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The World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index for 2012 ranked United States 22nd best out of 135 countries for gender equality. [ 93 ] [ 175 ] The primary indicators for inequality were related to political empowerment, where the US was ranked 55th (32nd for women in ministerial position and 78th for women in parliament). [ 93 ]
Gender equality, also known as sexual ... and have to rely on some gender-disaggregated statistics, ... insuring gender equality in the workplace is the respecting of ...
Author and advocate Christine Michel Carter has also spoke out against the gender pay gap, specifically Black Women's Equal Pay Day, stating the path to racial and gender equity in the workplace will involve “radical action.” [211] In her Forbes column, she addresses the fact that Black women face disproportionately high barriers in the ...
Acting to promote gender equality might contribute $13 trillion to the global GDP by 2030. According to the European Institute for Gender Equality, improving gender equality in the EU might result in a 9.6% rise in EU GDP per capita, or €3.15 trillion, as well as an additional 10.5 million employment by 2050. This would help both genders ...
You may recognize names like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton from history class. They fought for women to have the right to vote. But the fight for women's equality is far from ...
Occupational inequality greatly affects the socioeconomic status of an individual which is linked with their access to resources like finding a job, buying a house, etc. [4] If an individual experiences occupational inequality, it may be more difficult for them to find a job, advance in their job, get a loan or buy a house.
The gender pay gap in the United States tech industry is the divergence in pay between men and women who work in areas such as software engineering. [1] In 2018, reports show that for every dollar the average man made, women only made 82 cents, and women from underrepresented communities earn even less. [ 2 ]