Pointing out that some improvements have been made in reaching gender equality,  the World Economic Forum released its 2020 report on the Global Gender Gap Report. 

The report measures gender-based gaps between women and men through four separate dimensions: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment.  The report said that, by their metrics, complete parity was at 68.6% - but a 31.4% gender gap still needs to be closed. 

Here are some other notable facts from the report. 

Iceland tops the global gender gap index ranking. 

For the 11th year in a row, Iceland ranks as the most gender-equal country, closing gaps in educational attainment and health and survival gaps, and also making progress when it comes to women in the labor market and achieving senior and managerial roles.  The United States ranks at 53, while China lands at 106. The countries with the biggest overall gender gaps include Syria, Pakistan, Iraq, and Yemen.  

Women's participation in the labor market is stalling. 

The report found that while 78% of men make up the labor force, only 55% of women make up the global labor market. That gap also leads to major differences in seniority levels, where only 36% of senior managers in both the private and public sectors are women.  

Real gender parity might not happen… for a long time. 

The report said that at the current pace in closing the gender gap, gender parity could be reached in Western Europe within 54 years. But the process will take a lot longer in other regions. For example, it would take 163 years in East Asia and the Pacific.  

Real gender parity most likely won’t be reached for approximately 100 years, the report warns.