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We Will Not See Gender Equality in Our Lifetime, Nor Will Our Daughters See it in Theirs
Gender Parity won’t happen for almost 100 years and we are worse off for it.
Imagine a world where equal work means equal pay, a world in which unpaid work at home was equally shared or at least not perceived solely as women’s work. A world where one’s roles and responsibilities were not guided by preconceived notions based entirely on one’s gender.
If you are reading this and thinking, “Why is this even a topic for discussion? We have gender equality here.” I have heard that argument often here in Canada, which according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2020 report on Gender Gaps and Pay Equity, fell three spots to nineteenth place. So, unless you live in Iceland (placed 1st), followed by Norway, Finland, and Sweden, you’re mistaken. You may live in a country where there have been improvements but parity is still far off.
Gender Parity — 99.5 Years Away
According to the WEF’s report we will be waiting 99.5 years for Gender Parity. Yet study after study shows that businesses with better diversity in…
