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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 network of countries mobilizing action for gender parity · The Chief Economists Outlook launched at the...

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 report. In the UK, there are still twice as many male as female MPs. Frances Scott launched the cros...

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 inequality is not only wrong, it is dangerous and weakens us all by depressing economic potential a...

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 Bhargava, Deputy Commissioner Income Tax, Ministry of Finance, Government of India COVID-19 pandemic has ...