At work, sexual harassment stays largely hidden, with 35% of cases globally going unreported. Even when people speak up, pay and promotion outcomes often tell a different story, such as women earning 80 cents for every dollar men make in the US for similar work. These workplace gender equality statistics cut across countries and roles, revealing how bias can change what happens to a career long before anyone reports a problem.
Key Takeaways
- 35% of sexual harassment cases in workplaces are unreported globally 2023
- In US, 81% of women experienced sexual harassment at work lifetime
- EU 45% women faced harassment at work past year 2022
- Women promotion rates in US: for every 100 men promoted to manager, 87 women in 2023
- In the EU, women are 47% of workforce but receive 30% fewer promotions annually
- US women 28% less likely to be hired for jobs after age 40 than men in 2023 study
- French CAC 40 companies have 42% women on boards due to quotas in 2023
- Women hold only 10.6% of CEO positions at Fortune 500 companies in 2023
- Globally, women occupy 27% of parliamentary seats but only 8% of Fortune Global 500 CEO roles in 2023
- In the US, women are 28% of senior managers but 52% of entry-level employees in 2023
- Globally, the gender pay gap stands at 20% in 2023, meaning women earn 80 cents for every dollar men earn for similar work
- In the United States, full-time working women earned 84% of what men earned in 2022 based on median weekly earnings
- Women in the EU face an unadjusted gender pay gap of 12.7% in 2021, varying from 0.7% in Romania to 25.3% in Latvia
- Globally, women take 75% of unpaid care work, impacting career progression
- In OECD countries, women spend 2.6 hours more per day on unpaid work than men in 2023
Harassment and pay gaps persist as many cases go unreported and women still face fewer opportunities.
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Discrimination and Harassment
135% of sexual harassment cases in workplaces are unreported globally 2023
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2In US, 81% of women experienced sexual harassment at work lifetime
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3EU 45% women faced harassment at work past year 2022
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4India 79% women report workplace harassment 2023
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5Australia 33% women experienced discrimination at work 2023
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6UK 52% women faced harassment rising post-COVID 2023
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7Canada 43% women report gender discrimination 2023
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8Japan 30% women faced sexual harassment at work 2022
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9Brazil 49% women experienced harassment in 2022 survey
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10South Africa 50% women report gender violence at work 2023
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11Mexico 99% women faced harassment per UN 2023
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12Germany 25% women discrimination claims rise 10% 2023
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13France 28% women quit due to harassment 2023
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14Sweden 37% women microaggressions weekly 2023
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15Italy 69% women faced verbal harassment 2023
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16US 38% women of color face more bias than white women 2023
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17Global 23% women experienced non-sexual discrimination 2023
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18Norway 20% women report sexism in promotions 2023
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19China 30% women face pregnancy discrimination 2023
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20South Korea 60% women sexual harassment unreported 2023
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21Netherlands 40% women bias in performance reviews 2023
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22Spain 55% women verbal harassment daily 2023
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23Belgium 29% discrimination complaints from women 2023
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Discrimination and Harassment Interpretation
These statistics paint a stark and global portrait of a workplace reality where, for a dismaying number of women, "going to work" is a euphemism for navigating a minefield of bias, harassment, and silent suffering.
