The World Values Survey is the leading dataset for measuring gender attitudes and norms. But what do the data conceal?
Sophie Legros explores the confusions, ambiguities, and lived realities that lie beneath the surface #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Sophie Legros explores the confusions, ambiguities, and lived realities that lie beneath the surface #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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What the World Values Survey reveals – and conceals – about gender disparities
The confusions, ambiguities and lived realities contained within responses about gender norms in the World Values Survey
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October 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
The World Values Survey is the leading dataset for measuring gender attitudes and norms. But what do the data conceal?
Sophie Legros explores the confusions, ambiguities, and lived realities that lie beneath the surface #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Sophie Legros explores the confusions, ambiguities, and lived realities that lie beneath the surface #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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On political representation: “Why not establish a mandatory quota for elected representatives from working class occupations?” – @vladimirbortun.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Why politicians' class origins matter less than their destinations
Beyond politicians' class origins - e.g. growing up working class - do we need to pay greater attention to class destinations, i.e. their current economic positions?
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October 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
On political representation: “Why not establish a mandatory quota for elected representatives from working class occupations?” – @vladimirbortun.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Handcrafted products often carry labels that make individual artisans, skills and processes more visible.
But what about the pay and working conditions of the makers in question? @nazlialimen.bsky.social @rkdasgupta.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri explore #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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But what about the pay and working conditions of the makers in question? @nazlialimen.bsky.social @rkdasgupta.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri explore #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Do the stories attached to craft products amount to accountability?
Handmade products increasingly carry labels that make individual artisans and craft processes visible. But what about these workers' pay and work conditions?
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October 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Handcrafted products often carry labels that make individual artisans, skills and processes more visible.
But what about the pay and working conditions of the makers in question? @nazlialimen.bsky.social @rkdasgupta.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri explore #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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But what about the pay and working conditions of the makers in question? @nazlialimen.bsky.social @rkdasgupta.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri explore #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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“The key question is not whether someone once grew up working class, but whether they currently depend on selling their labour to make ends meet” - @vladimirbortun.bsky.social on the class backgrounds of our politicians in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Why politicians' class origins matter less than their destinations
Beyond politicians' class origins - e.g. growing up working class - do we need to pay greater attention to class destinations, i.e. their current economic positions?
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October 7, 2026 at 8:44 AM
“The key question is not whether someone once grew up working class, but whether they currently depend on selling their labour to make ends meet” - @vladimirbortun.bsky.social on the class backgrounds of our politicians in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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With examples ranging from Prada to Dior, @nazlialimen.bsky.social @rkdasgupta.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri interrogate the stories and labels attached to craft products in the luxury fashion industry in Part II of their series on craftwashing #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Do the stories attached to craft products amount to accountability?
Handmade products increasingly carry labels that make individual artisans and craft processes visible. But what about these workers' pay and work conditions?
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October 6, 2026 at 8:48 AM
With examples ranging from Prada to Dior, @nazlialimen.bsky.social @rkdasgupta.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri interrogate the stories and labels attached to craft products in the luxury fashion industry in Part II of their series on craftwashing #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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“Knowing that a product is genuinely handmade, or associated with a particular place and process, does not tell us how the people who made it were renumerated” – @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @nazlialimen.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri on “craftwashing” #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Craftwashing: Misleading claims about artisanship, heritage or working conditions
Claims about artisanship, heritage and sustainability are used to justify premium prices. But are they verified - or is there a risk of “craftwashing”?
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October 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM
“Knowing that a product is genuinely handmade, or associated with a particular place and process, does not tell us how the people who made it were renumerated” – @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @nazlialimen.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri on “craftwashing” #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Is UBI the answer to AI-driven job displacement?
Sir Christopher Pissarides and Kirsten Sehnbruch suggest not: “the social and psychological benefits of work should not be underestimated and cannot be replaced by income benefits”
#LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/4U6YrXT
Sir Christopher Pissarides and Kirsten Sehnbruch suggest not: “the social and psychological benefits of work should not be underestimated and cannot be replaced by income benefits”
#LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/4U6YrXT
AI and labour market inequalities: Three starting points for discussion
AI-driven disruptions demand a total rethink of public policies to deal with very sizeable labour market inequalities. Where to start in thinking this through?
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October 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Is UBI the answer to AI-driven job displacement?
