Income inequality rises in Brazil

Brazilian racial democracy is a myth when the issue is the economic development of its citizens. A study by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) indicated that gains in skin color have grown over the past five years. In 2012, whites received an average of  R$ 726.93 more than blacks. In 2017, the difference increased to R$ 767.84.

In 2017, whites had an average income of R $ 1,780.60, while blacks had an average monthly income of R $ 1,012.76. So much lower than the white population.

Another very serious problem pointed out by the research are the wage differences between men and women. Although this disparity has reduced in recent years, Brazilian women, despite being more educated than men, have lower income. Brazilian women’s average income in 2012 was USD $250/month while Brazilian men’s was USD $461/month (Ipea, 2017).

Brazil increasingly needs entrepreneurial policies focused on diversity, since public policies have been derisory near the social problem that exists. However, the current government was elected with a platform aimed at ending what President Jair Bolsonaro calls "gender ideology" in Brazilian schools.

However, educational scholars argue that the educational approach to gender identity in schools can contribute to combating problems such as teenage pregnancy, violence against women, homophobia and gender inequalities.