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Inequality Threatens Wellbeing: Expert Advocates for Change

2/10/2026

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Kate Pickett, a social epidemiologist at the University of York, argues that inequality harms trust, wellbeing, education, and life expectancy.
Her research links these negative outcomes directly to inequality across society.
She argues that solutions exist but society lacks the will to implement them.
Her book The Good Society advocates policies prioritizing human flourishing and equity over economic growth.

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Kate Pickett, a social epidemiologist at the University of York, argues that inequality harms trust, wellbeing, education, and life expectancy.
Her research links these negative outcomes directly to inequality across society.
She argues that solutions exist but society lacks the will to implement them.
Her book The Good Society advocates policies prioritizing human flourishing and equity over economic growth.