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The World Economic Forum Publishes Global Gender Gap Report 2025
The global gender gap now stands at 68.8% closed, but at the current pace, full parity remains approximately 123 years away. The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025 marks the 19th annual assessment of gender parity across 148 economies. The 2025 Report signals a modest but meaningful acceleration in closing gender gaps worldwide.…
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African Development Bank attains EDGE Move Recertification and EDGEplus
The African Development Bank has been recertified at the EDGE Move level, the second of three EDGE Certification levels. Since its previous assessment, the African Development Bank has made significant progress toward a gender-equitable workplace, qualifying it for this next level of certification. This time, the African Development Bank has expanded its analysis by also…
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Introducing the EDGE Standards Version 6
EDGE Certification, the Leading Global Standard for Workplace Equity, Strengthened by Release of Version 6 The EDGE Certified Foundation (ECF) announces the EDGE Standards Version 6. This marks a significant milestone in our ongoing mission to provide organizations worldwide with a rigorous, credible and impactful framework for advancing workplace gender and intersectional equity. Since 2011,…
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EDGE Standards Legally Permissible Under U.S. Law
Independent Attestation Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a U.S. employer with more than 15 employees may not discriminate on the basis of ”race, colour, national origin, religion or sex.” Based on recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court interpreting analogous anti-discrimination laws, some employers have become concerned that their ability…