I lead the Forum's Global Gender Parity Sprint and the Global Network of Gender Parity Accelerators. 10+ years of experience working in Sub-Saharan Africa and MENA, with IFC, World Bank, FCDO, EIF, ITC, WTO and USAID on market systems development and trade programs with a focus on gender and women's economic empowerment.
Momentum has plateaued on gender parity in the C-suite since 2022; five leaders talk about the system redesign required to break the pattern.
Reaching gender parity in leadership positions requires redesigning leadership systems and sustained collaboration between the public and private sectors.
Legal gender equality reforms require robust public-private implementation mechanisms to translate policy into measurable economic progress.
A growing coalition of leaders is taking decisive action to accelerate gender-balanced leadership. Five of them explain why diversity is the first step toward building resilience.
The 2025 Global Gender Gap Report shows rising global momentum toward gender parity. It's 123 years away – an 11-year improvement from the last edition.
