The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Thursday published the findings as part of the new Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI). Today, the fight about gender equality is a story of bias and prejudices,” said Pedro Conceição, head of UNDP’s Human Development Report Office. For example, while men and women vote at similar rates, only 24% of parliamentary seats worldwide are held by women and there are only 10 female heads of government out of a possible 193. Women in the labour market are paid less than men and are much less likely to be in senior positions: less than 6% of CEOs in S&P 500 companies are women. And while women work more hours than men, this work is more likely to be unpaid care work, said the UNDP report.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 07, 2020 15:33 UTC