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New release of the World Income Inequality Database

The most comprehensive collection of income inequality statistics now through 2022

New Elements out now

Cambridge Elements in Development Economics is an Open Access series of peer-reviewed, original, authoritative, and succinct publications combining the best features of books and journals, made especially for digital access!

Report: Towards peace, decent work, and greater equality

Research evidence for transforming economies, states, and societies

The Job Ladder: Transforming informal work and livelihoods in developing countries

NEW BOOK - Available now on Open Access. Providing a nuanced view of informality across a range of developing economies using a common conceptual framework.

New WIID Explorer!

A powerful tool for accessing and analysing data on income inequality

Check out our new series of short videos on ‘The puzzle of peace’!

Learn about key issues in peace and conflict research in two minutes from top experts in the field. Click here to watch.

Check out our research in brief

Our research and policy briefs provide a short overview with key findings, lessons, and policy implications, from some of our key research outputs.

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Factsheet

The quantity and quality of women’s work

Blog

In the Director's chair: Reflections on my first six months as Director

by Kunal Sen July 2019

My first six months as Director of UNU-WIDER have been busy, enlightening, and rewarding. We’ve launched a new work programme, with flagship projects...

In the media

Reducing the gender gap in innovations – UNU-WIDER and UONGOZI Institute's research highlighted on several outlets

Seminar

Ashwini Deshpande and Janneke Pieters on women’s work

8 March 2022

Online, Helsinki, Finland

Past event

Presentation

Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä on examining Tanzanian health policies through a gender lens

The Innovation, Knowledge and Development (IKD) group of The Open University organises a one-day webinar on International Women's Day. The topic of the webinar is Health and care at the crossroads: evidencing gender impacts, campaigning for equality...

8 March 2023

Online, United Kingdom