Access a free summary of the global gender gap report 2014, by world economic forum and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. A report by the joint economic committee democratic staff. In addition, this years report examines gender gap prospects in the professions of the future. But there are actions that can be taken now to accelerate the pace of progress. Firms with female top managers % of firms 2014 world economic forum, the global gender gap report 2014. Extent, trends, and explanations using psid microdata over the 19802010, we provide new empirical evidence on the extent of and trends in the gender wage gap, which declined considerably over this period. Relationship between gender pay gap and female employment in ses 20 figure 7. Global gender gap report 2010, world economic forum, p. Strategic engagement for gender equality 20162019 1. The global gender gap report 2018 18 december 2018 origin.
As members appointed to the gender wage gap strategy steering committee, we are pleased to submit our final report and recommendations for a strategy to. The 2020 report published in 2019 covers 153 countries. Other estimates of the gender pay gap are based on weekly or hourly earnings, or are specific to a particular group of women. Similar to the global report, the goal of the gap report is to provide the best possible data, but, in addition, to give information and analysis on the people being left behind. Besides reports on its key events and standalone publications such as the global competitiveness report, the global risks report and the global gender gap report, the. Marianne furrer ilo research department, geneva has provided statistical support for part i of the report.
This is the second smallest gender gap just above the 23. Hiv, violence, sexual abuse, stigma and discrimination, health services gap report 2014 people left behind. Resencement economique 2012, national office of statistics ons boards and upper management. How do we close the gap between the people moving forward and the people being left behind. The gender pay gap measures what women are paid relative to men. As in the first figure, the gender gap is measured by the ratio of female to male earnings and is almost always less than one. The first part of the report shows that global wage growth in recent years was driven by emerging and developing economies, where real wages have been rising since 2007 although wage. This report is the result of intense research efforts and fruitful discussions. By 2010, conventional human capital variables taken together explained little of the gender wage gap. World economic forum, the global gender gap report 2014. According to the global gender gap report 2012, sweden is one of the world. The global gender gap report 2018 5050 by 2030 foundation. The gender pay gap is the gap between what men and women are paid. Global gender gap report in 2006 to provide a public, globally relevant tool that delivers information on how countries are faring on gender equality.
Diversity is at the core of the universitys strategy, and that means addressing the challenges we face as a society to promote womens equal participation in all areas of the university, including senior leadership, to address the causes of inequality of opportunity, and to close the gender pay gap. This way, the effect of different working time is not taken into account. Regardless of ones socioeconomic class, there are systematic gender differences in material wellbeing, although the degree of inequality varies across countries and over time. The global gender gap index is an index designed to measure gender equality the index is designed to measure gender based gaps in access to resources and opportunities in countries rather than the actual levels of the available resources and. The gender intelligence for banks moving the needle on gender equality report is the result of a joint partnership. Mercer is dedicated to helping women thrive in the workplace. The global gender gap report 2014 quantifies the magnitude of genderbased disparities and tracks their progress over time. This study analyses the earnings divide between men and women and the driving forces behind it in 26 countries. Apr 12, 2019 gender differences in wages are a persistent pattern in most european countries. Decomposition of the explained part of the gender pay gap in %, 2014 22 figure 8.
People and their talents are two of the core drivers of sustainable, longterm economic growth. Gender pay inequality consequences for women, families and the economy. Gender parity is fundamental to whether and how economies and societies thrive. Japan is not making progress in gender equality, at. Oct 27, 2014 the global gender gap report, published by the world economic forum, provides a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender based disparities around the world. The multimedia encyclopedia of women in todays world encyclopedia of women in todays world. A number of studies conclude that sexbased occupational segregation is a major contributor to the pay gap. Gender pay inequality joint economic committee democrats. The report examines the intersecting financial, cultural and structural. Decomposition of the unexplained part of the gender pay gap in %, 2014. The global gender gap report is an insight tool published annually by the world economic forum. We were honoured to be selected to undertake this valuable work. World economic forum global gender gap report 2005. The 2017 edition of the report features a range of unique contextual data through a research collaboration with linkedin.
