We’re Not There Yet: The Hard Facts On Gender Equality

217

The number of years it will take for the economic gender gap to close internationally

Source: World Economic Forum

37%

The amount of GDP women generate globally, despite making up 50 per cent of the working-age population

Source: McKinsey

22%

The percentage of women in ministerial and parliamentary roles worldwide

Source: McKinsey

25%

The number of women in management positions in the global workforce

Source: McKinsey

20%

The gender pay gap in America 

Source: AAUW

24

The number of female CEOs in the Fortune 500 – America’s largest corporations (less than 5 per cent of the total list)

Source: Fortune

$28 trillion

The GDP boost if women participated in the world’s economy identically to men

Source: McKinsey

12/16

Women rank more highly than men in 12 of the 16 traits identified as essential to leadership – including problem solving, communication and innovation

Source: HBR

60%

Men will apply for a job when they meet this percentage of advertised qualifications, while women only tend to do so if they meet 100 per cent

Source: HBR

$USD 36,203/$USD 43,063

The median annual earnings of American women of colour working full-time compared to white women 

Source: DOL

51%/41%

The employment rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males versus females (aged 15 years and over)

Source: ABS 

1 in 4

The number of professional women who, upon attempting to return to work after a career break, couldn’t find work 

Source: HBR

40%

The percentage of women who got a full-time professional job after “off-ramping” 

Source: HBR

16%/13%/9%

The unemployment rate for transgender people in America, versus LGBTQI+ people and the general population

Source: Civic Science

32.9%/10.7%

The ratio of women to men who work part-time 

Source: WGEA

One

The number of women required to boost the collective intelligence of a team

Source: HBR

27%

The reduced risk of becoming insolvent for incorporated companies with at least one female director – compared to all-male company boards

Source: International Small Business Journal 

42%

Average superannuation balances for women at retirement are this much less than men’s

Source: WGEA  

39%

The percentage of LGBTQI+ people who hide their identity at work in Australia

Source: AHRC