{"id":17102,"date":"2018-07-10T22:33:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T22:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceo-na.com\/?p=17102"},"modified":"2018-07-10T22:38:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T22:38:03","slug":"gender-equality-for-global-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/opinion\/gender-equality-for-global-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender equality for global growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Gender inequality is a pressing global issue with huge ramifications for human development.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Advancing women\u00b4s equality in the workforce can contribute to global growth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17103\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceo-na.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2018-07-10-a-las-16.29.17-e1531258207455.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17103\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17103\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ceo-na.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2018-07-10-a-las-16.29.17-e1531258207455-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2018-07-10-a-las-16.29.17-e1531258207455-300x188.png 300w, http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2018-07-10-a-las-16.29.17-e1531258207455-500x313.png 500w, http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2018-07-10-a-las-16.29.17-e1531258207455-580x363.png 580w, http:\/\/servidor-mxigen1.com\/ceona-antiguo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Captura-de-pantalla-2018-07-10-a-las-16.29.17-e1531258207455.png 582w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McKinsey Global Institute.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"file:\/\/\/Users\/hectorhernandez\/Downloads\/MGI%20Power%20of%20parity_Full%20report_September%202015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McKinsey reports<\/a>\u00a0$12 trillion USD could be added to global\u00a0gross domestic product\u00a0(GDP) by 2025\u00a0if all countries matched their best-in-region country in progress toward gender parity, turning\u00a0gender matters into a critical economic challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking down individual information from each of the world\u00b4s regions, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/reports\/the-global-gender-gap-report-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Gender Gap Index<\/a> forecasts an estimate that each spot could add to their GDP by bettering their\u00a0economic gender parity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>United Kingdom:<\/strong>\u00a0US$250 billion<\/li>\n<li><strong>United States:<\/strong>\u00a0US$1,750 billion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japan:<\/strong>\u00a0US$550 billion<\/li>\n<li><strong>France:<\/strong>\u00a0US$320 billion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Germany:<\/strong>\u00a0US$310 billion<\/li>\n<li><strong>China:<\/strong>\u00a0US$2.5 trillion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>Occupational gaps between men and women\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>In a research collaboration between the World Economic Forum and Linkedin,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2017\/11\/women-leaders-key-to-workplace-equality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the report<\/a>\u00a0finds that men are distinctively under-represented in Education and Health and Welfare, while women are strongly under-represented in Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction and Information, Communication and Technology.<\/p>\n<p>Information proves men are distinctively under-represented in Education and Health and Welfare, while women are strongly under-represented in Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction and Information, Communication and Technology.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>We need more women in charge<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Significant gender inequality persists in the workforce and in politics.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2017\/11\/women-leaders-key-to-workplace-equality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Economic Forum (WEF)\u00a0research<\/a> found that women represent fewer than 50% of leaders in every industry analysed &#8211; 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