Understanding gender inequality
Percept | May 2023 Gendered and unequal patterns of giving, receiving, and seeking care are significant features of South Africa’s inequality. Caring processes show up the uneven way financial and...
Understanding youth inequality
Percept | February 2023 Young South Africans make up over a third of the country’s total population. They should be the engine of the economy, society, and democracy. But instead,...
Inequality and demography
Percept | July 2022 South Africa is widely regarded as the most unequal country in the world, ranking at the top of the global Gini index. The fact that South...
Ideas of hope: policy directions and recommendations for reducing inequality in South Africa
Percept | April 2022 At this current crucial point in South Africa's history, multidimensional inequality remains high. In this follow-up to our first inequality report, we unpack and assess potential...
Trends in multidimensional inequality and socio-demographic change in South Africa during 27 years of democracy
Percept | February 2022 Almost three decades have passed since the fall of apartheid, and income inequality persists. Economic growth, equity and social cohesion in South Africa are generally considered...
Deliberations on the nature and measurement of inequality in South Africa
Percept | August 2021 To promote knowledge sharing and mutual learning on inequality measurement and the inequality context in South Africa, the Inclusive Society Institute (ISI) and the Swedish Institute...