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Report Says That gender gap Might Take Almost 136 Years To Diffuse

The Global Gender Gap Report 2021 from the World Economic Forum reveals that it might take almost 135.6 years for the gender gap to reduce. This gap has grown by 36 years, compared to last year’s report which said it might 99 years for the same thing. The COVID-19 pandemic is to be blamed for increasing the gap by 36 years.

India Slips 28 Places In Global Gender Gap Index: Breaking Down Our Points Of Inequality

India in gender gap index released by the World Economic Forum has seen a downward fall and now ranks 140 out of 156 countries. Here are all the factors contributing to it.

Globally Women Have Fewer Legal Rights Than Men And COVID-19 May Be Making It Worse

Do you know that in 18 countries, husbands can legally stop their wives from working?

Greta Thunberg Is Not A Freak, She’s A Youth Phenomenon Of Our Times

Whether we like it or not, she’s here to stay, to play a vital role in international activism.

The World Is On Fire: Greta Thunberg At World Economic Forum

“Planting trees is good, of course, but it’s nowhere near enough, and it cannot replace real mitigation and rewilding nature. We don’t need to lower emissions….Emissions need to stop.”

Deepika Padukone Speaks About Mental Health At World Economic Forum

“My love-hate relationship with mental illness has taught me so much. To be patient is one. That you are not alone, but most importantly that there is hope.” – Deepika Padukone

Unveiled: The Brightest Young Scientific Minds in the World according to WEF

Won’t you like to meet them? The World Economic Forum today recognizes 21 brilliant researchers under the age of 40 at the cutting edge of discovery

The Female Quotient At World Economic Forum, Davos 2019

This year’s World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos started on January 22 and will go on till January 25 2019. Here is a look at how far the annual conference in the Swiss Alps has come in its endeavour in tackling the gender gap and creating gender diversity. About WEF, Davos Participation at the WEF’s flagship […]

Four In Five Retail Firms & Half Of Transport Firms Prefer Men: Report

A World Economic Forum report prepared along with the Observer Research Foundation has found that many successful companies in India prefer hiring more men than women. The report, highlighting the major gender gap in Indian corporates, surveyed 770 companies. The companies ranged from micro-sized firms to those employing more than 25,000 workers. The survey took place […]