2-day conference focusing on the economic empowerment of women vital for recovery from Covid and achieving gender equality in the economy, work and business.
The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021 calculates the time to close the global gender gap has increased by a generation, up from 99.5 years to 135.6 years. The Covid pandemic has meant many women will not return to the jobs they once held. Sectors such as retail, health, beauty and hospitality employing high proportions of women and containing many women-led businesses, have been hit hard. Tackling gender equality and addressing the structural inequalities constraining the economic opportunities for women and girls is a crucial mission for all of society.
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