Couch Chat: When Will The Gender Pay Gap End?

Women will have to wait more than two centuries, 217 years, to have the same job and pay opportunities as men around the world. The annual Global Gender Gap Report from the world economic forum found gender equality has worsened globally for the first time since 2006.

The U.S. saw it’s ranking drop from 45th last year to 49th this year, mostly due to a lack of women politics. Men hold nearly 81% of the seats in congress and makeup the majority of Mayors and Governors.

On the flip side, the gender gap in education could close within the next 13 years.