Global Scans · Gender Equality · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower women and girls.

• [New] Research from the World Economic Forum is sobering: at the current pace, it will take more than a century to reach worldwide gender parity. The Women in Stem Network
• [New] Without tackling the persistent issues of graduate unemployment, informal work, and gender disparity, India's potential for sustainable development may remain unfulfilled. EduRev
• [New] Reducing gender gaps in STEM education could contribute up to 820 billion of euros to EU GDP by 2050 and could create over 1 million of new jobs. European Institute for Gender Equality
• [New] The Trump administration's executive orders described gender-affirming care as chemical mutilation and transgender identity itself as a threat to children's wellbeing. University Press of Kansas
• There are changes taking effect in 2026, including new questions about gender and sexuality, which one expert says will make it probably the most progressive census Australia has ever seen. The Guardian

Last updated: 30 August 2026