Yahoo Lifestyle Tony Abbott Leads G20 Charge To Close Gender Gap
Brisbane's G20 Opening Ceremony. Photo: Getty Images.
As Brisbane – and the world – gears up for the G20 summit, which will take place over the weekend of November 15 and 16 in the Queensland capital, it has been revealed that one of the summit’s biggest targets will be closing the world’s gender gap.
The campaign is being led by Australia – and Prime Minister Tony Abbott – and aims to reduce the worldwide gender gap by 25 percent by 2025, injecting billions of dollars of growth into the world’s economy, The Australian reports. Currently, Australia's gender gap is the highest it has ever been, sitting at 18.2 per cent, meaning that women earn just 81.8 cents for every dollar their male colleagues make.
Also on Abbott’s agenda for the G20 summit? Childcare, paid parental leave and other domestic issues. Sounds promising, but it is important to note that only four of the 20 leaders heading to Brisbane’s G20 summit are women.
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