How many more years do we need to close gender gap?
Job Board + Gender Gap + India-US ties + Demystifying Writing
Hi there, hope you are doing well. This week, we cover top jobs, Gender Gap Report by World Economic Forum, Indian PM visit to USA and Demystifying Writing.
Job Board
Senior Sustainability Strategist
Forum for Future, Apply here
Research Assistant
Thapar Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Apply here
Program Manager, Strategy and Operations
Urbanic, Apply here
Research Associate
Indian School of Business, Apply here
Gender Gap Report
The World Economic Forum released its Gender Gap Report 2023 on June 20. The report has created headlines due to its insights on 4 aspects: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival and Political Empowerment.
The report covers data across 146 countries and provides cross-cultural analysis, giving a clear picture and understanding of the current scenario. Here are a few findings:
No country has achieved full parity yet, though countries like Iceland, Norway and the other 7 countries have closed the gap by 80%. Iceland took the lead and is the only country to close the gap by more than 90%.
At the current rate, from 2006-23 it would take 162 years to close the gap in terms of political empowerment. 169 years for economic participation and opportunity and 16 years for the educational attainment gap.
Women are re-entering the labour market at a higher rate than men. Between last and this year, the parity has increased from 63% to 64%.
Workforce representation has been a point of contention, with the skewed representation of women in the workforce and leadership positions.
96 out of 146 countries have progressed in bridging income gaps. Stark income gaps continue to hinder, with almost half (48.1%) of income gender gap yet to close.
Indian leader visits DC
This week, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi paid a state visit to the USA and was seen indulging in discussions with Joe Biden, the Indian diaspora, entrepreneurs and many others.
The visit has been in the global limelight with the welcome and address the Indian leader has received. However, there is a strategic and diplomatic lens to it, which cannot be missed. Here are a few:
China is at heart of it
Indo-pacific region is key area where US needs India’s influence to counter-balance against China. Last year, India did conduct a milliatry drill with US army in Uttrakhand, in region which borders with China. New Delhi has also been active in QUAD- which includes USA, Australia and Japan. This has definitely irked Beijing.
Being not on same page on Ukraine War
India has maintained a neutral stance on Russia’s war on Ukraine. On this point, USA and India have not been able to see eye-to-eye. Along with India’s dependancy on Russian import, India’s foreign policy on Non-Aligment has been key too.
Existing trade-related issues
USA is now India’s biggest trading partner at $130 billion, however, there is still untapped market for both the economies. The 2 countries are still struggling to find a common point on tariffs and export controls. Meanwhile, India has signed a free trade agreement with Australia and Dubai.
Demystifying Writing: Takeaways and Snippets
The third cohort of Demystifying Writing concluded last week and it was an exciting learning journey. Here are a few takeaways from the session:
Peer experiences: Every learner had different background and experiences, it added different perspectives, genres of writing and requirements.
Expert approach: The 3 experts with a common interest in writing, have unique learning journeys, which added great value and gave the program an edge.
Learning Experience: Along with the skill, the aim was to create a seamless learning experience, with the application of skills to learning from each other's experiences.
Pitch Session: A turnaround where the learners pitched their writings, gave feedback and added value to each other's skills and experiences.