Global Seminar Series #8
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 05/20/2023
The Global Seminar Series is a virtual program that provides an opportunity for high school girls globally to connect, learn, and collaborate as they address relevant pressing global issues. This virtual seminar series is free and girls can participate from anywhere in the world they have internet!
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Join us for Global Seminar Series #8
The Economics of Being Female: The Wealth Gap, The Wage Gap, and What To Do About It
Around the world and across income levels, disparities between men and women continue to persist in the form of pay gaps, uneven opportunities for economic advancement, and unequal representation in important decision-making spaces. Yet women represent 49.7% (according to the United Nations) of the world’s population.
The statistics speak for themselves (from United Nations News):
- Women are concentrated in lower-paid, lower-skill work.
- For every dollar men earn, women earn 77 cents.
- Women are under-represented in decision-making roles.
- Women carry out at least 2.5 times more unpaid work than men.
- At the current rate, it will take 257 years to close the global gender pay gap.
It’s time to change this narrative! Our spring virtual Global Seminar Series – The Economics of Being Female: The Wealth Gap, The Wage Gap and What to do about It – will address these important questions:
- Can our world economy operate at its full potential if half of its population is not fully participating?
- In my country, what is the economic disparity women face?
- What am I going to get paid when I enter the workforce?
- How do my identities influence my opportunities and potential earning power?
- Why are women’s contributions to the economy undervalued?
- What role do the economic disparities women face play into our society and countries?
Add your voice to this important conversation on global gender parity!
DATES: April 29, May 13, and May 20, 2023
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ET on Zoom
COST: Free!
REGISTER HERE
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Contact name:
Lesley Skenderian
Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
05/20/2023
Time:
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. ET on Zoom
Price:
FREE
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