Global Scans · Gender · Weekly Summary

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] Women made up only about 29% of the global tech workforce and nearly 28% of women's jobs were at risk from artificial intelligence, compared to 21% of men's. The United Nations Office at Geneva
• [New] If women begin acting more like they did in earlier and different times, choosing to have on average 25% more children, the world population will start growing again. Hudson Institute
• [New] If the average woman has 1.7 children as women now do in half the world, then world population will decline until humans disappear from the Earth - or, more likely, until women start having more children. Hudson Institute
• [New] As digital capabilities become the entry ticket to economic opportunity, the real test for a resilient future is whether women are fully included in building - and leading - the in tech economies around the world. Roland Berger
• [New] More funding is needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goal of ending female genital mutilation by 2030. Positive News
• [New] HIV-negative women and adolescent girls (n = 5345) in South Africa and Uganda were randomly assigned 2:2: 1 to LEN 927 mg subcutaneously every 26 weeks (n = 2134), FTC/TAF 200/25 mg orally daily (n = 2136), or FTC/TDF 200/300 mg orally daily (n = 1068). Contagion Live
• [New] Looking ahead, Mexican society will hopefully become more gender conscious with time. Canning House
• [New] Mexico's new president will be governing more Spanish-speaking women than any other leader in the world. Canning House
• [New] North America will soon have its first ever female president. Canning House
• [New] Employers will need to create action plans for gender equality and menopause which will be voluntary until some time in 2027. Small Business UK
• [New] The share of women veterans is expected to represent 18% of all U.S. veterans by 2040, up from just 4% in 2000. Newsweek
• [New] In 2026 alone, an estimated 4.5 million girls - many under the age of five - are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM). News-Medical
• [New] Not only visibility on line-ups designed to look cool or progressive, in 2026 more women will be taking on decision-making roles as managers, label heads, festival directors, agents, and founders. NIGHTMAG
• [New] CHARLESTON, W.Va. - As many as 62% of women in West Virginia are expected to experience domestic violence at some point in their lives. WCHS
• [New] In many ways, 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year that could redefine - and fundamentally reshape - how female athletes are compensated for their labour. Sports Business Journal
• [New] Increasing the number of women pursuing engineering degrees could potentially add up to 40,000 more engineers annually and reduce the US engineering gap by 30%, assuming all women engineers transition into engineering careers. Market.us Scoop
• [New] By 2030, nearly half of women aged 25-44 will be single and child-free. @mathrubhumi
• Despite global commitments to end female genital mutilation and cutting by 2030, its prevalence has increased by 15% over the past eight years. Health Journalism Network Uganda(HEJNU)
• Women in the MENA region face legal, structural, and sociocultural barriers that severely limit their economic opportunities and participation. George W. Bush Presidential Center
• The NIH's NHLBI explains that women who had preeclampsia have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure and heart disease later in life. Global Wellness Guru
• While the deepfake crisis is often framed as a fraud problem, the UK's messaging centers the risks to individual girls and women. BiometricUpdate.com

Last updated: 19 February 2026