WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Future Female Sounds is a non-profit organisation that has conducted workshops for female and gender minority DJs across The Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. Their most recent project will be held in Palestine.

The CDC's report found that 13 per cent of teenage girls had attempted suicide one or more times in 2021, with 57 per cent of high school girls reporting experiencing "persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year".

Most of the Ukrainian refugees that have found employment in Poland are women. But regardless of their qualifications, they are being ushered into the social care field.

An investigation showed that the highest number of female inventors worldwide was in Cuba. In Europe, Portugal ranked the highest for hosting women inventors.

Around 219,000 pregnant women are living in Khartoum – the epicentre of the Sudan conflict. Attacks on hospitals and healthcare facilities have made for a lack of medical resources and staff shortages.

The latest Gender Social Norms Index report revealed that 90 per cent of people currently hold prejudiced biases towards women worldwide, and 25 per cent believe that it is justified for a man to beat his wife.

New legislation proposed by the Scottish Government aims to root out sexist and racist Police Scotland Officers. Several female former police officers have made allegations against colleagues, regarding sexual misconduct in the workplace.

Developments towards achieving gender equality have been exceedingly slow. In the last 10 years, the number of women participating in senior management positions in the UK has only increased by 11 per cent.

The UK government propose new legislation to help bridge the "gender pay gap", after blaming maternity leave and part-time work for the retirement wealth contrast - which currently stands at 35 per cent.

FIFA'S Women's Development Programme use a series of 8 projects to increase the participation of women and girls in football worldwide.

Women make up less than 15 per cent of the construction industry in the UK, often represented in construction manager positions. Non-profit organisations are working with women and employers to better gender diversity in the manual labour workforce.

Business podcasts hosted by women are emerging on digital platforms, with research suggesting that around 464 million people listen to podcasts worldwide.

A recent WaterAid survey of British women highlights the challenges surrounding menstruation in the workplace, causing stress and anxiety for women.

The Ministry of Justice has invested £15 million into organisations that tackle drug abuse and rehabilitation for women in the UK. The scheme will also reduce the £18 billion overall cost of reoffending for the taxpayer.

With the push for representation in domestic and global markets, the failure of gender equality still remains a prevalent issue for women across the UK.

The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) has given more than 5.5 million girls an education in Africa. The organisation tackles poverty and gender inequality. CAMFED allows women and girls to "unlock their power," and lead.

The global financial institution, Goldman Sachs has announced that it will invest more than 2 billion dollars into Black women-owned businesses and organisations through its One Million Black Women program.

Women remain underrepresented in the deep tech industry, but with a new 10 million euros grant to 134 female-led companies across Europe, progress can be made.

Analysis from the World Economic Forum last year estimated it would take 132 more years to close the gender pay gap - a disparity which has made little progress this year.

Announced at Biban 2023, the Women in Tech Startup Competition: Middle East will help progress UNWTO's goal to enhance tourism for women's empowerment, as well as support tech entrepreneurs and innovators across the region.

The government is trying to encourage stay-at-home parents to return to full-time work with the new 30 hours of free childcare plan, after the increasing childcare and cost of living forced women out of work.

Even the UN has admitted that the world will not be able to achieve gender equality by 2030, partly due to the setback from the social and economic fallout brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.

There is more transparency around gender pay gap reporting, which will help address the gap. However, pay differences persist in both the US and the UK.

Kearney's annual IWD research reported that less than half of female business leaders in the UK, US and Singapore are able to raise issues at board level.

Women's representation in the workplace has improved over the years worldwide but still remains weak in certain areas, especially for Asian female employees.

The 67th Session of the Commission of the Status of Women this year pushes for gender equality in the digital age, and the empowerment of women across STEM and Politics.

Statistics from XTB group suggest the percentage of women interested in financial markets has increased from 16 per cent in 2022, with women working in the financial sector contributing £1.12 trillion to the UK economy.

Carla Speight starts as a freelance photographer and becomes the CEO of Carla Speight & Co, with 10 years of experience, building her company from the ground up.

Aviation is responsible for almost 3 per cent of the global omission. At H2FLY, Mara Linn Beche, and engineer Debjani Ghosh are part of the change in starting carbon-free sustainable aviation.