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Articles · Jan 2025

Women @ Work 2025: Care, Health, and the Retention Crisis

Deloitte Global

Deloitte's survey of 7,500 women across 15 countries maps workplace inequality through health, unpaid care, safety, and retention rather than treating advancement as an individual problem.

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Articles · Oct 2024

Unpaid care work prevents 708 million women from participating in the labour market

International Labour Organization

ILO labor-force data identifies unpaid care as a major structural barrier to women’s employment and shows how region, income, and family institutions widen the gap.

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Articles · Oct 2024

#MeToo 2024 Report: Rates of Sexual Harassment and Assault Still High

Tulane University Newcomb Institute

The 2024 #MeToo report reveals that four in five women have experienced sexual assault or harassment in their lifetime, with 37% experiencing it in the workplace. Despite years of the #MeToo movement, sexual violence remains pervasive. Over 68 million U.S. adults experienced sexual harassment or assault in the past year alone.

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Articles · Aug 2024

ILO-Magdalene social experiment: Women spend 100 hours of unpaid care work a week

International Labour Organization

An ILO and Magdalene time-use experiment makes Indonesian women’s invisible care hours concrete, showing how family responsibility consumes rest, paid work, and autonomy.

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Articles · Mar 2024

WHO report reveals gender inequalities at the root of global crisis in health and care work

World Health Organization

WHO connects the concentration of women in paid and unpaid care with low wages and underinvestment, showing that the care crisis is a structural result of devaluing women’s work.

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Articles · Mar 2024

Equal Pay Day 2024: Gender Pay Gap Hits Historic Low - But Remains Too Large

Economic Policy Institute & Fawcett Society

In 2024, women in the US earn an average of only 85% of what men earn, with the gender pay gap reaching a historic low of 18% but progress remains painfully slow. Women with advanced degrees face an even larger pay gap, losing over $32,500 annually. This economic inequality is not just a personal loss but a manifestation of systemic discrimination.

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Articles · Mar 2024

Gender Bias in AI: The 2024 Wake-Up Call

UN Women & UNESCO

New research reveals 44% of AI systems show gender bias, while women's underrepresentation in tech is making it worse. From ChatGPT to image generators, AI is reinforcing harmful gender stereotypes.

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Articles · Dec 2022

South Korea's Gender Gap: The Paradox of Inequality and Backlash

Haeryun Kang

An analysis of South Korea's complex gender landscape, where deep-seated structural inequality coexists with a powerful anti-feminist movement and political shifts that threaten existing protections for women.