How much further from gender equity in higher education did the pandemic take us? Opinion

As we reflect on the state of the world on another International Women’s Day, we will soon be hearing the latest update on the size of the gender gap index. The World Economic Forum index is reported on at the end of March every year. 2021 saw the gap extend to 135.6 years due to the setback effects of Covid. That is how long it will take until the gender gap index measure of opportunities, for both men and women in the world, is the same.

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