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Why inclusive cities are essential for economic resilience
Recent data from the Open for Business City Ratings, covering 149 cities across three continents, shows that inclusive cities have a competitive advantage.
Silja Baller
Silja is a PhD economist and Head of Mission, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Centre for the New Economy and Society at the World Economic Forum with in-depth expertise in the economics of digitalization, competitiveness, inclusion and international trade. She is passionate about working towards more inclusive and sustainable economic progress, building on her 20 years of experience across international organizations, the private sector as well as policy and academic research. Silja holds a DPhil and MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford; a DEA in International Economics from the Graduate Institute, Geneva and a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
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Jobs and the Future of Work
AIにより広がる職場のジェンダーギャップと、その対策とは
女性はAI活用型の職種において十分に参画できておらず、AIによる変化の影響を最も受けやすい職種に多く従事しているため、既存のジェンダー格差がさらに拡大しています。生成AIは、慎重に活用することで、採用におけるバイアスを軽減し、公平性の促進に役立てることができます。
Jobs and the Future of Work
How AI is worsening workplace gender gaps and how we can course correct
Generative AI is reshaping jobs but widening gender gaps. Women face more disruption, less opportunity – urgent action is needed to ensure equity in tech.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
How real diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives can help build resilient and inclusive economies
The World Economic Forum's annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouse Programme, has surfaced three cohorts of corporate initiatives for their impact.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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世界经济论坛的《2024年全球性别差距报告》指出，实现性别平等还需要134年。性别平等程度最高的前10个国家大多位于欧洲，爱尔兰和西班牙今年再次跻身前10。报告依据性别差距指数揭示了四类性别差距，并指出缩小这些差距所需的措施。
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
This is the state of gender parity in 2024 - and what needs to happen to close the global gender gap
It will take 134 years to reach gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2024. Here’s what you need to know.
Forum Institutional
Construir una economía del cuidado: 4 líderes explican por qué invertir hoy creará un impulso positivo de prosperidad
Más allá de apoyar la recuperación económica, la inversión en la economía de los cuidados puede desencadenar un círculo virtuoso de prosperidad para las mujeres y contribuir a hacer reali...
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
ビジネスにおける障がい者インクルージョンが極めて重要な理由
企業およびパブリックセクターにおけるインクルーシブな政策と持続的なダイバーシティプログラムが、より質の高い意思決定とイノベーションの拡大につながるという、永続的な利点が明らかになっています。世界経済フォーラムとThe Valuable 500は、障がいと共に生きる人々にとってよりインクルーシブで公平な経済の構築に向けて連携しています。
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Driving disability inclusion is more than a moral imperative – it’s a business one
Around 15-20% of the global population experience disabilities with a spending power of $13 trillion, making disability inclusion a moral and business imperative.
Forum Institutional
Building a care economy: 4 leaders on why investing today will create a virtuous cycle of prosperity
Beyond supporting economic recovery, investment in the care economy can unlock a virtuous cycle of prosperity for women and help make gender parity a reality.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
ダイバーシティ、エクイティ（公平性）、インクルージョン （DEI）- 企業が実質的な進展を遂げる4つの方法
DEIを優先する企業のパフォーマンスは、同業他社よりも上回る傾向があります。
Forum Institutional
Informe Global sobre la Brecha de Género 2023: Más mujeres lideran en América Latina, pero se necesita avanzar más
América Latina ha cerrado unas tres cuartas partes de su brecha de género, sobretodo en materia de empoderamiento político de las mujeres, según el Informe Global sobre la Brecha de Géner...
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
4 ways companies can make real progress on diversity, equity and inclusion
Diverse companies tend to be more innovative and adaptable than their peers. Leading executives share some ideas on how companies can make progress with their DEI efforts.
Forum Institutional
Global Gender Gap Report 2023: More women are leading in Latin America, but progress still needed
Now one of the world's leading regions for reducing the gender gap, Latin America is making great strides in the political empowerment of women.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
La paridad de género es esencial para la economía. Invertir en esas 5 areas acelerará el ritmo
Los progresos hacia la paridad entre hombres y mujeres han experimentado reveses en los últimos años y el riesgo de que se produzcan nuevos retrocesos se está intensificando.