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Kathleen Martin
Guest
“Make sure to wear shoes, ladies. There’s glass everywhere.”
Or so the now-famous slogan goes. But putting aside historical moments of hope when the glass ceiling for women has become the glass floor, it’s been a rough few years for gender equality.
Women have suffered disproportionately throughout the pandemic; they are more likely to be the primary caregiver, carry the domestic burden, be the home educator and, consequently, take career breaks or stop working altogether.
Climate change’s effects have also worsened in recent years, and women have been significantly impacted, especially in developing countries where they shoulder most of the responsibility for providing food and looking after their families.
These factors and more are conspiring to push many women out of the workforce and to widen the gender equality gap, which is now predicted to take 136 years to close.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/10/03/bridging-the-digital-divide-and-the-gender-gap/?sh=ef51edc87493
Or so the now-famous slogan goes. But putting aside historical moments of hope when the glass ceiling for women has become the glass floor, it’s been a rough few years for gender equality.
Women have suffered disproportionately throughout the pandemic; they are more likely to be the primary caregiver, carry the domestic burden, be the home educator and, consequently, take career breaks or stop working altogether.
Climate change’s effects have also worsened in recent years, and women have been significantly impacted, especially in developing countries where they shoulder most of the responsibility for providing food and looking after their families.
These factors and more are conspiring to push many women out of the workforce and to widen the gender equality gap, which is now predicted to take 136 years to close.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/10/03/bridging-the-digital-divide-and-the-gender-gap/?sh=ef51edc87493
