‘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 in nations around the world, the Swiss non-profit WEF said in its annual gender gap index. “In addition, there is a range of evidence to suggest that women’s political leadership and wider economic participation are correlated.” Globally, the political gender gap is slowly but steadily improving, it said. At the current rate, and given that the gap widened last year, women and men will not be equal economically for another 170 years, the report said.

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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 …

Men earn more than women in egalitarian Norway, report finds. But it’s on par with Europe
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Men earn more than women in egalitarian Norway, report finds. But it’s on par with Europe

Associated Press  

OSLO, Norway — The Norwegian equality minister said Thursday that she found it “completely unacceptable” that men on average earn 13% more than women as she reacted to a government report stressing that the pay gap in egalitarian Norway persists. “I find it completely unacceptable that women and men who have the same job, the same experience and the same …

UK gender pay gap reduces to 7% for 2024, ONS data shows
5 months ago

UK gender pay gap reduces to 7% for 2024, ONS data shows

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. Read our privacy policy The gender pay gap for …

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 …

How big is the gender gap in earnings?
1 year, 5 months ago

How big is the gender gap in earnings?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Periodic Labour Force Surveys have been monitoring the gender earnings gap across various forms of employment from April-June 2019 to 2023. In 2023, the gap in work hours was largest for self-employed workers, where men worked 50% more hours than women, and lowest for regular wage workers. Though the gap was the smallest, men and …

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 …

Closing the gender pay gap: Strategies for equality in the workplace
1 year, 6 months ago

Closing the gender pay gap: Strategies for equality in the workplace

Hindustan Times  

However, as long as there is an honest recognition of the issue, and sincere attempts to address them, we will move in the right direction. However, if we need to see substantive on-ground progress when it comes to ensuring gender pay parity – a lot will need to be done on multiple fronts. In India, while there may not be …

Closing the gender pay gap: Strategies for equality in the workplace
1 year, 6 months ago

Closing the gender pay gap: Strategies for equality in the workplace

Hindustan Times  

The gender pay parity discussion has been at the centre stage for decades. Some of the oft-articulated reasons include the discrimination women face throughout their employee life cycle; the tendency of women to concentrate on lower-paying occupations like administration; the likelihood of women taking more frequent career breaks due to family responsibilities; and limitations around irregular work hours and flexibility …

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 …

Netherlands in 28th on Global Gender Gap Index this year
1 year, 9 months ago

Netherlands in 28th on Global Gender Gap Index this year

NL Times  

The Netherlands is in 28th place on this year’s Global Gender Gap Index. According to the study, performed by the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, our country has managed to close 77.7 percent of the gender gap. While the Netherlands scored exceptionally well on education equality, coming in first place globally, most women still work part-time. The Global Gender …

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 …

International Women's Day: Global Initiatives Against Gender Discrimination
2 years ago

International Women's Day: Global Initiatives Against Gender Discrimination

The Hindu  

The idea of a gender equal world seems like a far off reality even in 2023. And if regular rankings may show strong disparities between countries and regions, let’s not fool ourselves—no country in the world is on track to achieve gender equality by 2030. The news media plays a crucial role not only in denouncing attacks on women’s rights …

Where there's gender equality, people tend to live longer
2 years ago

Where there's gender equality, people tend to live longer

NPR  

Where there's gender equality, people tend to live longer Enlarge this image toggle caption John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images Both women and men are likely to live longer when a country makes strides towards gender equality, according to a new global study that authors believe to be the first of its kind. Sponsor Message World …

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

Gender gap at work far worse than expected: UN

Firstpost  

According to new ILO data, 15 percent of working-age women globally would like to work, but do not have a job, compared to 10.5 percent of men Geneva: 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 Monday. 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 …

Gender pay gap widens ‘dramatically’ after women have children – TUC
2 years, 1 month ago

Gender pay gap widens ‘dramatically’ after women have children – TUC

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Working women deserve equal pay, but at current rates of progress, it will take …

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 …

Time to end systemic misogyny reflected in the gender pay gap
2 years, 9 months ago

Time to end systemic misogyny reflected in the gender pay gap

Live Mint  

In a pre-pandemic world, UN Women alerted us that “women only make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men", resulting in lifelong income inequality. The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021 aired pessimism, saying that the gender pay gap is likely to further widen by 5%. As the pandemic aggravated existing gender inequalities, PayScale’s State of the …

International Women’s Day 2022: The US states with the highest and lowest gender pay gap
3 years ago

International Women’s Day 2022: The US states with the highest and lowest gender pay gap

The Independent  

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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 …

