Now do this put-the-text-back-together activity.
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There is still a long way to go before women achieve economic equality with men. Centuries, in fact. This is according to the recently-released annual Global Gender Gap Report from the World Economic Forum. It said it would take more than 200 years before women and men worldwide have economic parity. The report found many areas in which women lag far behind today. One huge area is pay. Women around the world currently earn about 20-30 per cent less on average than their male counterparts. A factor contributing to this is the scarcity of women in management positions. The WEF said: "In the workplace, women still encounter significant obstacles in taking on managerial or senior official roles."
The World Economic Forum (WEF) found that the inequalities between the sexes had closed by only a small amount in the past year, since the last report was published. Researchers found that the largest gap between the sexes was in politics. It said: "Only 23 per cent of the political gap - unchanged since last year - has been closed, and no country has yet fully closed political empowerment gaps." Other wide gaps still exist in healthcare and education opportunities. The WEF said: "The equal contribution of women and men in this process of deep economic and societal transformation is critical. More than ever, societies cannot afford to lose out on the skills, ideas and perspectives of half of humanity."
Comprehension questions- What is the name of the report mentioned in the article?
- What "huge area" did the report say women lagged far behind in?
- How much less do women earn than men?
- Where did the report say women "encounter significant obstacles"?
- What did the report say there are obstacles to women taking on?
- By how much has inequalities been reduced in the past year?
- By how much did the report say the political gap had been closed?
- How many countries have "fully closed political empowerment gaps"?
- In which two areas did the article say wide gaps also existed?
- What did the article say society can't lose out on half the perspectives of?
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