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Global Gender Gap Report: Drop to the Top

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Women hold 42% of all jobs – yet they only make up 25% of C-suite positions. Here's more from the latest Global Gender Gap Report.

Women hold 42% of all jobs – yet they only make up 25% of C-suite positions.

Advancing gender parity could add $12 trillion to global GDP and boost some countries’ economic output by as much as 35%.

The World Economic Forum is calling on all stakeholders to join a Global Gender Parity Sprint to achieve 50:50 by 2030.

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