UK charity calls to close gender employment gap for disabled

FILE - Teachers lead vision tests on students at a school in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Oct. 12, 2016, aided in part by Sightsavers International. In recognition of International Women’s Day 2025, the charity called to close the gender employment gap, particularly for the disabled.

A British charity for the disabled, citing World Bank data, says the world could gain trillions annually in Gross Domestic Product if women were employed at the same rate as men. Failure to close gender employment gaps reduces a country’s economic growth by 20% on average, according to the data.