A major report from UN Women, released on Monday in seven locations globally, brings together human rights and economic policymaking to call for far-reaching changes to the global policy agenda that will transform economies and make women's rights, and equality, a reality, reports UNB.
It takes an in-depth look at what the economy would look like if it truly worked for women, for the benefit of all, according to UN Women.
Progress makes the case that the alternative economic agenda it outlines would not only create fairer societies, it would also create new sectors of employment, for instance in the care economy.
The reality, however, is very different. The report reveals that globally, on average, women are paid 24 per cent less than men.
Women paid 24pc less than men
FE Team | Published: April 28, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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