More difficult for women to make career in media – Survey
96% of journalists in the UK think it is media’s duty to reflect the diversity in the society but only 19% of women journalists believe there is adequate gender diversity
Measuring the glass ceiling that keeps women down
A clear illustration of the glass ceiling can be found in a Yale study of a North American retail chain: women represent 56% of entry-level workers; 48% of department managers;
(Un)Equal Pay Day: for a decade now the gap remains the same in EU
Women work more and earn less; they receive lower salaries, which results in even lower pensions, jeopardizing their ability to support themselves and to have a decent level of quality
The full impact of the pandemic on the gender pay gap not seen yet
The average hourly median gender pay gap (GPG) in the UK in 2020-21 has increased compared to the previous year, but the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is yet
Women projects supported as gender gap is widening
Projects to economically empower women and girls have received funding and support recognising effects of the Covid pandemic that has widened the gender gap. Google’s charity Google.org has awarded support
How much CEE is losing by not fixing the gender gap
Closing the gender gap in Central and Eastern Europe could unlock Euro 146 billion in annual GDP by 2030, or roughly the size of the economies of Slovakia and Croatia
Improvements for funding of women startups (report)
Funding of women-founded US startups has improved this year, according to financial data and software company PitchBook report All In: Women in the VC Ecosystem. Female-founded companies raised USD 40.4 billion across
Women hold only 5.5% of CEO positions globally – study
Boardroom diversity has increased globally since 2015 but we still have a long way to go towards true gender parity. Women still hold only a quarter of boardroom positions, while
Companies with diverse boards perform better on climate action
As climate change becomes increasingly significant in the global corporate landscape, stakeholders and shareholders alike have begun to pay greater attention to how companies measure up in terms of climate
Tech industry coalition to drive diversity
A number of large tech companies have lined up for a joint project to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the tech industry– Action to Catalyse Tech (ACT). The actionplan