Significant gender gaps persist in labor force participation, pay, child and elder care responsibilities, and leadership roles. Globally, violence against women and girls persists as well. The COVID-19 global pandemic has further exacerbated these longstanding challenges. This demands bold solutions and presents an unprecedented opportunity to build back better, particularly for women and girls.
Whilst the past decade has seen significant gains for women across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic has threatened to undo this - with rises in violence against women, and entrench them in informal labour markets, and at the current rate of progress, it will take another century to produce gender equality.
This clip looks at how the World Bank is prioritising tackling gender-based inequality in building back after the pandemic