COVID sets gender parity back by a generation, report finds
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID sets gender parity back by a generation, report finds

Al Jazeera  

Women have to wait 135.6 years – up from 99.5 in 2020 – to be on equal footing with men, the World Economic Forum warns. The coronavirus pandemic has widened the gender gap by a generation and closing it will take concerted efforts by policymakers around the world, a new report by the World Economic Forum has found. The Global Gender Gap Index report found that the political gender gap is expected to take 145.5 years to close. On the economic front, the index found that it will take 267.6 years to bridge the gender divide, and while progress has been made in some areas, the pandemic – which the report’s data does not yet fully reflect – is likely to set equality back further. ‘New barriers’ The COVID-19 crisis reversed years of progress in women’s economic and political participation and exacerbated pre-existing gender gaps.

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It will take over 190 years for gender parity in employment: ILO report
3 weeks, 1 day ago

It will take over 190 years for gender parity in employment: ILO report

The Hindu  

Women hold just 30% of managerial positions globally, with only a modest improvement over the past two decades, according to ‘Women and the Economy: 30 Years after the Beijing Declaration’, a new brief released in Geneva by the International Labour Organization on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Cautioning that, at this pace, achieving gender parity in employment rates globally …

World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report 2024: 134 Years to Parity, India Ranks 129th
9 months, 1 week ago

World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report 2024: 134 Years to Parity, India Ranks 129th

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 22, 2024 14:00 IST - 6 MINS READ The Global Gender Gap Report 2024, released by the World Economic Forum, presents a dire picture of the current state and evolution of gender parity across four indices: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. In its assessment of the four indices, the Global …

India ranks 129th on global gender gap index, Iceland on top: World Economic Forum
9 months, 2 weeks ago

India ranks 129th on global gender gap index, Iceland on top: World Economic Forum

New Indian Express  

The WEF said India's economic parity score has trended upwards for the past four years. In the Political Empowerment subindex, India scored within the top-10 on the head-of-state indicator, but its scores for women's representation at the federal level, in ministerial positions and in Parliament, remain relatively low, it added. The WEF said the world has closed 68.5 per cent …

A demand that could hamper gender equality
1 year, 1 month ago

A demand that could hamper gender equality

The Hindu  

The Sabrimala temple issue was one that ruled our collective consciousness. Menstrual cycles can be challenging — almost debilitating for some — but to collectively label all those belonging to a gender without considering the potential adverse effects, is trivialising the women empowerment movement. If one adds mandatory paid leave for periods to this, it would end up further dissuading …

For an equal future, G20’s gender vision
1 year, 6 months ago

For an equal future, G20’s gender vision

Hindustan Times  

The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration 2023 can only be described using two adjectives – inclusive and visionary. Right from the outset, the Declaration makes its commitment crystal clear: G20 nations are dedicated to closing gender gaps and promoting “the full, equal, effective, and meaningful participation of women” in the economy as decision-makers. The New Delhi Declaration dedicates a distinct …

REPORT | 131 years more to close global gender gap: World Economic Forum
1 year, 7 months ago

REPORT | 131 years more to close global gender gap: World Economic Forum

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 01, 2023 18:45 IST - 4 MINS READ Providing valuable insights into the progress made towards bridging the gender gap worldwide, the World Economic Forum recently released its 17th edition of the Global Gender Gap Report. The top nine countries in this year’s report have made remarkable strides, with all closing the gender gap by over 80 …

At helm of G20, India is shifting narrative to women-led development
1 year, 8 months ago

At helm of G20, India is shifting narrative to women-led development

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Women-led development forms the core of India’s G20 presidency. HT takes a look at the progress of past G20 initiatives and sheds light on the imminent challenges faced by women More women in G20 participate in labour markets than 2012 At the 2014 summit in Brisbane, G20 leaders committed to reducing the gender gap in labour force participation …

Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report

The Hindu  

June 24, 2023 12:10 am | Updated 11:05 am IST India has climbed eight places in the annual Gender Gap Report, 2023, and is ranked 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity, from 135 last year. On the four key markers of the index – economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment …

India must bridge the gender equality gap
1 year, 11 months ago

India must bridge the gender equality gap

Hindustan Times  

South Asia is home to 860 million women, three-fourths of whom live in India. The average wage salaries for women remain at around 70% of their male colleagues India ranks 112 in the Global Gender Gap Report 2020 of WEF. World Bank figures reveal that in 2016 despite women-headed households in India being around 14.6%, women faced high levels of …

Budget news 2023: We need to talk about the gender pensions gap
2 years ago

Budget news 2023: We need to talk about the gender pensions gap

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Average nursery costs per week rose …

