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WHAT'S NEXT?: Achieving global gender parity will take many decades yet. Read on to understand the trends, challenges and efforts to advance parity at a faster pace.

• [New] Although AI is expected to drive growth across technology-focused sectors, women account for only 30% of the global AI workforce. UN News
• [New] As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, communicate and access information, UN Women warned on Monday that the technology is reproducing old gender stereotypes, which amplify online abuse and leave women out of the decisions that will define the digital future. UN News
• [New] The Asia Health Fund will target telehealth, nutrition, frontline health worker training, and underserved health needs of women and children. Stanford Social Innovation Review
• [New] About one in four American women will have an abortion during their lifetime, and majorities of both men and women report knowing someone close to them who has had one. Futurity
• [New] Women nonsmokers are at especially high risk, particularly if they are of Asian or Hispanic descent: an astounding 57.4% of Asian-American women with lung cancer, and 32.6% of Hispanic-American women, never smoked. Peter Attia
• [New] The expanding digital economy will continue opening high-paying career opportunities for women across the United States. Exeleon Women
• [New] Women looking to start or grow their careers should apply through trusted job portals like LinkedIn Jobs, Indeed, and FlexJobs for safe and reliable opportunities. Exeleon Women
• [New] Remote careers are continuing to grow in 2026, giving women access to high-paying opportunities across technology, healthcare, and business industries. Exeleon Women
• [New] Several industries in the United States are creating strong employment opportunities for women in 2026. Exeleon Women
• [New] Several high-paying careers are creating excellent opportunities for women in the United States in 2026. Exeleon Women
• [New] With remote careers growing rapidly across industries, women now have more opportunities than ever to secure stable, flexible, and well-paying jobs in the United States. Exeleon Women
• [New] Policies to try to incentivise women staying at home could lead to skills shortages and a need for higher immigration. The Guardian
• [New] Non-compliance with gender equality targets in Australia creates two distinct categories of risk: regulatory enforcement by WGEA and civil litigation brought by employees or their representatives. Global Law Experts
• [New] At the current rate of progress, gender parity in fund management would not be achieved until 2215. / UK WIBF - Women in Banking and Finance
• [New] Globally, the multi-faceted Pink Changing Lives Program has donated more than $230 million dollars in support of women, including through cancer research, helping survivors of domestic violence, or creating opportunities for women and their families around the world. Mary Kay News Hub -
• [New] More than 50,000 older male veterans incarcerated in prisons are expected to return to their communities and utilize the Veterans Health Administration and community healthcare systems. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] MMS is now being introduced in Lumbini province, one of the poorest regions in Nepal, with the potential to reach more than 100,000 pregnant women and their babies with improved nutrition in 2026. Stanford Social Innovation Review
• [New] About 9% of women worldwide will have an eating disorder in their lifetime, commonly during three vulnerable periods: puberty, pregnancy and perimenopause. BBC
• [New] UN Women has launched a funding opportunity through the EU4 Gender Equality - Women's Economic Empowerment and Ending Violence Against Women in the Western Balkans Programme. fundsforNGOs - Grants and Resources for Sustainability
• [New] The average lifetime risk of breast cancer for women is approximately 13%. SenCanada

Last updated: 02 July 2026