How to access free gender gap report

Today we launched the annual GSMA Mobile Gender Gap report and the news is not good. Unfortunately, progress in closing the gender gap in mobile internet adoption across LMICs has stalled. While more women are using mobile internet than ever before, their rate of adoption has slowed. Women are 14% less likely than men to use mobile internet, which equates to 235 million fewer women than men. The barriers are clear, now we need urgent, collective action to ensure women are not left behind in an increasingly digital world. Download the report to explore the key barriers and insights on how we can move the needle to close the mobile gender gap once and for all ➡️ https://bit.ly/43h4qZ9

The 13.1% Gender Pay Gap is Just One Measure of Inequality in Australian Sport Today, I’m proud to launch the 2024 Advancing Women in Sport report, The 13.1% Gender Handicap. This report exposes the structural inequalities that continue to disadvantage women in sport, from the playing field to the boardroom. The numbers don’t lie: Women in Australian sports administration face a 13.1% pay gap and are underrepresented in leadership roles, with women holding just 13% of board chair positions. Progress has stalled, and in many cases, it’s reversed. What does a 13.1% pay gap feel like? Imagine wearing a weighted bra, representing 13.1% of the average male weight, as you work or compete. That’s the burden women carry every day. I’m calling on male sports journalists, leaders, and opinion-formers to ‘BROtest’ this injustice by trying it themselves – and sharing their experiences. Sport matters. It’s a $15 billion industry, employing over 250,000 people, and a central part of Australian life. It’s time for sport to reflect the fairness and equality it inspires. As I write in the report: “Setting goals isn’t enough. It’s time to start scoring them.” Let’s eliminate this systemic gender handicap and create a level playing field – for everyone. 🔗 Download the report and join the conversation to action movement: https://lnkd.in/gxWjYNKT #GenderEquality #AdvancingWomenInSport #BroTest

Today Bianca Hartge-Hazelman MJourn, GradDipAppFin and I were interviewed by Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia about the March qtr Financy Women's Index and gender based violence. The Financy Women’s Index shows that progress to economic equality has rebounded from the worst year in a decade and amid spike in rising gender based-violence. Among the key findings:      Progress to gender equality recovered in the March quarter of 2024 with the FWX increasing by 2 points to 78.3 points, compared to 76.2 points in the December quarter 2023. ·       The Index is now 3.66 points higher than where it stood in March 2023. ·       The result suggests a rebound in economic equality outcomes after 2023 became the worst performing year in a decade for women’s financial progress. ·       The key drivers of progress were improvements in Employment, as measured by monthly hours worked and a narrowing of the gender gap in the Underemployment Rate. ·       Despite the gains in early 2024, progress has been undermined by a spike in gender-based violence in Australia and this Index explores this.   ·       Timeframes to gender equality include a best case 5.6 years for ASX 200 Board Leadership, 17.7 years in Superannuation, 19.9 years in Underemployment, 23.3 years in the Gender Pay Gap (as the median timeframe to gender equality) and 25.6 years in Employment, 45.5 years in Unpaid Work and 389.2 years in Education. A copy of the report can be accessed via this link: https://lnkd.in/g_gy7jFQ