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

Dec 17, 2019

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

Senior Writer, Formative Content

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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 Image: Global Gender Gap Report 2020, World Economic Forum

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