Richard explains why inequality has psychological effects & changes the way we think & behave. Inequality Bites is produced by The Equality Trust www.equalitytrust.org.uk distributed by The Real Agenda Network www.realagenda.org

Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks Why is the incidence of mental illness in the UK twice that in Germany? Why are Americans three times more likely than the Dutch to develop gambling problems? Why is child well-being so much worse in New Zealand than Japan? The answer to all of these questions, hinges on inequality. This talk will explore how inequality affects us individually, how it alters how we think, feel and behave. You'll learn about the overwhelming evidence showing that material inequalities have powerful psychological effects: when the gap between rich and poor increases, so does the tendency to define and value ourselves and others in terms of superiority and inferiority. The speakers will then go on to demonstrate that societies based on fundamental equalities, sharing and reciprocity generate much higher levels of well-being, and lay out a path towards making them a reality. Kate Pickett is Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York and leads the Public Health and Society research group. She is the co-author of The Spirit Level and The Inner Level, with Richard Wilkinson, and her work addresses the social determinants of health and well-being. She was a National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist from 2007-2012, is a Fellow of the RSA and a Fellow of the UK Faculty of Public Health. Richard Wilkinson is a British social epidemiologist, author, advocate, and political activist. He is Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, having retired in 2008. He is also Honorary Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London and Visiting Professor at University of York. In 2009, Richard co-founded The Equality Trust and was awarded the Charles Cully Memorial Medal in 2014 by the Irish Cancer Society. Links: - Get our latest psychology lectures emailed to your inbox: http://bit.ly/new-talks - Check out our next event: http://theweekenduniversity.com/events/ - Kate & Richard's books: https://amzn.to/37RwoNY

In the first of this new podcast series Inequality Bites, Professor Kate Pickett, co-author of the seminal book The Spirit Level, talks to Wanda Wyporska of The Equality Trust about the book's key findings more than a decade on. Kate and Wanda revisit the crucial link between inequality and health in the context of a pandemic that has proven that we're not “all in this together”. Inequality Bites is produced by The Equality Trust and distributed by The Real Agenda Network

Our flagship show, The Real Agenda with Tom Burgess returns to The Real Agenda Network very soon. Each episode will feature news and views from groups campaigning for economic and social justice such as Compassion in Politics, Taxpayers Against Poverty and Coalition for Economic Justice and others. The focus will be on fixing the fundamental problems of our time, primarily the extreme economic inequality and the unnecessary financial hardship suffered by millions every day because…..that's The Real Agenda, plus what we can do to make change happen. Also, on the Network are podcasts from Compassion in Politics, Compass, The Equality Trust, Tax Justice Network and Unlock Democracy. www.realagenda.org info@realagendaradio.org

Dr Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director of the Equality Trust, talks to FiLiA's Public Policy Assistant Adeline about the 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, and why more work needs to be done to ensure women are being given a fair deal.Dr Wanda Wyporska, FRSA, is Executive Director at The Equality Trust, the national charity that campaigns to reduce social and economic inequality. She is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of York, a trustee of ACEVO (Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations), Redthread Youth, and Equally Ours and Governor of a primary school. She is a regular keynote speaker and sits on or has advised a range of bodies, such as the ACEVO race advisory panel, the Fight Inequality Alliance Steering Group, the Sheila McKechnie Foundation Social Power review, NUS Poverty Commission and the Sex Education Forum Advisory Group.Wanda has over a decade of experience working in the trade union movement, leading on equalities, social mobility and education policy and is an experienced campaigner. She is a TEDx speaker, has spoken at the United Nations, York Festival of Ideas, and chaired a panel at the Women of the World Festival. She regularly comments in the media, having appeared on Newsnight, BBC Radio 4's The Moral Maze, Sky News, and BBC 1's The Big Questions, and written for The Guardian, HuffPo, and The Independent among other outlets.Wanda was a Starun Senior Scholar at Hertford College, Oxford, where she was awarded a doctorate in European History and subsequently published her first book, Witchcraft in Early Modern Poland 1500-1800 in 2013. It was shortlisted for the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award.Useful linksThe Equal Pay Act: All You Need To Know (FiLiA resource)Equality Trust lifetime earnings loss calculator‘From Pin Money to Fat Cats' report

