Why does inequality exist within countries??

LO – to understand how we can measure inequality within a

counntry and why that inequality exists

Disparities and inequities within Disparities and inequities within one country – Papua New Guineaone country – Papua New Guinea• Exam question - “Explain why there

are disparities and inequities that occur within one country that you have studied.” (15 marks)

• P79-85 Planet Geography (chapter 2)

• Due – next lesson

USA Income by ethnicity

USA income by ethnicity and education

Sub questions

• What types of inequality could we try and measure?

• For each – can you think of useful ways of measuring inequality between them?

Labour force participation of women

http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/489

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USA 0.82UK 0.81

Philippines 0.62

This compares how many women work for every man working

Population with secondary education – male-female ratio

• http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/24806.htm

USA 1.004UK 1.015Philippines 1.035

This means that USA has more females finishing secondary school than men.

Female members of government

http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/83506.html

USA 0.2UK 0.28Philippines 0.285

So Philippines parliament is 28% women

Literacy (can people read and write)

http://www.prb.org/DataFinder/Topic/Rankings.aspx?ind=20

USA Men 99% Female 99%UK Men 99% Female 99%Philippines Men 96% Female 94%

USA – women’s wages as % of men

UK Salaries favour men?

Women earn an average wage that is 7.3 percent lower than men’s average wages.

Female factory workers earn on an average P296.36 daily, lower than men’s daily rate of P319.75http://www.eiler.ph/2-3-million-filipino-women-render-unpaid-work-prone-to-abuse-%E2%80%93-think-tank/

Surely in The Philippines women earn as much as men?

Jobs? % with a job.

UK White 96% Black 84 % Asian 92%http://www.ethnicity.ac.uk/census/CoDE-Employment-Census-Briefing.pdf

USA White 92% Black 84% Asian 93%http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2012/ted_20120905.htm

Philippines - not availiable

Prison

• UK Black people are 15% of prisoners but 2.2% population

• USA Black people are 40% of prisoners but 12% overall population

• Philippines – information not available

Prison?

People in Government

• UK - 4% of MP’s are not whitehttp://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/key-issues-for-the-new-parliament/the-new-parliament/characteristics-of-the-new-house-of-commons/

• USA – 12% of Governer’s are not white.

Work – Top Jobs

• USA management jobs – 52% white, 18% black, 30% Asian

• UK management jobs – 96% white, 1% black, 2% Asian

Pay?

UK average hourly wageWhite 11.59 pounds Black 10.17 Asian 9.60

USA average hourly wageWhite 16.25 dollars Black 8.90 Asian 14.98

Why do you think that inequality

exists?

The origin of disparities in PNG

Complete the table using:• P. 33- 36 of IB Geography course companion• P71-84 Planet Geo

• What is it?

According to syllabus..

Complete table.. For PNG