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The Data Minute: What is Inequality of Opportunity?

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What happens when a person’s potential to succeed in life is simply determined by the lottery of birth?  We call this Inequality of Opportunity.  Characteristics like gender, economic circumstances, geography, and ethnicity can trap large groups of people in poverty, and specifically affect access to basic services among children.  Watch this video to learn more about Inequality of Opportunity -- what it is, how we measure it, and where you can find more information.

The Data Minute: What is Inequality of Opportunity?

 


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Tariq Khokhar

Global Data Editor & Senior Data Scientist

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