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
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Author: Kristin Hughes, Director, Global Plastic Action Partnership, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva
Women fight on the frontlines against plastic pollution.
The transition to a circular economy for plastics – and the shift to a green and sustainable world – must go hand-in-hand with building a plastics value chain that is inclusive and gender-equal.
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
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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 area with the widest gender gap.
More women than men have lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic.
Tech needs progress with women making up just 14% of the cloud computing workforce.
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
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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, New Zealand, Sweden, Namibia, Rwanda, Lithuania, Ireland and Switzerland follow behind in the top 10.
Overall, progress has stagnated, with widening gender gaps in political empowerment globally.
Closing the global gender gap – whose job is it anyway?
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Author: Zara Nanu, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Gapsquare
This year’s World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap says jobs in increasing demand (data science, AI, cyber, internet of things) are strongly male dominated and have higher annual salaries.
Within the list of top ten most equal countries this year, all have equal pay for equal value legislation, and eight have gender pay transparency legislation.
So to close the gap, businesses and policy-makers need to look at occupational segregation and career progression.
April 4, 2021
You are here: Home / World Economic Forum / 3 things governments and donors can do now to protect women from violence
3 things governments and donors can do now to protect women from violence
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Author: Pachaiyammal Arul, Founder, Global Survivor Network & Jakelin Mayen, Founder, Global Survivor Network & Victoria Nyanjura, Founder, Global Survivor Network
Three founding members of the Global Survivor Network share recommendations for investments that will keep women safe.
Pachiayammal Arul is a survivor of forced labour and is now a leader of the Released Bonded Labourers Association (RBLA) in southern India.