Sir Christopher Pissarides and Kirsten Sehnbruch suggest not: “the social and psychological benefits of work should not be underestimated and cannot be replaced by income benefits”
#LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/4U6YrXT
Sir Christopher Pissarides and Kirsten Sehnbruch suggest not: “the social and psychological benefits of work should not be underestimated and cannot be replaced by income benefits”
#LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/4U6YrXT
Brands market garments as “handcrafted” or “traditionally made”, often to justify premium prices.
But how are such claims verified and how are the proceeds shared? @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @nazlialimen.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri on “craftwashing” #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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But how are such claims verified and how are the proceeds shared? @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @nazlialimen.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri on “craftwashing” #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Craftwashing: Misleading claims about artisanship, heritage or working conditions
Claims about artisanship, heritage and sustainability are used to justify premium prices. But are they verified - or is there a risk of “craftwashing”?
buff.ly
September 30, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Brands market garments as “handcrafted” or “traditionally made”, often to justify premium prices.
But how are such claims verified and how are the proceeds shared? @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @nazlialimen.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri on “craftwashing” #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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But how are such claims verified and how are the proceeds shared? @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @nazlialimen.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri on “craftwashing” #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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AI-driven disruptions to the labour market require us to completely rethink of the role of government. But where to start when thinking this through?
Sir Christopher Pissarides and Kirsten Sehnbruch explore in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/4b9gWtL
Sir Christopher Pissarides and Kirsten Sehnbruch explore in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/4b9gWtL
AI and labour market inequalities: Three starting points for discussion
AI-driven disruptions demand a total rethink of public policies to deal with very sizeable labour market inequalities. Where to start in thinking this through?
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September 29, 2026 at 8:57 AM
AI-driven disruptions to the labour market require us to completely rethink of the role of government. But where to start when thinking this through?
Sir Christopher Pissarides and Kirsten Sehnbruch explore in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/4b9gWtL
Sir Christopher Pissarides and Kirsten Sehnbruch explore in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/4b9gWtL
“The new AI divide is not simply the gap between those who can and cannot use AI – it's between those who control the infrastructure of prediction and those who are made legible through it” – Massimo Ragnedda & Maria Laura Ruiu in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/b7wT5DC
AI inequality is not only about bias – it’s about who has the power to predict
AI debates often focus the bias in algorithms - but the deeper inequality concerns who controls the data, computing capacity and institutional power to predict
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September 27, 2026 at 8:01 AM
“The new AI divide is not simply the gap between those who can and cannot use AI – it's between those who control the infrastructure of prediction and those who are made legible through it” – Massimo Ragnedda & Maria Laura Ruiu in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/b7wT5DC
AI debates often focus on whether algorithms treat people fairly. But the deeper inequality concerns who controls the infrastructures through which people are classified, predicted and acted upon, argue Massimo Ragnedda & Maria Laura Ruiu #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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AI inequality is not only about bias – it’s about who has the power to predict
AI debates often focus the bias in algorithms - but the deeper inequality concerns who controls the data, computing capacity and institutional power to predict
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September 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
AI debates often focus on whether algorithms treat people fairly. But the deeper inequality concerns who controls the infrastructures through which people are classified, predicted and acted upon, argue Massimo Ragnedda & Maria Laura Ruiu #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Seven lessons for engaging the public on topics around extreme concentrations of wealth, wealth inequality and wealth taxes – latest blog post from Milly Shotter of @patmillsuk.bsky.social following their viral campaign this summer #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/i3ZADGW
How to talk to the public about wealth inequality
Seven learnings from a viral campaign
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September 19, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Seven lessons for engaging the public on topics around extreme concentrations of wealth, wealth inequality and wealth taxes – latest blog post from Milly Shotter of @patmillsuk.bsky.social following their viral campaign this summer #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/i3ZADGW
How do you engage the public on wealth inequality?
Milly Shotter from @patmillsuk.bsky.social shares the thinking behind their “how much is too rich?” campaign, which has received more than 10 million views since the start of the summer #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Read the post here: buff.ly/i3ZADGW
Milly Shotter from @patmillsuk.bsky.social shares the thinking behind their “how much is too rich?” campaign, which has received more than 10 million views since the start of the summer #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Read the post here: buff.ly/i3ZADGW
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2026/09/16/how-to-talk-to-the-public-about-wealth-inequality-learnings-from-a-viral-campaign/
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 16, 2026 at 8:50 AM
How do you engage the public on wealth inequality?
