On a positive note the 2015 general election in the UK saw a surge in the number of female MPs which reached 29 - but this record high is still far too low. The impact of pay inequality is dramatic over a womans lifetime.
Whats more according to the World Banks statistics about gender inequality women in North Africa and the Middle East only have 50 of the legal rights men have.
Women inequality statistics. 05 In 30 countries over 200 million girls and women have endured female genital mutilation FGM. 04 750 million girls and women across the globe got married before reaching age 18. Although there has been some progress worldwide in the past 50 years its not enough to be considered successful.
03 49 countries lack laws for the protection of women from domestic violence. Retail and wholesale trade 43. Womens jobs are at 19 greater risk than mens the report estimates.
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data between January and September 2020 womens labor force participation rate dropped by 24 percentage points compared to a drop of 19 points for men. This inequality trickles down the political ladder. And services such as arts recreation and public administration 46.
But on average in OECD countries women earn 16 less than men and female top-earners are paid 21 less than their male counterparts. While women account for 39 of the global workforce they are over-represented in three of the four most in-decline parts of the global economy. The proportion of women is.
In 99 of all occupations men still make more than women. Women are greatly under-represented in top income groups they make up much less than 50 across each of the nine countries. In the most extreme cases violence against women is lethal.
Over 96 of sexual trafficking involves girls and women. Accommodation and food services 54. Women occupy less than a fifth of parliamentary seats around the world and their access to top positions in companies is even worse.
Globally an estimated 137 women are killed by their intimate partner or a family member every day. African-American women earn 64 cents to every dollar earned by white men. Globally 12 million girls each year get married before the age of 18 - roughly 33000 every day or one every two seconds.
Rand Corporation research reveals that the participation gap between women and men with children was even larger during this period. Worldwide only 22 of parliamentarians are female. When a lifetime of work is considered women with a professional degree while working the same job as a man with the same title and responsibility will make 2 million less than than a man.
Fifty-five percent of women in senior leadership 48 percent of lesbian women and 45 percent of women in technical fields report theyve been sexually harassed. Women are further behind men in political empowerment with the. Within the top 1 women account for around 20 and there is surprisingly little variation across countries.
As of 2018 the gender gap still sat at an average of 32 according to the World Economic Forums Global Gender Gap Index report.
