Economic shocks are wiping out progress on gender equality: Global Gender Gap Report 2023

Jun 20, 2023

The Forum's latest Global Gender Gap Report 2023 shows gender equality is stalling and a marked drop in the numbers of women in positions of leadership. Image: Getty Images

Sue Duke

Head, Global Public Policy and Economic Graph Team, LinkedIn

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Proportion of women in leadership hires, seasonally adjusted, 2016-2023 Image: LinkedIn Economic Graph

Drop to the top, by industry, as of March 2023. gender gap report 2023

Drop to the top, by industry, as of March 2023 Image: LinkedIn Economic Graph

Share of women in the workforce, by seniority level and STEM occupation status Image: LinkedIn Economic Graph

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