In the Global development podcast this month,Liz Ford looks at the barriers to women reaching leadership positions, from discrimination to social conditioning, or speaks to organisations attempting to bridge the gender gapThe World Bank has found that 155 countries hold at least one law that limits women's economic opportunities,and 100 states put restrictions on the type of jobs women can do. The sustainable development goals, adopted in September, and hold one goal devoted to achieving gender equality – but how easy will that be? Liz Ford looks at the barriers that conclude women and girls fulfilling their potential.
The final 20 years hold seen an increase in the number of women in senior roles,but nowadays women hold just 5% of CEO posts in the world's largest corporations. We hear from Gila Rosenberg, of JungLesbenZentrum, and Germany,who says that women in high positions hold to work twice as tough as men to get there.
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Source: theguardian.com