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Women and men won't reach economic equality for another 170 years: WEF
Published Wed, Oct 26, 2016 · 09:50 PM
New York
EFFORTS to close gender gaps in pay and workforce participation slowed so dramatically in the past year that men and women may not reach economic equality for another 170 years, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said on Tuesday.
Statistics just a year ago predicted the economic gap between genders could close in 118 years, but progress has decelerated, stalled or reversed in nations around the world, th…
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