Bridging the Global Gender Chasm in 2024: Need For More Steam?

Feb 3, 2024 | Arundhatie B. Kundal
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A sluggish global economy and growing geopolitical tensions compounded by a looming climate crisis have erected multiple roadblocks that have thwarted concerted efforts to bridge the global gender chasm. More than often the drivers of gender inequality fuel gender gaps collectively, across development areas. As nations choke under stringent fiscal and debt limitations, women remain steeped in poverty, are the world’s most illiterate and are severely impacted by the great digital divide. Globally, nearly 90 percent of women and girls are involved in preparing food for their families yet remain the most vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition and water scarcity.