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WHAT'S NEXT?: Achieving global gender parity will take many decades yet. Read on to understand the trends, challenges and efforts to advance parity at a faster pace.

• [New] Today, the global gender gap is 68.8% closed, and at the current pace it could take over 120 years to reach full parity. Generali
• [New] More than 2.4 billion women and girls live in countries with poor or very poor gender equality scores, and current trends suggest that global gender equality targets will not be achieved by 2030. Generali
• [New] Initiatives like the Global 50×50 Initiative, powered by the Center for Cyber Safety and Education and ISC2, reflect that commitment, working toward a future where women represent 50% of the cybersecurity workforce by 2050. vmblog.com
• [New] Progress on gender diversity is under threat, with US companies scaling back DEI programmes, the gender pay gap widening for two consecutive years, and female board appointments dropping to decade lows. FTI Strategic Communications
• [New] According to the UN Women Gender Snapshot, closing the gender digital divide could boost global GDP by $1.5 trillion and lift 30 million women out of poverty - that is the scale of the opportunity we are talking about. UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• [New] The current progress toward gender equality will take about 134 years to achieve complete gender parity, exceeding the 2030 global equality targets. MOCHA TECHNOLOGIES INC
• [New] The national strategy on gender equality for the 2021-2030 period set a goal of the proportion of female directors / owners of enterprises and cooperatives to reach at least 27% by 2025 and 30% by 2030. Vietnam Economic Times
• [New] The percentage of women with at least one type of cardiovascular disease is projected to climb by more than a third, from 10.7% in 2020 to 14.4% in 2050, driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure, especially among younger women. National Today
• [New] 6 out of 10 women will develop at least one type of cardiovascular disease over the next 25 years. STAT
• [New] The United Nations estimates that if current trends hold, gender equality in the highest positions of government will not be reached for another 130 years. CFR Education from the Council on Foreign Relations
• [New] U.S. investable assets controlled by women are forecast to nearly double, reaching $34 trillion by 2030. Parsers Venture Capital Insights
• [New] UN Women has emphasized that women globally hold only 64% of the legal rights men do, and that at the current pace, it could take two hundred eighty-six years to close legal protection gaps. The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News |
• [New] Women in Argentina continue to face insecurity and warned that recent policy changes could weaken protections for women's rights. Euronews
• Developing a national health strategy for women, supporting more research on women and investing in the fem tech industry could make Canada a global leader. SenCanada
• Nearly six in the 10 women in the US will have some sort of cardiovascular diseases by 2050. The Guardian
• Obesity is expected to climb most sharply among Asian women, rising by nearly 26%. ScienceDaily
• Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women and remains their #1 health risk overall. ScienceDaily
• Nearly 6 in 10 women in the United States will be living with some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) within the next 25 years. ScienceDaily
• By 2050, nearly 60% of women in the United States could have high blood pressure, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. ScienceDaily
• By 2050, nearly 60% of women in the U.S. could have high blood pressure, and close to one in three women ages 22 to 44 may already be living with some form of heart disease. ScienceDaily
• While there is no set age for men to freeze sperm, risks of certain conditions increase after 45. NYU Langone News

Last updated: 19 March 2026