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  • 8 charts that show the impact of race and gender on technology careers

    Tuesday 13th of April 2021

    Much work has been done to close gaps in gender and race equality in the tech industry, but a new report indicates there’s still more needed.

  • It will take another 136 years to close the global gender gap

    Monday 12th of April 2021

    Based on 2020 trends, the global gender gap was not expected to be closed for another 100 years. Already a mammoth prospect, but according to the latest WEF estimates for 2021, the world is now going backwards on this long road to gender equality. The time required is now forecast at 136 years. The main reason for this? Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director and Head of the WEF’s Centre for the New Economy and Society writes: “The Covid-19 pandemic has raised new barriers to building inclusive and prosperous economies and societies. Pre-existing gender gaps have amplified the crisis asymmetrically between men and women, even as women have been at the frontlines of managing the crisis as essential workers.”

  • Panama’s fight for a delayed right: women’s economic independence

    Tuesday 6th of April 2021

    • Panamanian women, like women around the world, have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Mobile creches are transforming the lives of women and children in Africa

    Thursday 1st of April 2021

    Childcare is a challenge for working mothers the world over. In developed nations it’s often the cost that is a barrier to women rejoining the workforce. But in other parts of the world, childcare for working mothers is virtually non-existent.

  • Three experts on why eradicating plastic pollution will help achieve gender equality

    Wednesday 31st of March 2021

    For decades, the forces that drive our global dependence on single-use plastics and our inability to keep plastic waste out of the environment have hit women and marginalized communities the hardest.

  • 7 of the most surprising facts about global gender gaps

    Wednesday 31st of March 2021

    Progress towards reaching gender parity has stopped – and in some cases reversed – due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021.

  • 4 ‘big bets’ to close the post-pandemic gender gap

    Wednesday 31st of March 2021

    The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a terrible toll on progress towards gender equality. Many of the gains of recent years have been reversed. The length of time until women and men are truly equal has increased from 99.5 years to 135.6 years in the space of just twelve months.

  • These are the top 10 countries for women’s rights and opportunities

    Wednesday 31st of March 2021

    Iceland is the world’s best country for gender equality, topping a World Economic Forum index for the 12th year in a row.

  • The COVID-19 effect on the global gender gap: Measuring it is the first step towards closing it

    Wednesday 31st of March 2021

    Last year’s Global Gender Gap report offered insights into what drives the world’s gender pay gap. Among other factors, it showed the impact of the motherhood wage penalty and the fatherhood wage premium. It concluded, “an important step to closing the gender pay gap is the more equitable sharing of parental responsibilities between men and women.”

  • Closing the global gender gap – whose job is it anyway?

    Wednesday 31st of March 2021

    The release of the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap report every year is a reminder of how many centuries away we are from achieving gender parity – and women’s jobs are no exception. This year, the report says we are still 257.2 years away from closing the gender gap in “economic participation” and “opportunity”.

  • This is a watershed moment for gender equality: If companies act now

    Wednesday 31st of March 2021

    LinkedIn’s latest insights published in the Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report make for difficult reading.

  • 5 reasons why Switzerland’s gender gap is getting smaller

    Tuesday 30th of March 2021

    In the 2021 edition of the Global Gender Gap Report, Switzerland has climbed back up into the top 10 countries and has achieved the narrowest gender gap score in its history.

  • Why closing Japan’s gender gap will be achieved with equality from the top

    Tuesday 30th of March 2021

    The Global Gender Gap Report, published by the World Economic Forum, attracts significant attention each year. This year’s edition predicts that it will take 135.5 years to close the gender gap. The impact of the pandemic, in addition to the continuing challenges of gender parity in politics and economics, certainly did not help, adding 36 years to last year’s gap of 99.5 years.

  • COVID-19 is damaging the mental health of mothers. Here are 4 ways to help

    Tuesday 30th of March 2021

    As we pass the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic, its impact on the mental health and well-being of children is undeniable. Indeed, news headlines on whether “the kids are alright” have frequently surfaced, bringing to light the immense challenges for kids, and their families, as they cope with ongoing changes during COVID-19, including online schooling and social distancing from friends.

  • Virtual Media Briefing on the Global Gender Gap Report 2021

    Tuesday 30th of March 2021

    The 15th edition of the Global Gender Gap Report has been released one year after COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic. Its index continues to benchmark the evolution of gender-based gaps and tracks countries’ progress towards closing them over time.

  • The boardroom still has a gender gap: Here’s what it looks like – and how to fix it

    Monday 29th of March 2021

    The rise of women on boards of directors worldwide

  • 4 ways the private sector can push for gender equality post-pandemic

    Friday 26th of March 2021

    • The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women’s economic participation.

  • It’s not lack of confidence that’s holding women back from careers in science and technology

    Monday 22nd of March 2021

    Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions are still heavily male-dominated. Across all sectors, just over one in four STEM workers are women.

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted many challenges for mothers, but they’re nothing new

    Monday 22nd of March 2021

    The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges and obstacles for many Americans, but one group has been getting a lot of attention lately: moms. Much of the focus has been on the effects of school closings and child care responsibilities on mothers’ employment and labor force participation rates, with some suggesting the disruptions caused by the pandemic might have long-lasting consequences for gender equality in the workplace. In response, many prominent public figures have signed on to the Marshall Plan for Moms, which calls on Congress to recognize mothers’ unpaid labor at home through monthly stimulus checks alongside paid family leave, affordable child care and pay equity programs.

  • Since 2019, economies reformed the most in the areas of women’s pay and parenthood

    Tuesday 16th of March 2021

    Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 27 economies in all regions and income groups enacted reforms to remove obstacles to women’s economic inclusion across all areas and increased good practices in legislation since 2019, according to the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2021. The greatest number of reforms introduced or amended laws affecting pay and parenthood.

  • These NASA female scientists are inspiring girls all over the planet

    Tuesday 9th of March 2021

    With “one of the coolest jobs in the world”, NASA rover operator Vandi Verma hopes women’s high profile in the latest Mars mission will inspire a new generation to pursue careers in a sector traditionally dominated by men.

  • 5 inspirational women with important lessons for success in business

    Monday 8th of March 2021

    Each year, International Women’s Day is a reminder of how far we still have to go to closing the gender gap and achieving gender parity.

  • ‘Shecession’: What COVID-19 has meant for women and work

    Monday 8th of March 2021

    The coronavirus pandemic reversed women’s workplace gains in many of the world’s wealthiest countries as the burden of childcare rose and female-dominated sectors shed jobs, according to research released on March 2nd.

  • How can we create space for more female leaders?

    Monday 8th of March 2021

    Shirley Chisholm, the first Black US Congresswoman once said: “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”

  • Breaking the glass vial: Women at the forefront of COVID-19 vaccine

    Monday 8th of March 2021

    While there is still a long way to go for women in global health to get the recognition, respect and relative conditions they deserve – at all levels and in all places – there are some notable breakthroughs. The world might be living the movie Contagion at present, but there is a serious flaw in the metaphor. The movie ends with a scientist using herself as a one sample test to show viability of a vaccine – while a male actor is making the policy and disbursement decisions. For some of us, identification of a potential vaccine is where it all begins. And as for distributing it, it isn’t one man calling the shots.

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