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] UK women who used HRT had a modest 10% lower risk of developing dementia, compared to their peers who did not take hormones.
Business Insider
[New] Women taking HRT could have a slightly higher risk of many health issues, including heart disease, strokes, breast cancer, and dementia.
Business Insider
[New] 82% of all travel decisions are made by women, and women are projected to control 75% of discretionary spending by 2028.
Hospitality Software Solutions | IDS Next
[New] A key demographic driver is the expanding Hispanic male population, which the U.S. Census Bureau projects will account for 21% of adult males by 2030, creating a large, underpenetrated demand base.
Persistence Market Research
[New] Afghan women today have fewer opportunities to earn an income than men, because of increasing restrictions placed on them by their Taliban rulers.
UN News
[New] In a population-based case-control study in Shanghai, China, consumption of green tea was associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer among non-smoking women and the risk decreased with increasing consumption.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] A pregnant woman in Maryland seeing an OB-GYN affiliated with a major academic medical center will likely receive flu and COVID-19 vaccine recommendations this fall.
CIDRAP
[New] Women have transformed the global health workforce over the past three decades, but they continue to be concentrated in professions that generally offer lower pay and fewer opportunities for leadership.
EurekAlert!
[New] Women now make up nearly 70% of health workers worldwide but remain concentrated in professions that generally offer lower pay and fewer leadership opportunities.
EurekAlert!
[New] Where workers are located, which professions they enter and whether the predominantly female workforce receives opportunities to develop and lead will be equally important to the future of global healthcare.
ICT&health
[New] Women remain concentrated in professions that generally offer lower salaries and fewer opportunities for leadership.
ICT&health
[New] Women veterans with service in Iraq and Afghanistan are at increased risk of exposure to violence and combat.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] Without decisive action, violence against women in Cameroon will remain pervasive and the costs of inaction will continue to be borne by women and girls whose rights, safety, and dignity are routinely denied.
Human Rights Watch
[New] Cameroon has reached its self-imposed 2026 deadline to halve violence against women and is approaching a second target set out in its national development plan to reduce poverty by 2030, yet progress remains limited.
Human Rights Watch
[New] By 2100, life expectancy could exceed 90 years for women and 86 for men.
Women make up just 22% of the global data and AI workforce, not for lack of talent, but due to young women in marginalized and underserved communities having limited access to digital resources, AI training and opportunities.
EY
The audience profile is commercially strong: 60% of fans are expected to be women by 2030, nearly 50% fall into top global income brackets, and around 50% are in their prime spending age.
Financial Study Association Groningen
Violence against women is a global issue, but women in lower-income, conflict-affected and climate-vulnerable countries often face heightened risks due to intersecting social, economic and political inequalities.
ActionAid UK
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
Last updated: 03 September 2026
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