It also explores the impact of recent global shocks on the gender gap crisis in the labour market. North America has achieved the highest gender parity score among all regions, 77.6%, in closing the economic participation and opportunity gap. Latin America and the Caribbean has bridged 74.3% of its overall gender gap, registering a 1.7 percentage point increase in overall gender parity since last year. With incremental progress on gender parity since 2017, the region now has the third-highest level of parity. “It’s a hopeful indication that greater access to online learning can help address skills gaps that can accelerate women’s advancement in the workplace.”Closing the gender gapThe Global Gender Gap Report 2023 highlights increasing women’s economic participation and achieving gender parity in leadership, in both business and government, as two key levers for addressing broader gender gaps in households, societies and economies.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 23, 2023 21:01 UTC