Gender Inequality

It will take 257 more years to close the gender pay gap: Here's why

Gender pay gap statistics: the average woman’s annual income is $11,500, versus $21,500 for a man.

Gender pay gap statistics: the average woman’s annual income is $11,500, versus $21,500 for a man. Image: Unsplash/Christina@wocintechchat.com

Rosamond Hutt
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The widening gender pay gap is also a fallout of lower share of women in the workforce
The widening gender pay gap is also a fallout of lower share of women in the workforce Image: Global Gender Gap Report 2020, World Economic Forum

Fewer women in jobs of the future may also contribute to wider gender pay gap in the future
Fewer women in jobs of the future may also contribute to wider gender pay gap in the future Image: Global Gender Gap Report 2020, World Economic Forum
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