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Date Time World Economic Forum Jobs Reset Summit: Building Back Broader in Economic Recovery · The second Jobs Reset Summit made progress on major reskilling, education and job quality initiatives, including the launch of SkillsLink and the Partnership for New Work Standards. · A new alliance to address social justice through business action was launched, while 58 multinational companies aligned on their commitments to a racial justice initiative · Kazakhstan joined the Forum’s global netw...

May 25, 2021 You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / This UK campaign is working to close the politics gender gap This UK campaign is working to close the politics gender gap (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content It will take145.5 years to attain gender parity in politics globally, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap ...

Overcoming COVID-19 will require tackling inequality (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Winnie Byanyima, Undersecretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Given the need to fund treatment and vaccines, there is pressure to scale back funding for social provisions, but leaders must boldly finance a more equal world. Gender...

April 7, 2021 You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / COVID-19 has been a setback for women. Gender-responsive policies can stem the losses COVID-19 has been a setback for women. Gender-responsive policies can stem the losses (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ruma Bhargava, Project Lead, Fourth Industrial Revolution for Health, India, World Economic Forum, C4IR India & Dr Megha Bharg...

Kingdom sees slight progress on global gender gap index Jordan climbs 7 points to rank 131 out of 156 countries By Rana Husseini - Apr 07,2021 - Last updated at Apr 07,2021 Photo courtesy of SIGI facebook page AMMAN — The Kingdom climbed seven points on the gender gap index, according to the World Economic Forum’s report “Closing the Gender Gap Accelerators 2021”. The Kingdom’s new ranking was 131 out of 156 countries. In 2020, the Kingdom came in the 138 place out of 153 countries, t...

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content • Panamanian women, like women around the world, have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. • Panama was one of the first countries to partner with the Equal Pay International Coalition. • Now the government continues to introduce further measures to build women’s participat...

April 1, 2021 You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / Three experts on why eradicating plastic pollution will help achieve gender equality Three experts on why eradicating plastic pollution will help achieve gender equality (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kristin Hughes, Director, Global Plastic Action Partnership, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva Wome...

April 1, 2021 You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / 7 of the most surprising facts about global gender gaps 7 of the most surprising facts about global gender gaps (Credit: Unpslash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap 2021 finds COVID-19 has slowed progress towards gender parity. Political Empowerment is the ...

April 1, 2021 You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / These are the top 10 countries for women’s rights and opportunities These are the top 10 countries for women’s rights and opportunities (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton Senior Writer, Formative Content Iceland is the world’s best country for gender equality, a World Economic Forum index shows. Finland, Norway,...