Affirming gender equality in policy and practice
2 years ago

Affirming gender equality in policy and practice

Hindustan Times  

Given the theme for this International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023, viz. DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality, one wonders whether in the face of many persisting structural and systemic barriers compounded by the pandemic that thwart women’s empowerment and the progress toward gender equality, all the efforts that has been made to strengthen the legal framework on the …

Gender gap at work far worse than expected: United Nations
2 years ago

Gender gap at work far worse than expected: United Nations

The Hindu  

Women have a harder time accessing work globally than previously thought, while the gender gap in working conditions and pay has barely budged in two decades, the United Nations said on March 6. The UN's International Labour Organisation said it had developed a new indicator that does a better job than official unemployment rates at capturing all people without employment …

India ranks 135 out of 146 in Global Gender Gap Index
2 years, 8 months ago

India ranks 135 out of 146 in Global Gender Gap Index

The Hindu  

India ranks 135 among a total of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2022 and is the worst performer in the world in the “health and survival” sub-index where it is ranked 146. The Global Gender Report 2022, which includes the Gender Gap Index, says it will now take 132 years to reach gender parity, with the gap …

Women hit hardest by cost-of-living crisis, gender parity seems distant dream
2 years, 8 months ago

Women hit hardest by cost-of-living crisis, gender parity seems distant dream

Live Mint  

The cost-of-living crisis is expected to hit women the hardest with a widening gender gap in the labour force, warned the annual Gender Gap Report 2022 of the World Economic Forum released in Geneva. The global gender gap index is defined around four main factors – salaries and economic opportunity, education, health, and political empowerment. On India, the WEF said …

Action needed on gender pensions gap – TUC
2 years, 10 months ago

Action needed on gender pensions gap – TUC

The Independent  

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Pandemic increases gender pensions gap to ‘almost £200,000’
3 years, 7 months ago

Pandemic increases gender pensions gap to ‘almost £200,000’

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “As we begin to think about what a post-Covid society looks like, it’s vital that the …

COVID-19 | The Lancet article highlights gender inequality in health
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 | The Lancet article highlights gender inequality in health

The Hindu  

A recently published article in The Lancet highlights how COVID-19 has exacerbated gender inequalities and warns against a damaging roll back in women's rights unless governments focus on sex-disaggregated data across key health indicators. Data | Domestic violence complaints at a 10-year high during COVID-19 lockdown The article that appeared under the comment section assumes importance because it is jointly …

We can counter the effects of the pandemic on women by putting gender equality at the heart of Covid recovery
3 years, 8 months ago

We can counter the effects of the pandemic on women by putting gender equality at the heart of Covid recovery

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Every year, at least 10 million teenage girls give birth as a result of rape or …

Covid has supercharged gender inequality – only Labour can deliver a fairer future for women
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid has supercharged gender inequality – only Labour can deliver a fairer future for women

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Throughout this pandemic, Boris Johnson’s government has run roughshod over Labour’s Equality Act and public sector …

How India fared in Global Gender Gap Report 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

How India fared in Global Gender Gap Report 2021

Live Mint  

The gender gap in India has widened to 62.5%, largely due to women’s inadequate representation in politics, technical and leadership roles, decrease in women’s labour force participation rate, poor healthcare, lagging female to male literacy ratio, income inequality. The report is a measure of gender gap on four parameters: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political …

Global gender gap, Biden’s big bet and a ship’s worth of memes
3 years, 11 months ago

Global gender gap, Biden’s big bet and a ship’s worth of memes

Al Jazeera  

We gather the numbers to know from the week’s biggest economic and business news stories so you can impress yourself and your friends. Estimates, God willing, will reach a billion dollars and a little bit more, this is the country’s right,” Suez Canal Authority chairman and managing director Osama Rabie told Egypt’s Sada Elbalad channel. “The Greek shipowning community, which …

Pandemic impact: Gender gap in India, world over worsens
3 years, 11 months ago

Pandemic impact: Gender gap in India, world over worsens

Hindustan Times  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia, according to the World Economic Forum report that also says the pandemic has rolled back years of progress towards equality between men and women world over. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2021 released on Wednesday, India …

WEF’s gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries
3 years, 11 months ago

WEF’s gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries

The Hindu  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. The country had ranked 112th among 153 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2020. Noting that the decline also took place on the economic participation and opportunity subindex, albeit to a …

On International Women’s Day, we must not let a year of Covid reverse decades of progress in gender equality
4 years ago

On International Women’s Day, we must not let a year of Covid reverse decades of progress in gender equality

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Even so, our values are shared, …

No excuse for gender inequality, sexism on IWD 2021, say corporate leaders
4 years ago

No excuse for gender inequality, sexism on IWD 2021, say corporate leaders

ABC  

Women across corporate Australia are calling for an end to the ridiculous excuses they hear as to why they should not be promoted or paid the same as men. Lendlease director Nicola Wakefield-Evans says there's too many "egregious examples" of how we treat women disproportionately different. "It's so endemic; so common, and it puts women in terrible position of disadvantage," …

