The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (subindexes): Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. Since launching in 2006, it is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time.
So far, this year has been marked by significant global shifts, including increased geopolitical instability, the accelerating impact of AI and a changing labour market. Economic factors like new US tariffs are redrawing trade maps, while the energy transition shows progress and gender gaps persist. These seven charts from World Economic Forum reports help illustrate the inflection points this ...
The Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 highlights key trends shaping economies and societies in 2025, along with insights into emerging threats and solutions.
The Global Gender Gap Index was first introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006 to benchmark progress towards gender parity across four dimensions: economic opportunities, education, health and political leadership (Figure 1.1).
This year’s edition of the Global Gender Gap Report arrives at a decisive moment, with the world in flux. Technological breakthroughs, geopolitical conflict and economic uncertainty are creating unprecedented challenges as well as bringing new opportunities. Amid such change, gender parity is both a principle and a strategy. Diversity of thought, knowledge and experience often lie at the ...
Technological change, geoeconomic fragmentation, economic uncertainty, demographic shifts and the green transition – individually and in combination are among the major drivers expected to shape and transform the global labour market by 2030. The Future of Jobs Report 2025 brings together the perspective of over 1,000 leading global employers—collectively representing more than 14 million ...
To transform AI governance from fragmentation into shared growth, nations need a common framework to align AI sovereignty, interoperability and inclusion.
The World Economic Forum has published a new white paper, Global Economic Futures: Competitiveness in 2030, in collaboration with Accenture. It explores how geopolitics and business regulations could shape the future of competitiveness and lays out strategies to help leaders navigate uncertainty. Decision-makers from different sectors here offer their thoughts on the disruptive forces ...