Overall economic participation and opportunity educational attainment health and survival political empowerment country rank score rank score rank score rank score rank score. Since then, this report, and the other initiatives of the gender parity programme, have generated significant impact. To the extent that the gender pay gap can be explained statistically, the key driver behind why the gender pay gap exists is the greater proportion of men than women in senior and highearning roles, with just one in ten 11% of survey. Gender at work looks closely at existing constraints as well as policies and practices that show promise in closing the gaps. The global gender gap report 2014 weforum world economic. The prudential assurance company limited 2014 annual report. The gender pay gap equality and human rights commission. A companion to the 20 world development report on jobs, the report advocates investing more in womens capabilities and eliminating structural barriers such as laws that bar women from own. The global gender gap and its implications table 3.
Women who worked fulltime, yearround in 2014 earned on average, of mens median annual earnings. Global gender gap index presented in this report seeks to measure one. The report finds that hurdles to access, affordability, lack of education as well as inherent biases and socio. A lack of gender equality in career opportunity and long work hours perpetuate wage differences between men and women. Banking on women gender intelligence for banks moving. The union shall aim to promote equality between men and women in all its activities4. Global gender gap report 2014 world economic forum. Progress has been dramatic in stopping new hiv infections among children.
This technical report disaggregates graduate labour market data from the australian graduate survey ags and the. The guide emphasises the need to report and act on the gender pay gap and recommends resources to support organisations as they do so. The gender pay gap in eu countries new evidence based on eu. An analysis of reasons for the disparity in wages between men and women. Many factors contribute to the gender wage gap, and womens achievements. As the grand gender convergence has proceeded, underlying differ. For a long time the gender gap in wages has been viewed as summarizing human capital differences between mens and womens productivity as well as differential treatment of men and women in the labor market.
Compass group uk has published its 2019 gender pay report. As a result, gender inequality is a characteristic of most. World economic forums global gender gap report 2017, using research from the. May 22, 2014 misleading claims about the gender gap can discourage female workers from making the choices that would enable them to succeed. The global gender gap report 2014, by the world economic forum, concludes that it will take another 81 years for the world to close the economic gender gap and realize the resulting growth benefits. Multiple studies have shown that healthy and educated women are more likely to have. If half of these talents are underdeveloped or underutilized, the economy will never grow as it could. Now in its 14th year, the global gender gap report 2020 benchmarks 153 countries on their progress towards gender parity in four dimensions. Institute for social and economic research, university of. Equality and human rights commission research report 109 pay gaps research.
Ensuring the full development and appropriate deployment of half of the worlds total talent pool has a vast bearing on the growth, competitiveness and futurereadiness of economies and businesses worldwide. This policy brief argues that gender inequality in unpaid care work is the missing link that influences gender gaps in labour outcomes. The global gender gap report 2017 world economic forum. It is important to note that gender pay is not 1 evening standard, gender pay gap. Indian women are using mobile internet more than ever. Global gender gap report 2010 world economic forum. The gender gap in unpaid care work has significant implications for womens ability to actively take part in the labour market and the typequality of employment opportunities available to them. Gender pay gap report about university of st andrews. This report reveals those countries that are role models in dividing resources equitably between women and men,regardless of their level. In 2014, the crosscountry gender pay gap stood at 14.
