Rich and poor, men and women, urban and rural Inequalities between individuals continue to widen

in the world, while the United Nations has made the fight against inequalities one of its Sustainable
Development Goals, here are some good reasons to give ourselves the means to fight them

1-INEQUALITY DAMAGES SOCIAL COHESION

Inequalities and social injustice create a sense of frustration that fuels tensions within society,

2-WEAKEN GROWTH

The economic growth of a country is generally driven by its domestic demand. However, if
the inequalities are too strong there, between poor populations who do not have a great
purchasing power and the rich who spend a smaller part of their income – and the middle
class is not large enough – the domestic demand is weakened, and with it the growth of the
gross domestic product
3-THEY REDUCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
In an unequal society, the poorest are discouraged in their attempts to invest or create economic
activity by the credit constraints they face

4-AFFECT WELL-BEING

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) confirmed, in a study

published in April 2018, the link between the level of inequality and that of well-being within the

population.

According to this study, the richest 20% are twice as likely to express a high level of life satisfaction as

the poorest 20%. And the wider the gap between rich and poor, the more pronounced the feelings of

well-being and ill-being.

5-THEY REINFORCE CRIME
High inequalities within society tend to drive up the crime rate,
The feeling of social injustice also participates. "Young graduates who cannot fit into the labor
market locally may be tempted by crime, violent extremism or migration", observes Rohen
d'Aiglepierre.

6-INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER WOMAN

The world population has doubled in half a century to reach 7.6 billion people in 2018, and is

expected to rise to 11.2 billion by 2100 according to UN projections. While our impact on the
environment and the scarcity of certain natural resources invite us to have fewer children,

inequalities can, on the contrary, push women to have more.