Income inequality widened through the late 1990's, if not beyond.
The income gap, already at historic highs, has continued to widen through the slump.
But an imbalance begins to appear among teenagers, continues to widen through the 20s and peaks in the 30s.
In this passage, widely quoted by opponents of evolutionary theory, Darwin suggests that the break between "man and his nearest allies" will be widened through the extinction of the great apes, leaving a gap between the more civilised man "and some ape as low as a baboon, instead of as now between the negro or Australian and the gorilla".
Attitudes shifted towards the previously worshipped Crasher Kids, a rift that continued to widen through the early 2000s.
Disadvantaged children tend to begin school already behind their more advantaged peers, and these achievement gaps only widen through the children's educational career.
Differences in cognitive outcomes across socioeconomic groups have been observed from the first 2 years of life (Fernald, Kariger, Hidrobo, & Gertler, 2012; Schoon, Hope, Ross, & Duckworth, 2010), with the gap between the highest and lowest socioeconomic groups widening through the school years (Goodman, Gregg, & Washbrook, 2011).
His time there has seen access to the Royal Opera's work widened through nationwide Big Screen relays, the introduction of special low-price ticket schemes and the purchase of a DVD company, Opus Arte, to distribute recordings globally.
When, in contrast, authoritarian governments lack a major international patron, Yom argues, leaders are often forced to bargain with opposing domestic groups, ultimately widening through patronage and protection the coalition supporting the regime.
That racial disparity emerged in the early '80s, widened through 2015 and has remained steady since, the report says.
