2023 has been another challenging year in the battle for gender equality in the United States. The lack of affordable childcare and paid leave is identified as a critical issue hindering progress. The US remains the only developed nation without a federal policy for paid leave.
2023 has been another challenging year in the battle for gender equality in the United States . In a year where we marked 100 years of the Equal Rights Amendment, we slipped to 43rd position on the World Economic Forum, down 16 places year on year. The reasons are many but, in essence, tie back to one critical must-have for a more equitable society: the opportunity to take part, to begin with.
One of the most consequential failings of government in battling for gender equality is the issue of affordable childcare and paid leave, meaning here in the USA, the wealthiest country in the world, we remain the only developed nation globally without a federal policy in place to guarantee paid leav
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