million children worldwide of primary school age were not in school.
MILLION YOUNG CHILDREN DO NOT DEVELOP AT SIMILAR LEVELS AS THEIR NON-POOR PEERS.
Million children live in extreme poverty worldwide
Child Inequality Facts
- Inequality is inherited. 1
- Inequality is a welfare issue. Studies have documented of examples of rising inequality decreasing child welfare. 2
- Inequality affects kids for life. Unequal opportunities translate into unequal lifelong outcomes by the time children reach the age of five. 3
- The impacts of inequality are more damaging the longer it is experienced. The longer a child is poor, the greater the risk of poverty in adulthood, and of experiencing lifelong health problems and involvement in the criminal justice system. 4
- Inequality disproportionately affects children of color in the U.S. 5
- Affluence plays a role too. The growing divide between low-income children and their peers reduces opportunities for low-income children throughout their lives. 6
types of Inequality
Economic Inequality
Gender Inequality
Educatonal Inequality
The longer you grow up in poverty, the harder it is to graduate. PBS Frontline
Racial Inequality
–Population Studies Center and Survey Research Center
The child poverty rate for blacks and Hispanics is more than double the rate for whites and Asians. Higher unemployment rates and lower earnings contribute to the gap. – National Geographic
Health Inequality
How Inequality hurts kids
Inequality causes harmful and lasting consequences that can manifest as:
- Abuse and violence
- Housing insecurity
- Unsafe neighborhoods
- Injury occurring from a lack of supervision
- Malnutrition and food insecurity
- Obesity
- Maternal mortality
- Lack of basic medical care
- Ability to learn
- Ability to regulate feelings and behavior
- Emotional well-being and risk of depression
lifelong consequences from an early age
Unequal opportunities translate into unequal outcomes by the time children reach the age of five. – Project Syndicate
“Low family income can impede children’s cognitive development and their ability to learn. It can contribute to behavioral, social and emotional problems, and it can cause and exacerbate poor health as well. Research has consistently shown that ongoing exposure to economic stress and hardship harms child development: parents invest less in their kids and experience higher levels of stress. – PBS Frontline
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