Issues of inequality dominated the Davos agenda this year, with the issue of gender disparity emerging as a critical theme debated amongst the gathering of global power elite. Women’s representation at World Economic Forum remained anemic, with women making up just 15%, or approximately 400 of the 2,600 attendees – down from 17% the year prior. While organizers have tried to boost female participation in recent years, including efforts to enact a quota for strategic partners, the elite gat...
Issues of inequality dominated the Davos agenda this year, with the issue of gender disparity emerging as a critical theme debated amongst the gathering of global power elite. Women’s representation at World Economic Forum remained anemic, with women making up just 15%, or approximately 400 of the 2,600 attendees – down from 17% the year prior. While organizers have tried to boost female participation in recent years, including efforts to enact a quota for strategic partners, the elite gat...
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