Milly Shotter from @patmillsuk.bsky.social shares the thinking behind their “how much is too rich?” campaign, which has received more than 10 million views since the start of the summer #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Read the post here: buff.ly/i3ZADGW
Milly Shotter from @patmillsuk.bsky.social shares the thinking behind their “how much is too rich?” campaign, which has received more than 10 million views since the start of the summer #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Read the post here: buff.ly/i3ZADGW
What responsibility do British institutions have for slavery, colonialism, and their continuing effects?
@ashaherten.bsky.social and co-authors argue that Afrikan Heritage Communities must shape the process of any public inquiry into reparatory justice
#LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/S0AjL2V
@ashaherten.bsky.social and co-authors argue that Afrikan Heritage Communities must shape the process of any public inquiry into reparatory justice
#LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/S0AjL2V
Britain's inquiry into reparatory justice must be shaped by those most affected by slavery
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
What responsibility do British institutions have for slavery, colonialism, and their continuing effects?
@ashaherten.bsky.social and co-authors argue that Afrikan Heritage Communities must shape the process of any public inquiry into reparatory justice
#LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/S0AjL2V
@ashaherten.bsky.social and co-authors argue that Afrikan Heritage Communities must shape the process of any public inquiry into reparatory justice
#LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/S0AjL2V
Is the intensive, “mother-centred” model of childcare an immutable fact of human nature – or the result of social norms?
The answer has radical implications for closing the gender pay gap, writes Camille Landais in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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The answer has radical implications for closing the gender pay gap, writes Camille Landais in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Why having children drives most of the remaining gender pay gap
In the world's richest countries, 80-90% of the remaining pay gap between men and women can be traced to the arrival of a first child. Can this gap be closed?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Is the intensive, “mother-centred” model of childcare an immutable fact of human nature – or the result of social norms?
The answer has radical implications for closing the gender pay gap, writes Camille Landais in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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The answer has radical implications for closing the gender pay gap, writes Camille Landais in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Most of the remaining gender pay gap can be traced to the arrival of a first child, argues Camille Landais. Can this gap be closed?
It depends on whether the “mother-centred” model of childcare is a biological necessity or a more malleable social norm #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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It depends on whether the “mother-centred” model of childcare is a biological necessity or a more malleable social norm #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Why having children drives most of the remaining gender pay gap
In the world's richest countries, 80-90% of the remaining pay gap between men and women can be traced to the arrival of a first child. Can this gap be closed?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 2, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Most of the remaining gender pay gap can be traced to the arrival of a first child, argues Camille Landais. Can this gap be closed?
It depends on whether the “mother-centred” model of childcare is a biological necessity or a more malleable social norm #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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It depends on whether the “mother-centred” model of childcare is a biological necessity or a more malleable social norm #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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“Capitalism has generated extraordinary prosperity, yet it has also created deep and consequential inequalities”
– @seamusapower.bsky.social on how to use our understanding of these two stories to imagine a third story #LSEInequalitiesBlog
– @seamusapower.bsky.social on how to use our understanding of these two stories to imagine a third story #LSEInequalitiesBlog
Three stories of inequality
Capitalism has lifted billions out of poverty. But it has also produced extraordinary inequality of wealth and power. How do we reconcile these two statements?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM
“Capitalism has generated extraordinary prosperity, yet it has also created deep and consequential inequalities”
– @seamusapower.bsky.social on how to use our understanding of these two stories to imagine a third story #LSEInequalitiesBlog
– @seamusapower.bsky.social on how to use our understanding of these two stories to imagine a third story #LSEInequalitiesBlog
“The demand is not simply for better treatment from those in power – it is for a different relationship to power altogether”
– Harshita Sinha & Ritika Arora-Kukreja on India’s Gen Z protests and what it means to practice citizenship #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/jCxgMBo
– Harshita Sinha & Ritika Arora-Kukreja on India’s Gen Z protests and what it means to practice citizenship #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/jCxgMBo
August 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
“The demand is not simply for better treatment from those in power – it is for a different relationship to power altogether”
– Harshita Sinha & Ritika Arora-Kukreja on India’s Gen Z protests and what it means to practice citizenship #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/jCxgMBo
– Harshita Sinha & Ritika Arora-Kukreja on India’s Gen Z protests and what it means to practice citizenship #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/jCxgMBo
Across India, Gen Z protesters are asking: what does it mean to be a citizen in a state that positions itself as a democracy, yet remains distant from the grievances of its own citizens?