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Hiring and Promotions
1Women promotion rates in US: for every 100 men promoted to manager, 87 women in 2023
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2In the EU, women are 47% of workforce but receive 30% fewer promotions annually
Directional
3US women 28% less likely to be hired for jobs after age 40 than men in 2023 study
Directional
4Globally, men 2.5 times more likely to be promoted to first-line manager than women
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5In tech, women hires dropped to 37% of new roles in 2023
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6UK firms report 15% of women passed over for promotions due to bias in 2023
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7In India, women receive 20% fewer job offers in urban hiring in 2022
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8Australian women 14% less likely to be promoted in public sector 2023
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9Canada: Indigenous women face 25% lower promotion rates in federal jobs 2023
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10In France, quota laws increased women hires in leadership by 10% since 2011
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11German firms hire women 12% less for STEM roles despite qualifications 2023
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12Japan women promoted at half the rate of men to managerial roles 2023
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13Brazil urban hiring shows 18% preference for men in manufacturing 2022
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14South Africa women 22% less likely to advance in mining sector 2023
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15Mexico formal sector hires women at 40% rate but promotions 25% 2023
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16In Sweden, parental leave uptake affects women promotions by 8% 2023
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17Italy women hires in tech up 5% but promotions stagnant at 15% 2023
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18US Black women promoted at 84% rate of white men to manager 2023
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19Global consulting firms hire 45% women but promote to partner 30% 2023
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20In Netherlands, algorithm bias in hiring disadvantages women by 10% 2023
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21Belgian public sector promotions favor men 7% more 2023
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22Spain women 16% less hired post-maternity in 2022
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23China urban promotions for women dropped 5% post-COVID 2023
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24South Korea women managers 20% of total despite 40% workforce 2023
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25In pharma, women hired 50/50 but promoted 35% to director 2023
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26Norway oil industry hires women 25% but promotions 15% 2023
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27Globally, 75% of senior roles go to men despite equal qualifications 2023
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28UK construction hires <10% women, promotions even lower 2023
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29Women globally 42% less likely to apply for jobs if not meeting 100% criteria vs men's 60%
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30Mothers in US 79% less likely to be hired post-childbirth 2023
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31Fathers promoted 6% faster than childless men in some studies 2023
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Hiring and Promotions Interpretation
A global résumé of these numbers reveals a consistent, cross-cultural reluctance to promote women, as if their talent is perpetually being patted on the head and sent back to the minors while the men get handed the major league contracts.
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Leadership and Norway
1French CAC 40 companies have 42% women on boards due to quotas in 2023
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Leadership and Norway Interpretation
The CAC 40 now boasts 42% women on boards, proving that even when equality is served with a side of obligation, progress still tastes pretty sweet.
Leadership and Representation
1Women hold only 10.6% of CEO positions at Fortune 500 companies in 2023
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2Globally, women occupy 27% of parliamentary seats but only 8% of Fortune Global 500 CEO roles in 2023
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3In the US, women are 28% of senior managers but 52% of entry-level employees in 2023
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4EU boards have 33.5% women directors in 2023, up from 25% in 2018
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5In S&P 500 companies, women CEOs rose to 10.6% in 2024
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6UK FTSE 100 boards have 38% women in 2023
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7In tech giants like FAANG, women in C-suite average 20% representation in 2023
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8Globally, women are 22% of AI professionals despite being 26% of tech workforce in 2023
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9In India, women hold 18% of board seats in top 500 companies in 2023
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10Australian ASX 200 boards have 35% women directors in 2023
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11In Canada, women are 32% of board directors in FP500 in 2023
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12In Germany, DAX 40 boards have 28% women in 2023
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13Japan mandates 30% women on boards by 2030, currently at 12% in 2023
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14In Brazil, women are 14% of board members in B3 index in 2023
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15South Africa JSE top 100 has 25% women directors in 2023
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16In the US, women of color are only 4% of C-suite executives in 2023
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17Globally, women lead 13% of largest 500 companies in 2023
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18In media and entertainment, women CEOs are 18% in major studios 2023
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19Nordic countries average 38% women on corporate boards in 2023
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20In finance, women are 19% of managing directors globally in 2023
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21US law firms have 25% women partners in 2023
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22In academia, women are 24% of full professors in STEM in 2023
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23China has 9% women on boards of top firms in 2023
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24In retail, women CEOs in Fortune 500 are 6% in 2023
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25Globally, 91 countries have women as heads of state/company leaders <25% in 2023
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26Women are 52% of professionals but drop to 29% at VP level in US firms 2023
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27In energy sector, women executives are 17% globally in 2023
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28UK NHS has 52% women but only 30% in senior leadership 2023
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29Globally, only 13% of engineering managers are women in 2023
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Leadership and Representation Interpretation
The statistics read like a tragic comedy of corporate "pipeline progress," where women are encouraged to climb a ladder that suspiciously seems to lose its most important rungs the closer they get to the top.
