As a result of the debt ceiling fiasco and resulting deal, Biden can no longer extend the pause on federal student loan payments. This disproportionately affects women generally—but Black women face even more disparities.
which finds that bias against women is as entrenched as a decade ago, and gender equality progress has reversed. The results of this shocking report detail why it’s so important for us to address the barriers of gender inequality. Until we work to dismantle this bias, women’s quality of life will be disproportionately impacted. They will remain underrepresented in positions of authority, including elected and appointed seats worldwide.
Published by the UN development programme on Monday, it found that half of people in 80 countries believe men make better political leaders, 40% believe men are better business executives and a quarter believe it is justified for men to beat their wives. previous GSNI report“My expectation was that we would see some progress, because nine out of every 10, I mean, how can it get any worse?” said Pedro Conceição, head of UNDP’s human development report office.
“Unfortunately, doing this exercise has been an experience of shock after shock. The first time that we released it, I was shocked with the magnitude [of biases], and this time around I was shocked with the lack of progress.” The biases result in barriers for women in politics, business, and work, as well as the stripping away of their rights and human rights violations, said the researchers. Despite women being more educated and skilled than ever before, there was a 39% salary gap with men, they added. “This is truly alarming and explains why the world is completely off-track in achieving gender equality by 2030,” said Anam Parvez, head of research at Oxfam GB.
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