# The Global Gender Parity Sprint

A global platform bringing together businesses, governments, international organizations and other leading voices to accelerate economic gender parity by 2030.

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## Five years of global acceleration to achieve economic gender parity and deliver economic transformation, innovation and growth.

At the current rate of progress, it will take 123 years to close the global gender gap. Without the full creativity, talent and innovation of one half of the population, economic growth, business dynamism and societal resilience will remain suboptimal. The opportunity before business and government leaders is not just to close the gap, but to build an economy that is prosperous, resilient, and fair.


**123 years** To close the global gender gap

**135 years** To close the economic gender gap

**162 years** To close the political empowerment gap


## The Global Gender Parity Sprint

The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Parity Sprint offers a platform for action, partnerships, and innovation for diverse stakeholders unified in purpose – to close gender gaps in economic participation and opportunity. The Sprint focuses on inspiring action through heightened visibility, impactful initiatives to advance gender parity in workforce, senior leadership and pay, and new evidence at the frontier of the tech, green and care transitions. By joining forces and setting a new level of ambition we can reset the time to parity and deliver more inclusive economic transformation, innovation and growth.


## Key focus areas

Based on a clear economic case for gender parity, the Sprint partners will mobilize action around three focus areas


### Close gender gaps in the workforce, senior leadership and pay


### Gender parity through industry transformation


### Gender parity at the core of the green, tech and care transitions


## Impact

Join a global platform and a growing network of leaders advancing action, evidence, and innovation for gender parity.


### Championing gender parity as a fundamental driver of inclusive economic growth and industry transformation


### Identifying and connecting the most impactful initiatives driving action on gender parity


### Advancing thought leadership and actionable insights on frontier topics


### Global Gender Gap Report

In 2025 the global gender gap has closed to 68.8%, yet full parity remains 123 years away.

[Explore the report](https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2025/)


## Impact stories and blogs

Stories from the Global Gender Parity Sprint that cover thought leadership, solutions and analysis


## Featured Content

### The Global Gender Parity Sprint to 2030: How we are scaling parity and opportunity for 1.5 million women

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[Read more](https://www.weforum.org/impact/global-gender-parity-sprint-to-2030-scaling-parity-and-opportunity-for-women/)

### How public-private collaboration can help close the global gender gap

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[Read more](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/04/gender-gap-public-private-collaboration/)

### Why gender balanced leadership matters in uncertain times?

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[Read more](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/why-gender-balanced-leadership-matters/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social)


### An initiative of the Centre for the New Economy and Society

Providing a platform for leaders to shape inclusive, equitable economies and societies for all.

[Learn more](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-new-economy-and-society/home)


### Get involved today

The Global Gender Parity Sprint is anchored in the Forum’s Centre for the New Economy and Society. Learn more how to get involved with the initiative.

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