It could take 131 years for the world to close the gender gap, report shows
Progress on achieving global gender equality is languishing.
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Progress on achieving global gender equality is languishing.
The world may not achieve gender equality for another 131 years, said the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Gender Gap Report 2023, on Wednesday (June 21). In other words, given the rate of incredibly slow progress, women may not attain parity with men until 2154. This comes as the report found that the gap between various aspects it takes into account for the measurement of equality has closed only by 0.3 per cent since last year.
Progress on achieving global gender equality is languishing.
Roger McKenzie interviews SALVADOR VANEGAS about Nicaragua's education policies
Introduction The topic of leadership has been addressed and applied for millennia. Yet, is only within the past 80 years that leadership has been a topic of serious discussion. It is important to understand variables relevant to effective leadership. Gender is one such variable that must be examined with regard to optimising leadership effectiveness. This