The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. Since launching in 2006, it is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous economies’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time.
Key Pointers –
- The gender gap is narrowing, but the collective rate of progress has slowed down. Without a bold push forward, it will take 134 years to reach full parity.
- The two largest gaps to bridge are in Economic Participation and Opportunity, and Political Empowerment
- 56% of economies in the 2024 Global Gender Gap Index have laws mandating equal remuneration, yet only 1 in 5 economies have transparency and enforcement mechanisms
- In 2023, the share of women hired into leadership stood at 36.9%
- Women represent 42% of the global workforce, but only 31.7% of senior leadership
Important Links –
https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2024/digest/
https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2024/digest/
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/06/global-gender-gap-report-2024-briefing-watch-here/
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/06/global-gender-gap-report-2024-briefing-watch-here/
https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2024/shareables-20b17bbe3a/
https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2024/in-full/
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