Global pay gap will take 202 years to close, says World Economic Forum
by Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#458T7)
Gender equality has stalled, says WEF, as women globally are paid 63% of what men get
The global pay gap between men and women will take 202 years to close, because it is so vast and the pace of change so slow, according to the World Economic Forum.
The WEF, which organises the annual meeting of business and political leaders in Davos, said the global gender pay gap has narrowed slightly over the past year, but the number of women in the professional workplace has fallen. In 2017, the WEF estimated that it would take 217 years to close the pay gap.
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