85% women have missed out on a raise, job during pandemic
4 years ago

85% women have missed out on a raise, job during pandemic

Live Mint  

Despite the increase in discussion and commitment towards diversity and inclusion by India Inc., 85% women believe they were overlooked for a raise, promotion or job offer because of their gender last year. In fact, two-thirds of working women and working mothers felt discriminated against at work because of family and household responsibilities they undertook, the report highlights. As women …

Women are on COVID global front line, but left behind in recovery
4 years, 2 months ago

Women are on COVID global front line, but left behind in recovery

Al Jazeera  

A new poll of 17,000 people in 17 countries found that the majority believe the coronavirus pandemic has set back progress on equal rights. Seven in 10 workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic are female yet women are left out of many COVID-19 response and recovery plans, according to a global survey published on Thursday. The survey, …

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Forced Us to Recognize Gender Inequities
4 years, 2 months ago

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Forced Us to Recognize Gender Inequities

News 18  

The pandemic has completely upended the world as we know it. An ILO report published earlier in December has revealed that challenges of the pandemic and work from home issues have thrown women’s lives off-gear completely. The deadly disruption to our lives in the year gone by must be recognised and used to not only break the mould but also …

‘Women are particularly exposed’: The gender bias revealed by coronavirus needs fixing
4 years, 10 months ago

‘Women are particularly exposed’: The gender bias revealed by coronavirus needs fixing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The latest unemployment figures show that women held 55 …

Coronavirus crisis broadening gender gap and aggravating existing inequality, report finds
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus crisis broadening gender gap and aggravating existing inequality, report finds

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Women are enduring the economic brunt of the coronavirus crisis due to …

India slips to 112th place on gender gap; in bottom-5 on health, economic fronts: Survey
5 years, 3 months ago

India slips to 112th place on gender gap; in bottom-5 on health, economic fronts: Survey

Firstpost  

India has slipped four places to rank 112th globally in terms of gender gap amid widening disparity in terms of women’s health and survival and economic participation – the two areas where the country is now ranked in the bottom-five, an annual survey showed on Tuesday New Delhi: India has slipped four places to rank 112th globally in terms of …

India slips to 112th rank on WEF’s gender gap index; in bottom-5 on health, economic fronts
5 years, 3 months ago

India slips to 112th rank on WEF’s gender gap index; in bottom-5 on health, economic fronts

India TV News  

India has slipped four places to rank 112th globally in terms of gender gap amid widening disparity in terms of women's health and survival and economic participation -- the two areas where the country is now ranked in the bottom-five, an annual survey showed on Tuesday. While Iceland remains the world's most gender-neutral country, India has moved down the ladder …

Women may have to wait more than 250 years for economic parity
5 years, 3 months ago

Women may have to wait more than 250 years for economic parity

Al Jazeera  

This is despite an improvement in political, education and health opportunities for women, says WEF report. WEF defines economic participation in terms of wages and other forms of income, the number of women in senior positions and their participation in the labour market. WEF’s Global Gender Gap 2019 report also suggests that women are not well positioned to leverage the …

Gender equality: No country in world to achieve parity by 2030
5 years, 9 months ago

Gender equality: No country in world to achieve parity by 2030

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Monday 3 June, the Equal Measures 2030 partnership released its inaugural Sustainable Development Goal Gender …

6 Trillion Reasons for Asia to Act on Gender Equality
6 years ago

6 Trillion Reasons for Asia to Act on Gender Equality

The Diplomat  

The OCED estimates that 7.5 percent of global GDP is lost due to gender-based discrimination. However, it also noted that in many countries, “political commitments, legal reforms and gender-sensitive programs are still not being translated into real changes.” “On a global level, the prevalence of girl child marriage has stagnated at 16 percent, the proportion of women who have suffered …

6 Trillion Reasons for Asia to Act on Gender Equality
6 years ago

6 Trillion Reasons for Asia to Act on Gender Equality

The Diplomat  

The OCED estimates that 7.5 percent of global GDP is lost due to gender-based discrimination. However, it also noted that in many countries, “political commitments, legal reforms and gender-sensitive programs are still not being translated into real changes.” “On a global level, the prevalence of girl child marriage has stagnated at 16 percent, the proportion of women who have suffered …

Gender pay gap will take 202 years to close: Report
6 years, 3 months ago

Gender pay gap will take 202 years to close: Report

The Quint  

Davos, Dec 19 It could take 202 years for women to earn as much as men because the global pay gap is so vast and the pace of change so slow, the World Economic Forum has said in a report. Yemen, Syria and Iraq had the biggest pay gaps with women being paid less than 30 per cent the level …

