Gender Inequality

Equal Pay Day falls on March 31 this year. At the current rate of progress in the U.S., women won't catch up to men when it comes to how much they are paid until 2059. Here's a by-the-numbers look at the persistent gender wage gap.

The U.S. is the only Western nation on the list.

"Claire is one of my best friends, and I believe that we should be paid equally and fairly and there should be equality for all," Matt Smith said.

"Major companies like Alibaba have published recruitment ads promising applicants 'beautiful girls' as co-workers," Sophie Richardson said.

Peter Franzmayr could not accept that a female official whose application was ranked 0.25 percent lower than his would get the job.

The gap widens even more when discretionary bonuses are taken into account.

"The Trump effect thus far has been overwhelmingly negative," two researchers behind the survey wrote after the U.S. fell two years in a row.

Companies would be fined under the new law for failing to pay women and men equally.

"We all have a bias against women in leadership, including women, and then we need to correct for that."

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Almost 40 percent of American fourth-grade boys think boys are inherently more intelligent.

"Never mind driving a car...I want her to drive society," said Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah, the second Saudi prince to express support for women driving.

One year since her death, the Iraqi-born architect's success only highlights the long way still to go in achieving gender equality in architecture.

Patriarchal attitudes persist not because Islam is incompatible with gender equality, but because progressive forces have been undermined by various regimes.

Putting too much emphasis on stereotypical "male traits" promotes inequality, according to a gender studies expert.

Efforts are underway to add more women to many cityscapes.

Reducing the gender pay gap would add £150 billion to the economy by 2025, research shows.

The number of women in the workplace is 25.5 percent lower than the number of men.

The law requires married couples to have the same official surname.

A full quarter of transgender people say they have been fired from a job for their gender identity.

The decision has come after almost a year of negotiations