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  • Rankings and Data
  • Infographics
  • The Global Gender Gap Report 2016
    • Measuring the global gender gap
    • Results and analysis
    • Top Ten
    • Performance by region and country
      • East Asia and the Pacific
      • Eastern Europe and Central Asia
      • Latin America and the Caribbean
      • Middle East and North Africa
      • North America
      • South Asia
      • Sub-Saharan Africa
      • Western Europe
    • Progress over time
    • Gender gaps and income
    • The case for gender parity
    • Gender parity and human capital
    • Conclusion
    • Appendices
      • Appendix A: Regional and Income Group Classifications, 2016
      • Appendix B: Spread of Minimum and Maximum Values by Indicator, 2016
      • Appendix C: Rankings by Indicator, 2016
      • Appendix D: Update of the Estimated Earned Income Indicator
      • Appendix E: Demographic Structures
      • Appendix F: Business Best Practices
      • Appendix G: Public-Private Cooperation for Gender Equality
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  • Report Home
  • Rankings and Data
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  • The Global Gender Gap Report 2016
    • Measuring the global gender gap
    • Results and analysis
    • Top Ten
    • Performance by region and country
      • East Asia and the Pacific
      • Eastern Europe and Central Asia
      • Latin America and the Caribbean
      • Middle East and North Africa
      • North America
      • South Asia
      • Sub-Saharan Africa
      • Western Europe
    • Progress over time
    • Gender gaps and income
    • The case for gender parity
    • Gender parity and human capital
    • Conclusion
    • Appendices
      • Appendix A: Regional and Income Group Classifications, 2016
      • Appendix B: Spread of Minimum and Maximum Values by Indicator, 2016
      • Appendix C: Rankings by Indicator, 2016
      • Appendix D: Update of the Estimated Earned Income Indicator
      • Appendix E: Demographic Structures
      • Appendix F: Business Best Practices
      • Appendix G: Public-Private Cooperation for Gender Equality
  • Blog and opinion
  • Download full publication as PDF
  • Press
  • Related reports and activities
  • System Initiative Stewards
  • System Initiative Partners
  • About the authors
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System initiative stewards

The World Economic Forum would like to thank the Stewards of the System Initiative on Education, Gender and Work for their leadership and guidance of the System Initiative and this Report.

  • Abdulla Bin Mohammed Al-Thani, Chairman, Ooredoo
  • Asheesh Advani, CEO, JA Worldwide
  • Omar Alghanim, CEO, Alghanim Industries
  • Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO
  • Alain Dehaze, CEO, Adecco Group
  • Brian Gallagher, President and CEO, United Way Worldwide
  • Scott Gegenheimer, Group CEO, Zain
  • Rick Goings, Chairman and CEO, Tupperware Brands Corporation
  • Adam Grant, Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • Peter Grauer, Chairman, Bloomberg
  • Justine Greening, Secretary of State for Education, Department for Education, United Kingdom
  • Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Laura Liswood, Secretary-General, Council of Women World Leaders
  • Andrew McAfee, Principal Research Scientist, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • Robert Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC
  • Sheila Penrose, Chairman of the Board, JLL
  • Julio Portalatin, President and CEO, Mercer (MMC)
  • Jonas Prising, CEO, ManpowerGroup
  • Judith Rodin, President, The Rockfeller Foundation
  • Linda Rottenberg, Co-Founder and CEO, Endeavor
  • Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization
  • Vishal Sikka, CEO and Managing Director, Infosys 
  • Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP
  • Laura Tyson, Professor and Director, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
  • Sunny Varkey, Chairman, GEMS Education


We also thank the members of our broader core community for their ongoing commitment and support to the System Initiative and for addressing gender parity and talent issues globally.

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