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Apr 30, 2023 · These workforce development strategies will be supported by technology adoption. As outlined in Chapter 2, more than four in five companies plan to adopt education and workforce development technologies in the next five years – the second highest ranked technology after digital platforms and apps among the 28 emerging technology solutions put to survey respondents in 2023.
Sep 17, 2024 · The global population is ageing. As people live longer, they work longer, by choice or necessity. This is creating challenges for both workers and employers as we try to get our collective heads around the tools, practices, policies and culture changes that will be needed to ensure that this essential part of the over 50 population can not only ...
May 8, 2024 · The age-diverse workforce will shape work in every market and sector. Individuals, organizations and society have the opportunity to boost growth and innovation by thinking about the impact of 50-year workspans and collaborating now to develop strategies to respond. A flourishing future workforce will be one that values experience and attracts ...
Apr 26, 2023 · The first trend reflects sheer numbers. While many high- and middle-income countries face population declines – with the number of working-age people (ages 20-64) projected to shrink by 200 million by 2040 – globally the working-age population is set to increase by 700 million. Much of this growth will be in Africa, South America, and Asia.
Jun 27, 2024 · The advancement of women at work is good for everyone – potentially increasing global GDP by 20%, according to the World Bank. The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2024 shows progress for women has slowed overall, but employment rates are up. The Economic Participation and Opportunity gap has closed by 17 years since the last ...
Apr 30, 2023 · The Survey covers questions of macrotrends and technology trends, their impact on jobs, their impact on skills, and the workforce transformation strategies businesses plan to use. This chapter analyses findings from the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Survey to explore how businesses expect macrotrends and technology adoption to drive industry transformation and employment.
Jun 2, 2020 · 2. Changing leadership and management competences. The COVID-19 crisis sent shockwaves through industries and economies, but perhaps its greatest impact has been the human one, namely fear and uncertainty. A big part of this has been the fact we have a totally new routine – one in which everyone who can must suddenly work from home.
Dec 4, 2018 · The implications of this finding are significant. A bigger boost to growth: Because women bring new skills to the workplace, the productivity and growth gains from adding women to the labor force (by reducing barriers to women’s participation in the labor force) are larger than previously thought. Indeed, our calibration exercise suggests ...
Mar 26, 2021 · Between February and May 2020 alone, employment in these sectors decreased by 41%. Countries like Spain are facing some of the biggest headwinds among OECD countries. The country already has a high unemployment rate for those aged 25-74, at 14%. But the unemployment rate for Gen Z is more than double that, at over 38%.
Jun 20, 2023 · The 2022 edition of the Global Gender Gap Report called attention to a post-pandemic crisis in the workforce: gender parity across key indicators was slipping, implying large-scale disruption of economic opportunities for women worldwide in labour-market participation, in skilling, in wealth accumulation and in overall wellbeing. 33 The recovery from the shock and ensuing polycrisis has been slow and, so far, incomplete, and the current context, coupled with technological and climate change ...
