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World Economic Forum’s Gender Parity Report

Empowering Women’s Leadership to Transform Politics, Sustainability, and Finance
As we reflect on the past week celebrating International Women’s Day 2025, it’s important to recognise the high cost of gender inequality, which leads to losses of trillions of dollars each year to the global economy. At the current pace, achieving gender parity will take another 134 years, according to the World Economic Forum’s Gender Parity Report. Here are some expert insights on role of women in leading the way across diverse industries.
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In this session, digital public infrastructure (DPI) experts will discuss why DPI is considered a foundational element of GovTech and what governments need to consider for the successful implementation of DPI. Further, the panel will explore the potential impact of DPI with transparency, efficiency and inclusivity, while addressing challenges such as data security, interoperability and equitable access.
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Women Talk Gender Gap: LinkedIn’s Sue Duke on skills and gender
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FAU Students Protest Adam Hasner Being Considered for President

GEO corp for profit prisons and Adam Hasner candidate finalist for FAU presidency.

From The New Republic, Nov. 8, 2024: “Geo Group, the country’s largest private prison company, was the biggest winner in the stock market after Trump’s victory was announced Wednesday, according to economic outlet Sherwood. The company saw a 40 percent jump in shares Wednesday alone, and its share price went from $14.18 the day before the election to $24.43 on Thursday.

In 2023, 43 percent of Geo Group’s top-line revenue, more than $2.4 billion, came from contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “

Read the whole article:

Guess Which CEOs Are Already Drooling Over Trump’s Deportation Plans?

https://newrepublic.com/post/188205/donald-trump-mass-deportation-private-prisons

On Campus Protests February 7, 2025

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Women’s Paychecks Are Shrinking—And Policy Isn’t Keeping Up

From Ms. Magazine:
Last September, the National Partnership for Women and Families reported the wage gap for all women workers had widened to 75 cents for every dollar men earned, representing a 3-cent decrease in real pay per hour for women. While on the surface this may seem negligible in a paycheck, even a seemingly small increase in wage disparity dramatically impacts the significant gains in pay since the 1980s. American Progress reports that with this current backslide, it will now take until 2068 to close the wage gap.

https://msmagazine.com/2025/02/01/equal-pay-wage-gap-women-work-equal-rights-amendment-childcare/

Palm Beach County NOW

Palm Beach County NOW is a grassroots feminist organization fighting for women’s issues and justice since 1972.

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P.O. Box 7322
Delray Beach, FL 33482

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