The lack of social mobility in the UK
Edit of ‘On a Plate’ graphic by Toby Morris

The lack of social mobility in the UK

Dowshan Humzah Dowshan Humzah

Dowshan Humzah

Independent Board Director | Strategic Advisor & Investor | Contrarian | Underestimated | "Deeds not Words"

发布日期: 2018年11月7日
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“We still live in a country where an individual’s future potential is mostly defined by the circumstances of their birth and early years — especially parental income, family wealth, and associated privileges.”

The UK, on the whole, still remains a deeply divided society — not really according to gender, race, disability, age or any other obvious characteristic, but mainly between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’. Improving social mobility is one of the major interventions that can help address this divide. As per my opening quote, we can define social mobility as how much your birth determines your future place. It is the probability that those born into less privileged circumstances can work their way to the top based on merit and fairness — and, similarly, those born into privilege can fall out of it. Read more here: https://bit.ly/Socmobility

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