Women and Development by Mr. Baer

1) women earn 80% of what men earn, though these figures understate the real extent of gender pay gaps, particularly in developing countries where informal self-employment is prevalent 2) By 2050 women globally will still be spending almost 2.5 more hours per day on unpaid care work than men 3)Globally, women are 14 times more likely than men to die during a disaster

2024-03-21 13:33:25 UTC

Things that surprised me

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1 in 10 women live in extreme poverty globally.
69 out of 144 countries have laws restricting certain jobs from women, and 43 of them don't have laws against sexual harassment.
If women's unpaid labor were to gain a monetary value, it would exceed up to 40 percent of the GDP in some countries based on conservative estimates

2024-03-21 13:34:30 UTC

One in every 10 women is living in extreme poverty

Women shoulder a disproportionate share of unpaid care and domestic work

Women are more food insecure than men

2024-03-21 13:34:44 UTC

1/10 Women live in extreme poverty.

Women are more likely to be unemployed.

Women are 14 times more likely to die in a disaster than men.

2024-03-21 13:34:49 UTC

Women are slightly more likely to be unemployed than men but experience much larger job gaps
Access to clean cooking fuels and technology also remains out of reach for many women.
It is estimated that women represent 48 per cent of the 281 million international migrants.

One in every 10 women is living in extreme poverty

2024-03-21 13:35:00 UTC

Women are less likely to have access to social protection

Women are more food insecure than men.

What things surprised me

2024-03-21 13:35:18 UTC

The fact that one in ten women are in poverty

That women are more food insecure than men

It surprised me that women are 14 times more likely than men to die during a disaster

women

2024-03-21 13:35:29 UTC

1- Women are less paid than men

2-Majority of paid care workers are women

3-By 2050 women globally will still be spending almost 2.5 more hours per day on unpaid care work than men

3 facts

2024-03-21 13:36:00 UTC

That women are paid less than men. The gender wage gap is estimated to be 20%. Violence and harassment in the world of work affect women regardless of age, location, or status. Another fact that surprised me was that women are less likely than men to have access to financial institutions or have a bank account.

2024-03-21 13:36:39 UTC

1. over 2.7 billion women are legally restricted from having the same choice of jobs as men

2. By 2050 women globally will still be spending almost 2.5 more hours per day on unpaid care work than men

3. Women farmers have significantly less access to, control over, and ownership of land and other productive assets compared to their male counterparts

2024-03-21 13:36:41 UTC

1. By 2050 women will still be spending 2.5 hours per day of unpaid work.

2. Around 70 to 90 per cent of jobs created by investing in care infrastructure will benefit women.

3. Environmental degradation and climate change have disproportionate impacts on women and children.

2024-03-21 13:36:53 UTC

One in 10 women live in extreme poverty
women are over-represented in informal and vulnerable employment
environment degradation and climate change have disproportionate impacts on women and children

1.By 2030, an estimated 8 percent of the world’s female population – 342.4 million women and girls – will still be living on less than $2.15 a day. 2.Gender gaps in food insecurity have grown from 1.7 per cent in 2019 to more than 4 per cent in 2021. 3.Globally, over 2.7 billion women are legally restricted from having the same choice of jobs as men.

2024-03-21 13:37:11 UTC

Surprising Things

2024-03-21 13:38:04 UTC

1) By 2050 women globally will still be spending almost 2.5 more hours per day on unpaid care work than men

2)Access to clean cooking fuels and technology also remains out of reach for many women

3)Environmental degradation and climate change have disproportionate impacts on women and children

2024-03-21 13:39:06 UTC

Globally, women are 14 times more likely than men to die during a disaster
Women migrant workers populate informal, low paid, and unregulated work
Environmental degradation and climate change have disproportionate impacts on women and children

The 3 facts

2024-03-21 13:40:14 UTC

One in every 10 women is living in extreme poverty

Women and girls suffer most from the dearth of safely managed water and sanitation

By 2050 women globally will still be spending almost 2.5 more hours per day on unpaid care work than men