Women are on track to earn the same as men — in 202 years
6 years, 3 months ago

Women are on track to earn the same as men — in 202 years

Live Mint  

Singapore: The good news: The global gender gap has improved, slightly. The reality: Differences in economic opportunity, including pay between men and women, are so vast it’ll take 202 years to fully bridge them, according to the World Economic Forum. The group looks at several measures of equality between men and women in this year’s Global Gender Gap Report, released …

Gender equality at work more than 200 years off: WEF
6 years, 3 months ago

Gender equality at work more than 200 years off: WEF

The Hindu  

Women may be shouting louder than ever for equal treatment and pay, but a report out on Tuesday indicates it will take centuries to achieve gender parity in workplaces around the globe. The World Economic Forum report said there had been some improvements in wage equality this year compared to 2017, when the global gender gap widened for the first …

Women are on track to earn the same as men — in 202 years
6 years, 3 months ago

Women are on track to earn the same as men — in 202 years

Hindustan Times  

The good news: The global gender gap has improved, slightly. The reality: Differences in economic opportunity, including pay between men and women, are so vast it’ll take 202 years to fully bridge them, according to the World Economic Forum. The group looks at several measures of equality between men and women in this year’s Global Gender Gap Report, released Tuesday. …

Global gender parity still 108 years away, world needs two centuries to close gap at workplace: WEF report
6 years, 3 months ago

Global gender parity still 108 years away, world needs two centuries to close gap at workplace: WEF report

Firstpost  

Women may be shouting louder than ever for equal treatment and pay, but a report out Tuesday indicates it will take centuries to achieve gender parity in workplaces around the globe. Geneva: Women may be shouting louder than ever for equal treatment and pay, but a report out Tuesday indicates it will take centuries to achieve gender parity in workplaces …

Closing Asia-Pacific's gender gap would boost region's GDP - report
6 years, 10 months ago

Closing Asia-Pacific's gender gap would boost region's GDP - report

China Daily  

There is a lucrative charm in advancing women's equality: countries of the Asia- Pacific region could add $4.5 trillion to their collective annual GDP by 2025, a 12 percent increase over the business-as-usual trajectory. By presenting the 240-page report analyzing high gender inequality in the region and detailing deliverable ways for change, McKinsey, a global management consulting firm, is doing …

Gender Gap Index: India slips 21 spots to 108, below Bangladesh; women participation in economy low
7 years, 4 months ago

Gender Gap Index: India slips 21 spots to 108, below Bangladesh; women participation in economy low

Firstpost  

India slipped 21 places on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap index to a lowly 108, behind neighbours China and Bangladesh Geneva/New Delhi: India slipped 21 places on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap index to a lowly 108, behind neighbours China and Bangladesh, primarily due to less participation of women in the economy and low wages. According …

UK lags behind dozens of developed countries in WEF gender gap report
7 years, 4 months ago

UK lags behind dozens of developed countries in WEF gender gap report

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK has received a damning bill of health in the World …

Equality between men and women is still 170 years away – is gender parity really a feat too far for human endeavour?
8 years, 5 months ago

Equality between men and women is still 170 years away – is gender parity really a feat too far for human endeavour?

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Estimates in the Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap report show that my granddaughter will not live …

‘Attaining economic equality between genders will take another 170 years’
8 years, 5 months ago

‘Attaining economic equality between genders will take another 170 years’

The Hindu  

Efforts to close gender gaps in pay and workforce participation slowed so dramatically in the past year that men and women may not reach economic equality for another 170 years, the World Economic Forum said on Tuesday. Statistics just a year ago predicted the economic gap between genders could close in 118 years, but progress has decelerated, stalled or reversed …

Gender Pay Equity Is Even Farther Away Than Originally Thought
8 years, 5 months ago

Gender Pay Equity Is Even Farther Away Than Originally Thought

Huff Post  

By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK - Efforts to close gender gaps in pay and workforce participation slowed so dramatically in the past year that men and women may not reach economic equality for another 170 years, the World Economic Forum said on Tuesday. Statistics just a year ago predicted the economic gap between genders could close in 118 years, but …

International Women's Day 2016: How the gap between genders in many countries is as wide as ever
9 years ago

International Women's Day 2016: How the gap between genders in many countries is as wide as ever

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As International Women’s Day approaches, if anyone is wondering why females merit …

Gender equality in the workplace 'arriving 2050' at this rate of change, report says
9 years, 2 months ago

Gender equality in the workplace 'arriving 2050' at this rate of change, report says

ABC  

Gender equality in the workforce is a pipedream before 2050 at the current rate of change, a report suggests. Key points: Slow progress around gender equality worldwide, Mercer report finds Women only represent a third of managers In Australia the pay gap sits at 24 per cent Consulting firm Mercer has found women around the globe are seeing slow progress …

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