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- Diversity Equity And Inclusion In IndustryFemale Leadership Statistics
Pay and Compensation
1Globally, the gender pay gap stands at 20% in 2023, meaning women earn 80 cents for every dollar men earn for similar work
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2In the United States, full-time working women earned 84% of what men earned in 2022 based on median weekly earnings
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3Women in the EU face an unadjusted gender pay gap of 12.7% in 2021, varying from 0.7% in Romania to 25.3% in Latvia
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4In India, the gender wage gap is 18% for regular salaried workers as of 2022
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5Australian women earn 21.7% less than men on average hourly rates in 2023
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6In the UK, the median gender pay gap for full-time employees was 7.4% in 2023
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7Canadian women working full-time earn 78 cents for every dollar men earn in 2022
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8In Japan, the gender pay gap is 22% for 2022, one of the highest among OECD countries
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9South African women earn 23% less than men on average in formal employment in 2023
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10In Brazil, the gender pay gap reaches 20.9% in 2022 for urban workers
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11Mexican women face a 15.3% gender pay gap in formal sector jobs in 2022
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12In Germany, women earn 18% less than men overall in 2023
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13French gender pay gap is 15.4% unadjusted for 2022
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14In Sweden, despite high equality, women earn 11.2% less than men in 2023
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15Italian women have a 5.5% gender pay gap for 2022, lowest in G7
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16In the US tech sector, women earn 87% of men's pay in 2023
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17Globally, closing the gender pay gap could add $28 trillion to global GDP by 2025
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18In finance, women executives earn 35% less than male counterparts in bonuses in 2022
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19US Black women earn 64 cents for every dollar white men earn in 2022
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20Latina women in the US earn 57 cents per dollar of white men in 2022
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21In STEM fields globally, women earn 28-30% less than men in 2023
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22Norwegian women in part-time roles contribute to a 13.4% overall pay gap in 2023
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23In China, urban women earn 15% less than men in 2022
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24South Korean gender pay gap is 31.5% in 2022, highest in OECD
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25In the US healthcare sector, female physicians earn 25% less than male in 2023
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26Global median gender pay gap in manufacturing is 17% as of 2023
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27In the Netherlands, women earn 14% less due to occupational segregation in 2022
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28Belgian gender pay gap adjusted for factors is 6% in 2023
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29In Spain, public sector women earn 11% less than men in 2022
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Pay and Compensation Interpretation
Despite the diverse variations in these numbers—from the G7's relative prudence to South Korea's staggering lead—the global average paints a frustratingly consistent picture: women are still subsidizing the world's economies with billions in unpaid labor, proving that equality remains a bargain the market has stubbornly refused to close.
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Work-Life Balance
1Globally, women take 75% of unpaid care work, impacting career progression
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2In OECD countries, women spend 2.6 hours more per day on unpaid work than men in 2023
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3US working mothers 40% more likely to reduce hours post-childbirth 2023
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4EU women use 30% more parental leave than men, affecting careers
Directional
5In Sweden, despite shared leave, women still primary caregivers 60% 2023
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6Australian mothers lose 4.3 years of full-time work over career 2023
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7UK 25% of mothers never return to full-time work post-maternity 2023
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8In Japan, women shoulder 5.5x more childcare than men daily 2023
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9Canadian women 28% part-time due to family responsibilities 2023
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10India working women spend 352 minutes/day on unpaid work vs men's 52 min 2022
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11Germany mothers' employment rate drops 15% post-birth 2023
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12France paternity leave uptake 70% but mothers take 90% parental 2023
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13Brazil women 3x more likely to quit for family reasons 2022
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14South Africa black women 35% reduce work for childcare 2023
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15Mexico 40% of women exit workforce post-maternity 2023
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16In Italy, 43% mothers work part-time vs 12% fathers 2023
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17US Latinas 50% more likely to be stay-at-home moms 2023
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18Global eldercare burden 75% on women, delaying careers 2023
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19Norway flexible work helps but women still 20% part-time 2023
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20China urban women 25% reduce hours for family 2023
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21South Korea maternity penalty leads to 30% dropout rate 2023
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22Netherlands 77% mothers part-time highest in OECD 2023
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23Spain siesta culture but women 28% part-time for care 2023
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24Belgium 45% women cite family as barrier to full-time 2023
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2542% of US women left jobs for family COVID impact lingering 2023
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26Globally, paternity leave correlates with 10% more women promotions
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27In tech, 35% women report burnout from double burden 2023
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28UK flexible working requests 80% from women denied more 2023
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29Women 2x more likely to handle household management globally 2023
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30Fathers using leave 13% globally, mothers 80% in high-income countries 2023
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Work-Life Balance Interpretation
The global workplace is still running a rigged game where the career ladder is bolted to the kitchen floor.
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