My guest in this programme is Duncan Exley, who in his recent book, The End of Aspiration, warns:Living standards over the coming years are predicted to stagnate for middle-income households and to fall for those with low incomes, and in occupational terms, people born in the early 1980s are the first group since comparable records began in 1946 to be in lower-status jobs than their parents were at the same age.Our children are now more likely to slide down the scale than to climb up.Duncan is a former director of the Equality Trust, a charity that seeks to address the economic inequalities in the UK. In his book, he examines not only the data that suggests the UK is becoming markedly less meritocratic, but also speaks to people whose own stories buck the trend: people from non-privileged backgrounds who went on to have successful careers in professions such as the law, medicine, politics and the media, which are generally regarded as difficult to access. What can we learn from their stories?Duncan's own story is that he came from a small mining town in West Yorkshire, was the first in his family to attend university, and went on to have the sort of professional job in London that meant some regarded him as having joined the elite. That, as you'll hear, has given him a sharp awareness of all the factors that can get in the way of bettering your circumstances, barriers that those born to privilege do not even realise exist. At the same time there are what Duncan calls ‘glass ladders' – opportunities that are there for the taking, but you have to know they are there in the first place. And that usually means knowing people who can point them out to you.We also talk about tuition fees, inheritance tax, zero-hours contracts and Brexit's likely impact. But when I met Duncan in a bookshop café a few weeks ago – just before another old Etonian came to power – I began by asking him about the kinds of people he had wanted to interview and what he hoped their stories would reveal.The post Duncan Exley: The End of Aspiration? appeared first on The Hedgehog and the Fox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. Richard Wilkinson is Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, having retired in 2008. He is also Honorary Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London and Visiting Professor at the University of York. In 2009, he co-founded The Equality Trust. He was also awarded a 2013 Silver Rose Award from Solidar for championing equality and the 2014 Charles Cully Memorial Medal by the Irish Cancer Society. Finally, he's the co-author of the greatly influential book, along with his wife, Dr. Kate Pickett, The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better. In this episode, we focus on Dr. Wilkinson's book, The Spirit Level, and discuss some of the main topics about economic inequality. Topics include: how to define economic inequality; the social and individual benefits of equality; Martin Daly's work and sexual inequality; the case of Scandinavian countries; possible ways to fight inequality and its effects; and Universal Basic Income. Time Links: 01:22 What is economic inequality? 04:16 What should we aim at? 07:16 How to evaluate inequality 08:25 The benefits of more equality 09:41 How do we get at those benefits? 13:53 Things people are deprived of in unequal societies 18:10 Martin Daly's work and men being deprived of sexual access to women 23:37 Can rich people use economic resources to tilt politics in their favor? 26:36 Have we been getting more unequal worldwide? 32:02 The case of Scandinavian societies and social homogeneity 35:48 Possible solutions to fight inequality and its pernicious effects 40:11 And what about Universal Basic Income? 42:17 Follow Dr. Wilkinson's work! -- Follow Mr. Wilkinson's work: The Equality Trust: https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/ The Spirit Level: https://tinyurl.com/y98rujpl The Inner Level: https://tinyurl.com/yax4ek7k Twitter handle: @ProfRGWilkinson -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE! I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018: https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo And check out my playlists on: PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g

This week we discuss the government's strategy on research and innovation and the Minister's intervention on anti-semitism. Duncan Exley, former Director of the Equality Trust, has published a book scrutinising the UK's social mobility problem and we chat Wonkhe's Car Parking Ranking. With Luke Myer of Edge Hill Students' Union; Sarah Barr-Miller of UCAS; and Wonkhe's David Kernohan.