The richest 62 people on earth now have the same wealth as the poorest 3.6 billion, according to a report from Oxfam. Five years ago, the majority of wealth was in the hands of 388 individuals. As the global population increased by around 400 million people, the wealth of the poorest half of the world has fallen by 41 percent - a drop of about $1 trillion. That means more money, assets and wealth shifted to fewer people. Oxfam is an aid organization working to fight poverty and hunger around the world. The group reported that women are more affected than men by inequality. The majority of low paid workers around the world are women. Just nine of the richest 62 individuals are women, the aid group says. It said the differences between the very rich and everyone else has widened over the past 12 months. It said Oxfam predicted last year “the 1 percent would soon own more than the rest of us.” That happened a year earlier than expected.
Title: 62 People Own Most of World's Wealth
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a drop of about $1 trillion.</span> <span data-start-time='35083' data-end-time='41979'>That means more money, assets and wealth shifted to fewer people.</span> <span data-start-time='41979' data-end-time='49667'>Oxfam is an aid organization working to fight poverty and hunger around the world. </span> <span data-start-time='49667' data-end-time='56208'>The group reported that women are more affected than men by inequality. </span> <span data-start-time='56208' data-end-time='61375'>The majority of low paid workers around the world are women. </span> <span data-start-time='61375' data-end-time='68792'>Just nine of the richest 62 individuals are women, the aid group says.</span> <span data-start-time='68792' data-end-time='77792'>It said the differences between the very rich and everyone else has widened over the past 12 months. </span> <span data-start-time='77792' data-end-time='85500'>It said Oxfam predicted last year “the 1 percent would soon own more than the rest of us.”</span> <span data-start-time='85500' data-end-time='89167'>That happened a year earlier than expected.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/poor_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5095 data-hint-location='49667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/what_does_inequality_mean.m4a'>What does inequality mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a lack of fairness'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/definition.m4a'><span>definition</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/a_lack_of_fairness.m4a'><span>a lack of fairness</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/a_building_material_that_begins_as_a_liquid.m4a'><span>a building material that begins as a liquid</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/going_up_or_higher.m4a'><span>going up or higher</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5096 data-hint-location='41979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/what_does_the_oxfam_organization_fight.m4a'>What does the Oxfam organization fight?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='poverty'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/human_trafficking.m4a'><span>human trafficking</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/poaching.m4a'><span>poaching</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/poverty.m4a'><span>poverty</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/crime.m4a'><span>crime</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5097 data-hint-location='56208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/the_majority_of_low_paid_workers_around_the_world_are__blank_.m4a'>The majority of low paid workers around the world are <span class='blank'>women</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='women'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/men.m4a'><span>men</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/women.m4a'><span>women</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/children.m4a'><span>children</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/773/american.m4a'><span>American</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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