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politics2 years ago•1 min saved

Global Gender Gap Report: Progress and Setbacks in Gender Equality

Japan plans to increase women's participation in society, especially in politics, after a report by the World Economic Forum showed the country was struggling to narrow the gender gap. Japan ranked 125th out of 146 countries in gender parity this year, with the lowest ranking in economic participation and opportunity. The country's gender parity in political empowerment was one of the world's lowest, behind China, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Investors are pressuring Japanese businesses to diversify their boards, and voters and activists are pushing politicians to take action.

via Reuters|

#diversity #gender-gap #japan

gender-equality2 years ago•4 min saved

Gender gap persists globally, with slow progress in US and East Asia.

The US has fallen behind in closing the gender gap, ranking 43rd out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum's annual Global Gender Gap report. The country experienced a 2.1-percentage-point decline in its gender parity score, with the largest drop in political empowerment. Overall, it will take 131 years to close the gender pay gap across the world economy, a marginal improvement from the previous estimate of 132 years. The WEF warned that progress on political empowerment was stagnating and economic participation among women has worsened, while AI could exacerbate the progress being lost in economic participation among women.

via Yahoo Finance|

#ai #gender-equality #gender-pay-gap