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SDIS2021
SDIS21: Society & the Future of Work - What are the challenges in making society and work more sustainable?
COVID-19 set us back on achieving many of the SDGs education, gender and work targets. Placing women and youth at the center of recovery can get us back on track.
Gender Parity
4 ways to address the gender finance gap and empower women
Gender differences in financial inclusion put women at a further disadvantage, especially in times of crisis. The world needs more financial feminists.
Gender Parity
This is the main barrier stopping female merchants from using digital payments
Affordable mobile data, public digital infrastructure, and entrepreneurial innovations are all measures which have increased the amount of digital payments.
Gender Parity
Lessons from Tanzania: How soccer and sex education can change girls' lives
A project in Tanzania set out to identify interventions to help improve the sexual and reproductive health of girls and young women. Here's what it found and lessons for the world.
Latin America
How improving water security is tackling the gender gap in Mexico City
In some municipalities in Mexico City, women can spend almost an entire working week on water-related activities, but nature-based solutions could help.
Gender Parity
'They're not able to govern without 50% of the population.' Former mayor speaks out for women in Afghanistan
Zarifa Ghafari, one of Afghanistan's first female mayors, has fled to Germany to escape the Taliban and spoken out on behalf of the country's women.
Gender Parity
All-women Islamic choir smashes gender taboos in Egypt
Although the group faces a great deal of criticism and gender discrimination, the women are persisting with their art and working to inspire others.
Gender Parity
Gender gap: This is how we can build an equal economic recovery
The latest Agenda Dialogues brought together global leaders to look at how we can mitigate the impact of the pandemic on women.
Gender Parity
Agenda Dialogues: Mind the Gender Gap - Delivering an Equal Economic Recovery
Gender Parity
How to avoid gender bias in job postings
Language used in job postings, either agentic or communal, can affect a women's willingness to apply for job role. This gender bias must be addressed.
Gender Parity
Agenda Dialogues: Mind the Gender Gap - Delivering an Equal Economic Recovery
Join a panel of world leaders during our next Agenda Dialogues session on 25 August 2021 at 14:00 CEST to find out more.
Gender Parity
What risk and overconfidence can tell us about the gender pay gap
Gendered differences in men's and women's behavioural traits generate differences in job search behaviour and could explain up to a quarter of the difference between first job earnings.
Workforce and Employment
How to nurture inclusivity and create a more diverse workforce
The number of Black and Latino tech employees has risen by less than 1% in the past seven years. These failures highlight the need for structural change.
Gender Parity
5 ways to get more women working in AI
One of the more effective ways to address bias in AI and build better products is to engage diverse teams throughout the process - that means more women.
COVID-19
World Bank: This is how COVID-19 has affected women's employment
The World Bank’s Regional Gender Innovation Labs have conducted research on how to help governments and companies narrow gender gaps in employment.