Harshita Sinha & Ritika Arora-Kukreja explore #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/jCxgMBo
Harshita Sinha & Ritika Arora-Kukreja explore #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/jCxgMBo
India's Gen Z are making accountability a condition of citizenship
Using Gen-Z lingo, music and memes, the youth protests sweeping India are questioning what it means to practice citizenship in the world's largest democracy
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Across India, Gen Z protesters are asking: what does it mean to be a citizen in a state that positions itself as a democracy, yet remains distant from the grievances of its own citizens?
Harshita Sinha & Ritika Arora-Kukreja explore #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/jCxgMBo
Harshita Sinha & Ritika Arora-Kukreja explore #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/jCxgMBo
Capitalism has lifted billions of people out of poverty. But it has also produced deep and enduring inequalities.
@seamusapower.bsky.social asks: how do we reconcile these two statements? And how might we imagine a more moral form of capitalism?
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
@seamusapower.bsky.social asks: how do we reconcile these two statements? And how might we imagine a more moral form of capitalism?
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
Three stories of inequality
Capitalism has lifted billions out of poverty. But it has also produced extraordinary inequality of wealth and power. How do we reconcile these two statements?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 25, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Capitalism has lifted billions of people out of poverty. But it has also produced deep and enduring inequalities.
@seamusapower.bsky.social asks: how do we reconcile these two statements? And how might we imagine a more moral form of capitalism?
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
@seamusapower.bsky.social asks: how do we reconcile these two statements? And how might we imagine a more moral form of capitalism?
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
We tend to see the poor people who inject drugs in one of two ways: self-destructive, or passive victims of a broken system.
But after years of fieldwork in San Francisco, @sarahbrothers.bsky.social found something else – see our latest blog post.
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
But after years of fieldwork in San Francisco, @sarahbrothers.bsky.social found something else – see our latest blog post.
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
I met with the “hit doctors” who practice care without credentials
We see the very poor who inject drugs as either self-destructive or as passive victims of a broken system. But Sarah Brothers found something else.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
We tend to see the poor people who inject drugs in one of two ways: self-destructive, or passive victims of a broken system.
But after years of fieldwork in San Francisco, @sarahbrothers.bsky.social found something else – see our latest blog post.
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
But after years of fieldwork in San Francisco, @sarahbrothers.bsky.social found something else – see our latest blog post.
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
If heat-related deaths in 2050 are to be no higher than they are today, then heatwaves must be treated as both a housing and an inequality issue.
- Philip Broadbent in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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- Philip Broadbent in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequality
Extreme heat is a public health issue that's rooted in housing inequality. Poorer households, renters, older people and those in urban areas are most exposed
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
If heat-related deaths in 2050 are to be no higher than they are today, then heatwaves must be treated as both a housing and an inequality issue.
- Philip Broadbent in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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- Philip Broadbent in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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As the UK's fifth heatwave this year peaks, Philip Broadbent argues that the public health problems related to extreme heat should be treated as a year-round housing and inequality crisis, not just a seasonal weather event #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequality
Extreme heat is a public health issue that's rooted in housing inequality. Poorer households, renters, older people and those in urban areas are most exposed
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 13, 2026 at 9:24 AM
As the UK's fifth heatwave this year peaks, Philip Broadbent argues that the public health problems related to extreme heat should be treated as a year-round housing and inequality crisis, not just a seasonal weather event #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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“For many children with disabilities in Nepal, the promise of education remains out of reach, not because of a lack of legal guarantees, but due to persistent failures in implementation”
– Dev Datta Joshi in our latest blog post
#LSEInequalitiesBlog @afsee-lse.bsky.social
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– Dev Datta Joshi in our latest blog post
#LSEInequalitiesBlog @afsee-lse.bsky.social
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How to overcome the barriers to inclusive education in Nepal
For many children with disabilities in Nepal, the promise of education remains out of reach due to various systemic, institutional, and social barriers
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
“For many children with disabilities in Nepal, the promise of education remains out of reach, not because of a lack of legal guarantees, but due to persistent failures in implementation”
– Dev Datta Joshi in our latest blog post
#LSEInequalitiesBlog @afsee-lse.bsky.social
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– Dev Datta Joshi in our latest blog post
#LSEInequalitiesBlog @afsee-lse.bsky.social
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“Decisions are made *with* communities, not for them. Women are intentionally centred as agents of change because what transforms a woman transforms her children, and through them, the next generation” – Zainab Salbi in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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August 8, 2026 at 8:37 AM
“Decisions are made *with* communities, not for them. Women are intentionally centred as agents of change because what transforms a woman transforms her children, and through them, the next generation” – Zainab Salbi in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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