![McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org's seventh annual report examined data from 423 major companies, surveyed more than 65,000 employees and conducted interviews with people from diverse backgrounds to take stock of how American women are faring more than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic [File: Jason Alden/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/376680560.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The annual Women in the Workplace report finds American women are more burned out than they were a year ago.
Gender Equity
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As the UN kicks off an energy dialogue, the person charged with global development efforts talks to Al Jazeera.
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The UN’s chief painted a grim picture of a divided and polarised world and urged solidarity among nations.
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Kenya failed to provide support amid a spike in violence against women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic, HRW says.
![Alibaba has said it has a zero-tolerance policy on sexual misconduct [File: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/377980175.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
The ruling triggered outrage online, sparking debate about the treatment of female workers across companies in China.
![Alibaba says it is against company policy to share information from employee forums [File: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/377790704.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Details of the assault turned Alibaba into the highest-profile symbol of the abuses prevalent in Chinese tech firms.
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Taliban told female employees at some banks to not return to their jobs, raising concerns over their future rights.
![Pakistani senior citizens receive COVID vaccine doses in Lahore [File: Arif Ali/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/000_97767U.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Many fear adverse reaction due to pre-existing conditions as doctors urge trans and HIV-positive people to get the jab.
![New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul pictured here during an opening ceremony on the first day of the Coney Island parks reopening, in April, will become the first woman to be governor of New York after Andrew Cuomo steps down later this month [File: Brendan McDermid/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-04-09T221808Z_26000203_RC2MSM9KE0HO_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-NEW-YORK-CONEY-ISLAND.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Andrew Cuomo is the latest man forced out of power in the US by #MeToo claims reshaping politics, business and media.
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The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to worsen existing gender gaps and erase progress made by Latin American women workers.
![Activision Blizzard employees called for a walkout on July 28 to protest the company's responses to a recent sexual discrimination lawsuit and to demand more equitable treatment for underrepresented staff [File: Bing Guan/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/376835418.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination tarnish image of developer of Diablo and Warcraft games.
![The Argentine government estimates that more than 300,000 women between the ages of 59 and 64 are unable to retire because they haven’t accumulated the necessary pension contributions [File: Erica Canepa/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/375211371.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
New government programme helps boost retirement savings for women who worked as paid and unpaid caregivers.
![Melinda French Gates has pledged to spend $1bn towards gender equality projects in the United States, citing low rates of women in leadership positions [File: Michel Euler/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/melinda.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Melinda French Gates, MacKenzie Scott and the foundation of Lynn Schusterman awarded $40m to gender equity projects.
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Employees at Activision Blizzard Inc. are calling for a strike Wednesday to protest firm’s handling of recent suit.