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Achieving Gender Equality Through Data, Government, and Communities

By Cady Susswein

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Tanzanian woman in government. Photo: Jumacada/Pixabay

The world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030. Full stop. According to the World Economic Forum, it will take 131 years at our current rate to reach full parity. That may feel like a daunting figure – an end we will not see in our lifetimes – but this should be a cause for further determination, not despair. GlobalWA’s members are doing incredible work to accelerate the pace of change, which can be done.

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The Global Washington community supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a blueprint for building a better and more sustainable future for us all.


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