Despite decades of gains in workforce participation and education, the path to corporate leadership remains uneven for women. After steady progress between 2015 and 2022, growth has nearly stalled, with the share of women in leadership increasing by just 0.1 percentage points over the past year, according to LinkedIn data.Read more: https://t.co/NkcR8r2PNt ...

On average, the WBA-indexed businesses received close to 19 out of 100 points on gender equality, up four points from 2024’s benchmark. Still, more than one in 10 firms scored zero, and only eight companies cleared the halfway mark. In a word, Agarwal said, progress has been “marginal,” though efforts can vary by geography, sector or whether a company focuses on direct operations or the supply chain. Overall, however, gender equality is a systemic issue that requires coordinated action beyond the boardroom. ...

Good afternoon. Welcome to my talk, Culture is a verb, how youth voices shape culture. My name is Alexia Tuno.I am a first generation American. I am a daughter of immigrants from France and Spain. I am fluent in French and Spanish and I have sung in choirs all over the world in German, Swahili, Latin, Zulu and many more languages.I am a third culture kid. One of the first thinkers who helped me understand that culture is not just something we are born into but something that actively shapes our thinking was ...

Wow, what a journey to be here with you today. All the way from Taiwan to London, a 16-hour flight. That's how long it takes.So, um, then who am I. I'm the former president of one of the oldest and most prestigious university in Taiwan. The first woman and the only woman in a 100 years.So thank you. So, so, so you may wonder why do I trouble myself at this stage of my life with something as new and scary as talking myself in TEDx in London. So, I could have politely declined this opportunity.But I decide to ...

Thank you. Thank you everyone. Let me begin with a story.A girl was born in a small village in Nepal where nature felt closer than people. She grew up with four brothers, playing football together, barefoot on dusty fields, walking to school side by side, and fighting the way siblings do. At home, she never experienced gender discrimination.But when she stepped into the wider world, she began to see how deeply inequality saves women's lives. After 10 years of schooling in her village, she moved to a city to ...

How are women faring in the workplace? Explore our charts and analysis https://t.co/m0S5uVUt7D ...

“Western scholars often assume their own problems are universal,” says Alice Evans in a guest essay. She argues that this parochialism is slowing down global progress on gender https://t.co/wugapDv9UZ ...

“Global elites frequently convene conferences on gender,” writes Alice Evans. But they “tend to gloss over the striking regional disparities in women’s status” https://t.co/7FIJrg0duq ...

Core Viewpoint - State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a $500 million syndicated social term loan facility aimed at women empowerment, marking a significant milestone in both SBI's operations and the global ESG financing landscape [1] Group 1: Objective and Impact - The financing aims to accelerate social impact and demonstrates SBI's commitment to reducing the gender gap, contributing to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, which focuses on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls [2] - This transaction is expected to be the largest gender-themed loan globally, supporting gender equality and inclusive economic growth, highlighting a significant initiative in sustainable finance by an Indian financial institution [3] Group 2: Current Financial Landscape for Women - Women are under-represented in financial products, holding only 17% of active loans, 13% of credit cards, 22% of active loans, 23% of mutual funds, 27% of new EPF subscribers, and 34% of new life insurance policyholders as of January 2026 [4] Group 3: Financial Products for Women - Some financial institutions provide women-specific loans, often unsecured, targeting various financial needs such as education, starting a business, unforeseen medical expenses, or weddings [5] Group 4: Leadership Perspective - The chairman of SBI emphasized the organization's commitment to fostering women empowerment as a cornerstone of sustainable development, stating that true progress relies on economic growth and positive social change [6] Group 5: Transaction Details - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) will act as the original Mandated Lead Arranger, Underwriter, Bookrunner, and sole social loan coordinator for the transaction [7]

Hello everyone. Today we have gathered here to explore ideas to shape our future. But to shape the future we need to know the problems the issues that we have today.And for that we need to address few uncomfortable questions out here. One of them being are the women really empowered today. Okay, I hear you.Yes. So, let's del deeper into this topic. We educate women, we train them, we skill women, we help them get a job and then we say they are empowered.But what if the empowered women as we call today is mu ...