The global gender gap report benchmarks 144 countries on. Executive summary this year in the annual gender gap in financial wellness report, we introduce an example of the practical implications of the gender gap for the retirement shortfall of the median 45yearold employee. In 2014, women held twothirds of lowerwage jobs despite representing just under half of the workforce overall. General social survey final report trends in gun ownership in. This was the question we set out to answer in the unaids gap. House of commons business, energy and industrial strategy. Over 40% of indian women were aware of mobile internet in 2019, as compared to just 19% a year ago, according to mobile gender gap report pdf by gsma, a trade body that represents the interests. The world economic forum publishes a comprehensive series of reports which examine in detail the broad range of global issues it seeks to address with stakeholders as part of its mission of improving the state of the world. We found a 26% gap in the shortfall between the median 45yearold man and the. The global gender gap report 2014 quantifies the magnitude of gender based disparities and tracks their progress over time. The global gender gap report, published by the world economic forum, provides a framework for capturing the. A technical report on the gender wage gap in the australian graduate labour market, 200211.
The business and finance occupations have relatively large gender earnings gaps. Documenting the gender gap in agriculture 23 land 23 livestock 24 farm labour 26. An analysis of reasons for the disparity in wages between men. Recent publications on equal pay and the gender pay gap include. Gender gap report for 2015, pakistan has a significant.
In 20, 240 000 210 000280 000 children were newly infected with hiv, 58% lower than 2002. The global gender gap report 2014 online researchgate. World health organization syrian arab republic annual report 2014, world health organization, 2015. Bureau of labor statistics november 2015 report 1058 bls reports november 2015. Promoting gender parity in the global workplace mckinsey. The existence of a gender wage gap is widely documented in many labour markets. However, countrylevel results differ tremendously with high gaps of more than 20% in estonia and germany and gaps below 5% in belgium. An analysis of reasons for the disparity in wages between. In fact, at the current rate of change, it would take 170 more years 7 for women to achieve.
The principal editors of the report are xavier estupinan, patrick belser and uma rani. Global gender gap report 2020 world economic forum. In 1995, the 4 th world conference on women in beijing highlighted these issues. Introduction promoting gender equality is a core activity for the eu. The global gender gap index is an index designed to measure gender equality. Womens work 7 women in agriculture 7 women in rural labour markets 16 key messages 22 3.
The gender patenting gap institute for womens policy research. The economic potential of closing the gender pay gap, 6th report, 2017 session 5 3 recommends that further research on the business case for reducing the gender pay gap be undertaken in partnership with close the gap. This was the question we set out to answer in the unaids gap report. The global gender gap index was first published in 2006 with a view to creating a comprehensive gender parity index that is able to track gaps over time relative to an equality benchmark, thus providing information on a countrys progress relative to itself as well as to other countries. Global wage report 201415 wages and income inequality. While no single measure can capture the complete situation, the global gender gap index presented in this report seeks to measure one important aspect of gender equality. Unesco institute for statistics education indicators database, 2014 or latest data. Gender is a primary marker of social and economic stratification and, as a result, of exclusion. A compilation of the epidemiology data and graphics contained in the gap report on people with disabilities.
Economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment. World economic forum reports may be republished in accordance with our terms. They point to figures showing that women earn 77 cents for each dollar men earn. The global gender gap report, published by the world economic forum, provides a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender based disparities around the world.
But in the past decade or so, progress has stalled. Global gender gap report 2014 reports world economic forum. Most commonly, it refers to the median annual pay of all women who work full time and yearround, compared to the pay of a similar cohort of men. The gender pay gap statistics refer to the difference in the average hourly wage of all men and women across the organisation. They undertake a disproportionate level of unpaid care work, and many are at risk of violence at home and at work. India wage report international labour organization. Since 1997, there has been a ministry for women in place, but in the face of limited legal protection for women, its effectiveness in promoting womens rights has been constrained. The constitution of japan, enacted in 1947, states that gender equality and human rights must be maintained and guaranteed. While no single measure can capture the complete situation, the global gender gap index presented in this report seeks to measure one important aspect of. The gender inequality index gii is an index for measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 human development report 20th anniversary edition by the united nations development programme undp. Browse content on diversity and inclusion, pay equity, and bridging the gender gap. The global gender gap report 2014 free summary by world. Examining the gender gap rachel greszler and james sherk no. The prudential assurance company limited 2014 pra returns.
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