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...The negative impact is staggering. The World Economic Forum estimates that if we were to close the gender health gap, by 2040 the global economy could get an annual boost of at least $1tn....
...And, by 2025, the majority of union members in the US will be women, according to a study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a Washington, DC-based think-tank....
...“Today all across our country women and men will be learning for the first time the extent of the gender pay gap in their organisation and their sector,” she said....
...Some hope that the expected global boom in AI will rescue the Korean semiconductor industry, and perhaps even the Korean economy at large, by offering solutions to the country’s productivity and demographic...
...African tech companies in 2023 received $3.5bn equity and debt funding from investors, a 46 per cent drop from the previous year, according to a report by the global investor Partech....
...In big agribusinesses, efforts to promote gender equality in the workforce and in leadership teams — such as establishing mentorship programmes and employee affinity groups — mirror those of other sectors...
...Some 263,000 jobs were cut in the tech sector worldwide in 2023, according to Layoffs.fyi, a tracking website....
...Joan Moore, its UK head of early talent, says raising non-graduate recruitment overall is one reason it now “comfortably” achieves gender equality in entry-level hiring....
...She argues that investing in better childcare and flexible working will boost the UK economy....
...New research suggests that, even in a country such as Sweden that prides itself on gender equality, strong stereotypes push girls away from tech....
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...“The impact would be seen more long term than expecting to get the benefits in the next two to three quarters.”...
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...The committee found there had been improvements in gender equality in the City of London since it last examined the issue in 2018 but said that progress was “far too slow”....
...China’s control over a crucial battery material will make it nearly impossible for any electric-vehicle makers to qualify for the subsidy scheme at the heart of President Joe Biden’s flagship green tech...
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...at home, global financial markets are still decidedly focused on maximising short-term private sector profit....
...Many rich countries have in effect closed the gender pay gap among adults who choose not to have children — but they have not managed to do so among those who choose to become parents....
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...We are not protecting the one part of the UK economy that has green shoots.” Depledge’s theory is that women often run businesses in sectors that do not naturally attract big investment....
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