Global Gender Gap Report 2024

Jun 17, 2024

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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). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time since its inception in 2006.

This is the full audio of a video briefing to explore the current state of global gender parity. Featuring insights from the Global Gender Gap Report 2024, this discussion examines the progress and challenges in closing the gender gap worldwide.

You can watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/06/global-gender-gap-report-2024-briefing-watch-here/

Learn about impactful strategies and innovative approaches from top-performing countries and examine the roles of government and business leaders in fostering inclusive economic and societal growth.

Speakers:

Yann Zopf: Head of Media, World Economic Forum

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

Sue Duke, Head of Global Public Policy and Economic Graph Team, LinkedIn, USA

Bienvenido Laguesma, Secretary of Labour and Employment of Philippines

Links:

Global Gender Gap Report 2024: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2024/

Centre for New Economy and Society: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-new-economy-and-society/

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