Global Gender Gap Report

groups. The Difference in Pay Between Genders in Canada One large injustice found in the economic industry is the gap between a woman 's average income and a man 's average income. According to the Statistics Canada data report conducted in 2011, women made an estimated 74 cents for every dollar a man made in relation to full­time income. This is actually better than in 1987 where women were paid only 64 cents for every dollar made by a full­time male worker. Statistics show that the gap between male and female annual income is narrowing, but still a problem. This injustice…

Cordelia Fine once said, “Blatant, intentional discrimination against women is far from being something merely to be read about in history books.” Over the last few decades, gender inequality has remained a prominent issue. It refers to the unequal treatment between males and females and the imbalanced distribution of the value received for the same work. The inequality gap takes into consideration the wage gap, job opportunities, health outcomes and more. A news article “Global Gender Gap…

Global Competitiveness and Foreign Direct Investment Global competitiveness assesses a countries productivity and return on investments by using a number of benchmark measurements. The different measurements expose opportunities for Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) from outside countries or entities (Hill, 2009). As organizations see opportunities to in other countries to invest and increase productivity for their firm and the country it can operate in, FDI becomes mutually beneficial. The…

The United States has always pushed for the betterment of it’s nation. To be the best this country can be. The Global Competitiveness Report, or “Index[,] measures the set of institutions, policies, and factors that set the sustainable current and medium-term levels of economic prosperity”(Global). The Global Competitiveness Report ranks every part of the country contributing to this prosperity in economics and if it will hold in the future. The United States received a twenty-seventh for…

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). A large portion of the education system in the United States is slowly adapting to the ever changing world of science and technology. Going forward, STEM graduate workers drive our nation’s innovation and competitiveness by generating new ideas, new companies and new industries. STEM jobs are the jobs of the future, and as shown in the graph below there has been an increase in the amount of jobs related to STEM. They are essential for…

The ABC Washing Machine Company wants to move to the Czech Republic with our front load washers and dryers As the CEO developing, analyzing and executing a marketing strategy is paramount. Evaluation starts with the economic, legal and political concerns in the Czech Republic. As stated in a report from 2014, “The Czech Republic is one of the most stable and prosperous markets in Central Europe. Although the country dropped seven places to 75th in the World Bank’s Doing Business rankings for…

Income Inequality Between Wealthy and Poor Income or economic inequality can be defined as “the extent to which income is distributed unevenly in a group of people.” (EqualityTrust.org, 2012-2015). With this definition it is seen that inequality can happen between ethnicities, genders, and other subdivisions in the workplace. By some peoples’ standards, inequality could be synonymous with discrimination which is illegal, but for the purposes of this paper income between the wealthy and those…

Though the Rwandan women’s movement began well before the turbulent ‘90s—the first Ministry of Women in the country was created in 1965—it wasn’t until women were faced with “reconstruction efforts including burying the dead, finding homes for nearly 500,000 orphans, and building shelters” that the movement gained significant ground, a “triumph over tragedy” (Goldfaden 1). The movement’s success continues today. Rwanda ranked sixth on the World Economic Forum’s 2015 Global Gender Gap Report,…

Business report of income gender inequality written by Yanyan Li Executive summary This report investigates the impact of the social values and views on gender equality. A gender inequality refers to unequal treatment based on gender in which there is significance focus on the gap in wages between men and women, some may refer to this as a glass ceiling. This report examines the wage gap between males and females working full time. Moreover, the report also limit their analysis to full-time…

Introduction: Gender equality refers to the state of no discrimination amongst the genders in terms of status, dignity and power. ‘Treating equal’ or ‘reducing the gender gap’ can be used as alternative terms. It is strongly believed as an approach to enhance sustainable development and reduce the existing poverty [1]. Gender gap was measured by the World Economic Forum (WEF) by analyzing the rights and varied opportunities of men and women in different sectors of society, say health,…