Social inequality
Income Gap Across Generations has Widened in Europe
The income gap across generations in Europe has widened to the detriment of young people and without adequate policies, an entire generation may never be able to recover, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Wednesday, cited by The Brussels Times.
Christos Rafalides Trio | Athens | January 18
Singer Andriana Babali has been invited to join Christos Rafalides (vibraphone), Yiorgos Georgiadis (bass) and Alexandros Drakos Ktistakis (drums) for an evening of jazz and more at the Athenaeum Cellar on Thursday, January 18. The show starts at 10 p.m. and admission costs 10 euros.
Athenaeum Cellar, 3 Adrianou, Thiseio,
tel 210.321.0239
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Iceland Becomes 1st Country to Legalise Equal Pay
A new law making it illegal to pay men more than women has taken effect in Iceland.
The legislation, which came into force on Monday, the first day of 2018, makes Iceland the first country in the world to legalise equal pay between men and women.
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Significant Drop in Unemployed Women in Bulgaria
In 2016 the average number of unemployed women in Bulgaria has decreased significantly.
If in 2015 the unemployed women in our country were over 180 thousand, in 2016 their number decreased to 156 462 or by nearly 26 thousand. For the same period, unemployed men fell to 128,255, or 20,340.
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Oh, what a world is this!
A new generation emerges every 30 years, according to the accepted calculations, so by that math, not even one generation has passed between the end of the Cold War and the dashing of hopes for a safer and more stable world.
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Turkish impoverished children have inability to receive pre-school education: OECD
Children in Turkey have inadequate access to pre-school education, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has stated in a new report on inequality in education.
Bulgaria Climbed 10 Positions in the European Gender Equality Index
For a period of two years between 2015 and 2017 Bulgaria has moved up 10 places in the European Union's gender equality ranking, reports mediapool.
New survey shows 700,000 Greeks closer to poverty line
Greece's middle class is dwindling and about 700,000 people are now closer to the poverty line, a new survey has found.
According to data provided by the Dianeosis nonprofit think tank, the percentage of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion has risen from 28.3 in 2007 to 35.6 in 2016.
The Total Income Average Per Household Member During the Q3 of 2017 is 1 431 BGN
The total income average per household member during the third quarter of 2017 is 1 431 BGN and increases by 9.4% compared to the same quarter of 2016. This was announced by the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
Greece bottom of EU chart in gender equality
Greece ranks last among European Union member-states in terms of gender equality, according to an annual index compiled by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) that was made public on Wednesday.
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