Equality is not about treating everyone the same — it is about ensuring everyone has what they need to thrive. Gender equity recognizes that women and girls face unique, compounding barriers that require deliberate action to dismantle. A world that is truly equal lifts women not as an afterthought, but as a foundation.

Did You Know?

• The global gender pay gap means women earn approximately 20% less than men for equivalent work — a gap that widens significantly for women of color, women with disabilities, and women in informal economies. At the current pace of progress, the World Economic Forum estimates full global pay parity is still over 100 years away. (World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap Report, 2023)
• Women hold only 26% of parliamentary seats globally — meaning the laws, budgets, and policies that shape billions of women’s lives are overwhelmingly made without their voice, perspective, or representation at the table. Progress has been made, but political parity remains decades away at the current rate of change. (Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2023)
• Women own less than 20% of the world’s land despite being responsible for an estimated 60–80% of food production in developing regions. This asset gap — rooted in discriminatory inheritance laws, cultural norms, and institutional barriers — is one of the most direct structural drivers of women’s economic inequality globally. (UN Women / FAO)
• Unpaid care work — overwhelmingly carried by women — represents an estimated $10.8 trillion in unrecognized economic value annually, three times the size of the global tech industry. Until care work is valued, redistributed, and supported by policy, gender equity in economic life will remain structurally out of reach for the majority of women worldwide. (Oxfam, 2020)