Gender Inequality

The state of women’s leadership in 5 statistics

President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron, talian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi  and European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker (L-R) wave hands as they pose for a family photo during their meeting at the hotel castle Elmau in Kruen, Germany, June 7, 2015. Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations met on Sunday in the Bavarian Alps for a summit overshadowed by Greece's debt crisis and ongoing violence in Ukraine.  REUTERS/Christian Hartmann   - LR1EB670XMIMA

For years, women have been underrepresented in global leadership. Image: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Victoria Masterson
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Less than a third of women hold management positions. Image: The World’s Women 2020: Trends and Statistics
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There are 20 heads of state or government who are women. Image: The World’s Women 2020: Trends and Statistics
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