Two years after the global racial reckoning, Davos 2022 champions diversity, equity and inclusion

Two years after the global racial reckoning, Davos 2022 champions diversity, equity and inclusion

Recent global shocks have exacerbated historical legacies of discrimination and inequality, setting back progress previously made.

The World Economic Forum is working with public, private, and civil society stakeholders to embed diversity, equity and inclusion in the new economy and to advance gender parity.

With five sessions over four days, Davos 22 is spotlighting diversity, equity and inclusion as a priority for society, business and government



Recent global shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine - together with differential effects from the digital transformation - have exacerbated historical legacies of discrimination and inequality. According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021, another generation of women will have to wait for gender parity, because the global gender gap has increased by a generation, from 100 years to 136 years.

Two years after the global racial reckoning, the racial equity movement has also lost momentum and progress on LGBTQI+ rights remains sharply divided and polarized by country. Rigid norms and beliefs around sexual orientation, gender identity and expression continue to challenge the social and family acceptance of LGBTQI+ people around the world. At the same time, the World Health Organization estimates that 1.3