April 23, 2018
The Human Rights Watch issued ” Only Men Need Apply” report
The 99-page report, “‘Only Men Need Apply’: Gender Discrimination in Job Advertisements in China,” analyzed over 36,000 job advertisements posted between 2013 and 2018 on Chinese recruitment and company websites and on social media platforms.
February 8, 2018
104 Companies Included In The First Sector-Neutral Gender Gender Equality Index
2018 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index has increased to 104 companies, doubled from the previous year, covering sectors including communication, consumer products, energies, financials, materials, and technology.
Read More from Bloomberg
January 29, 2018
India’s Gender Inequality has led to Millions of “unwanted” girls.
Deeply-ingrained preference for boys has led to a massive gender gap in India according to a CNN report. It’s estimated that there is a skewed of 107:100 male to female ratio, which means that there is a gender gap as much as 63 millions girls missing in India.
Read More from CNN
January 27, 2017
Technology will widen pay gap and hit women hardest – Davos report
Researchers from the World Economic Forum from this week stating that the wage and status gaps will significantly widen in high-growth sectors such as IT and biotech, but the gaps also include the continuation of the glass ceiling for the traditional sectors like education and healthcare.
Read More from the Guardian
January 26, 2018
Los Angeles Mayor has urged his fellow mayors to keep gender equity as the top priority issue during the 86th U.S. Conference of Mayors. Along with the recent #MeToo movement and the Hollywood allegation on sexual harassment, Mayor Garcetti is urging the majors to focus on gender inclusion in the workplace.
http://www.kyma.com/news/politics/la-mayor-says-men-should-make-gender-equality-a-top-issue/691652508
January 23, 2018
Gender issues have been the highlight of the 2018 World Economic Forum Annual meeting in Davos. Women are half of the world’s potential. If women play an identical roles as men do, the world economy can be boost US$28 trillion by 2025.
Here are a few quotes from the world leaders:
“paying a female employee the same as male employee doesn’t even begin to touch issues around family planning, promotions, or job security. Women do more par-time work, and more unpaid work than men. How do we address that?” ~Justin Trudeau
“Feminism is just another word for equality. It means equality.” ~Malala Yousafzai
“In case you had not noticed, this is not exactly the usual panel. But it’s a bit of a change from the manels panels that we had on occasions.” ~ Chrstine Lagarde