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 …

The gender gap in economics is huge — it’s even worse than tech
4 years ago

The gender gap in economics is huge — it’s even worse than tech

Salon  

There is no shortage of disciplines and industries rife with sexism. But even though women are actually less well represented in economics, there seems to be little awareness of how bad things are in that field – and how slowly they're changing. The field of economics is dominated by men, in terms of both faculty and students, with disproportionately few …

Women still paid less than men in all EU; 14.6% less in Netherlands
4 years ago

Women still paid less than men in all EU; 14.6% less in Netherlands

NL Times  

Women in all European Union member states still earn less per hour than their male counterparts. The gender wage gap was smallest between young men and young women just starting out on the labor market. Eurostat partly attributed the gender wage gap to women more often interrupting their career due to pregnancy and childcare. The type of jobs men and …

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, …

Wage gap unchanged: Women need 25 years to get equal pay
4 years, 4 months ago

Wage gap unchanged: Women need 25 years to get equal pay

NL Times  

Women have gained little ground on men when it comes to the wage gap, according to a biannual report produced by government statistics office CBS. The report showed that women working in government jobs in 2018 earned about eight percent less per hour than men on average, and about 19 percent less in the business world. Men were paid by …

Why we still need a Women’s Day
5 years ago

Why we still need a Women’s Day

Hindustan Times  

• Because, of the 48 recipients of the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, only five have been women. • Because married women are still asked their husband’s name on official paperwork; married men need only name their fathers. • Because in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2020, which covered 153 economies, India fell from 108th to …

Unemployment and underemployment rise, as wages and gender pay gap stagnate
5 years, 1 month ago

Unemployment and underemployment rise, as wages and gender pay gap stagnate

ABC  

Australia's unemployment rate rose from 5.1 to 5.3 per cent in January, but it was because more people were looking for work not because jobs were being cut. Key points: ABS figures show 13,500 jobs were created last month — 46,200 full-time jobs were added while 32,700 part-time jobs were lost The participation rate rose to 66.1 per cent, causing …

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 …

Netherlands plummets on WEF gender equality ranking
5 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands plummets on WEF gender equality ranking

NL Times  

The Netherlands is falling behind when it comes to promoting gender equality, according to the Gender Gap Index by the World Economic Forum, published on Tuesday. WEF researchers annually test the inequality between women and men on 14 indicators in various sectors including health, education, economy, and politics. The WEF noted that in the Netherlands women still hold only around …

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 …

Retirement income gender gap is the biggest in a decade
5 years, 5 months ago

Retirement income gender gap is the biggest in a decade

The Independent  

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “In particular, …

The 'paradox' of working in the world's most equal countries
5 years, 6 months ago

The 'paradox' of working in the world's most equal countries

BBC  

The 'paradox' of working in the world's most equal countries Getty Images When Bolette Wrestroem moved back to Denmark after spending most of her twenties overseas, she was excited to experience the “gender equality” for which the Nordic region is globally famous. “I think it will take quite a lot of time - another 50 years at least - until …

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 …

There's a major part of the gender pay gap problem that no one is talking about
5 years, 11 months ago

There's a major part of the gender pay gap problem that no one is talking about

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. Read our privacy policy As companies …

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 …

India not as cool as Iceland
6 years, 1 month ago

India not as cool as Iceland

Deccan Chronicle  

Iceland has been rated the world’s most gender-equal country for the past few decades. The ILO report states, “On average, women are paid 34 per cent less than men in India. In its latest report released in November last year, it is pretty clear that the wage gap is still a worrying factor in India, though the ratio of increase …

Men ‘face MORE discrimination than women’
6 years, 2 months ago

Men ‘face MORE discrimination than women’

Daily Mail  

Women are better off in more countries than men are, a new study has found. Scroll down for video A study looked at 6.8 billion people around the world from 134 nations and developed a new way of measuring gender inequality. Nearly eight out of 10 companies and public sector bodies pay men more than women in the UK, a …

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 …

To Solve America's Sexism, Make Workplaces More Like Iceland's
6 years, 6 months ago

To Solve America's Sexism, Make Workplaces More Like Iceland's

Huff Post  

Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdóttir in March. What’s more, Iceland’s big companies exceed legal requirements by investing in training female workers in technology in equal numbers to men. There’s policy, and then there’s practice — and both in Iceland seem like fairy tales when compared to reality for women in the U.S. workforce. The government hired gender studies professors to …

Gender pay gap: Meet the Dutch lawyer who is training women to ask for more
6 years, 7 months ago

Gender pay gap: Meet the Dutch lawyer who is training women to ask for more

Dutch News  

Though the gender pay gap in the Netherlands is closing, progress is being made at a snail’s pace and the country lags behind much of Europe. ‘It’s encouraged that they stand up and speak up for themselves, girls are communal thinkers; we have to think about others.’ ‘This upbringing makes it really difficult when we hit the workforce – that …

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