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News: The Gender Snapshot 2026 reports that progress on gender equality is stalling or reversing, with no SDG 5 target on track for 2030.
About Gender Snapshot 2026 Report
- Gender Snapshot 2026 Report tracks global progress on gender equality and women and girls across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Released by: It is released by UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) in September 2026.
- Origin: The report is linked to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and anchors the Beijing+30 Action Agenda.
- Methodology used: It draws on more than 100 data sources to assess progress for women and girls across all 17 SDGs.
- Key Highlights
- Gender equality gap: At current rates of progress, gender equality remains 171 years away.
- Funding cuts: Gender-equality funding fell to its lowest level since 2021.
- Funding for women’s rights organisations fell 28% between 2023 and 2024.
- Political representation: Six in seven countries are led by men.
- Women hold 27.4% of national parliamentary seats in 2026.
- Judicial representation: Women lead fewer than 20% of the highest courts globally.
- Food and economic insecurity: 9.9% of women lived in extreme poverty in 2024, compared with 9.5% of men.
- At the current pace, 1.1 billion women and girls could remain food insecure by 2030.
- Domestic and care burden: Women spend 2.5 times more hours than men on unpaid domestic and care work.
- Violence against women: Nearly one in three women globally has experienced partner or sexual violence in her lifetime.
- Global AI workforce: Women account for about 22% of AI professionals and fewer than 14% of senior AI leadership positions globally.
- Global climate exposure: 2.9 billion women and girls live in countries highly or very highly exposed to climate change and geophysical hazards.
