Unlocking Workplace Opportunities For Women Could Boost Global Income By 20 Percent
If women are employed the same rate as men, the global gross domestic product (GDP) will increase by one fifth – from $106 trillion to $127 trillion (1). The $21 trillion increase exceeded the GDP of EU countries ($18.6 trillion).
According to the World Bank report (2), the global gap in failure to close the gender employment gap reduces a country’s GDP by 20% on average. The report highlighted that almost immediately felt three-quarters of the total gains to close the gap for the rest of the generation.
On International Women’s Day (March 8), Sightsavers calls for urgent action to promote employment opportunities for women, especially those with disabilities facing multiple financial independence barriers.
Lianna Jones, a global technology leader in vision-reducing economic capacity, said: “The lack of resources and workplace barriers continue to rule out millions of women, especially those with disabilities. The combined impact of disability and gender discrimination has created Multiple overlapping obstacles can push women with disabilities to extreme poverty.
“We urge global leaders at the upcoming Beijing Status of Women (CSW69) and the Global Summit on Disability (GDS) in Berlin to commit to taking the inappropriate approach that can free up billions of dollars economic potential while promoting gender equality.”
Vision advocacy programs change the lives of women with disabilities by targeting the inequality they face. They are committed to ensuring women access to health services and supporting them to develop skills and confidence to find a job or start a business.
The far-reaching impact of this support can be seen in the case of 29-year-old Lydia Rosasi, who attended the “ITSAVERS” IT Bridge Academy in Nairobi. After gaining vital digital skills through the program, she held a position as public communications officer in the Kenyan government office as a government official.
Speaker, she now leads an inclusive communication program.
“As a woman with disabilities, you face two challenges – gender bias and disability bias,” Lydia said. “But the digital skills that the program gives are long
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semester. Even if someone takes jobs or opportunities, they will never take these skills from you. Given that we are in a world of a wide range of digital revolution, this will give any young person, especially a disabled person, the advantage in the market. ”
