If one of the estimated 385,000 babies born today is lucky enough to live as long as the oldest recorded person to have walked this earth – the ripe old age of 116 – the disappointing likelihood is they still wouldn't live to see men and women on an equal footing in terms of economic participation.
In fact, the World Economic Forum's "Global Gender Gap Report 2023" predicts it will take 169 years to achieve this critical milestone, as it revealed that change is simply not happening fast enough.
Although a depressing outlook, it’s not entirely downbeat. With a growing number of women taking a keener interest in their finances and seeing the immense potential of the world of investing, which is a trend stoked in part by the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of female investors has soared.
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