India's 2025 GDP and Women in Workplace - McKinsey Study

McKinsey Study was conducted in 95 countries

India's Gross Domestic Product in 2025 and participation of women in workplace - McKinsey MGI's study. The Study by McKinsey was conducted in 95 countries.
As per the Report, their full-potential scenario says that for India gender parity could add $2.9 trillion (Rupees 203 Lakh Crore or Rs. 20,30,00,00,00,00,000 or Rupees 2 Thousand Thirty Kharab) to India’s 2025 GDP. Their lower end scenario (which they have defined and named it as best-in-region-scenario) says that gender parity could add $700 billion (Rupees 49 Lakh Crore or Rs. 4,90,00,00,00,00,000 or Rupees Four Hundred Ninety Kharab) to India's GDP 2025. Gender parity could add to World's GDP too. They were spurred towards this study by the oncoming 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration.
India's GDP would expand by 27% if its women participated in the workplace at rate same as men. India has one of the largest gender gaps but it also has the biggest relative scope.
75% of global unpaid work is done by women. Economic benefits emanating from equality in work can create momentum toward a further narrowing of gender gaps. For India and also for the world it is important to first understand the gender equality landscape in sufficient detail to be able to prioritize action. Then that knowledge is to be used to bring about change.
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".. India could add 60% to 2025 GDP by bridging gender gap at work: McKinsey
A new study conducted in 95 countries places a definitive value to increased women’s participation in the workplace .."

".. India can increase its 2025 gross domestic product (GDP), estimated at $4.83 trillion, by between 16% and 60% simply by enabling women to participate in the economy on par with men, according to a new study by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI). .."

".. The September 1995 Beijing Declaration was an attempt to advance women’s rights, such as the right to live free from violence, to go to school, to participate in decision-making and to equal pay for equal work. .."
".. Using 15 indicators of gender equality, the MGI report says it is “the most comprehensive attempt to date to estimate the size of economic potential from achieving gender parity and map gender inequality”. .."
".. Gender parity is lowest in South Asia (excluding India) and highest in North America and Oceania. .."
".. The workplace gender gap manifests itself in three ways.
First, women do not participate in the same numbers as men ..
Second, women work fewer hours than men .. And finally, women are disproportionately represented in lower productivity sectors such as agriculture. Shifting women into higher productive sectors such as .."
".. “A lot of work done by women is invisible, unquantified, unrecognized and unrecognizable,” says economist Ritu Dewan, president of the Indian Association of Women’s Studies. .."
".. Companies such as Flipkart, Vodafone, Accenture and Godrej recently announced enhanced maternity leave policies, .."
".. focusing on gender diversity .. increased paternity leave .. have women employee mentorship programmes, a women’s network and training and leadership development for its women employees, .."
".. “economic development alone is not sufficient for women to achieve their full potential”. For instance, while violence against women does tend to decrease as per capita GDP increases, it remains a global priority issue where women are not immune from violence even in the richest economies.
The relationship between gender equality at work and overall economic development is even more nuanced. .."

".. Any strategy to bridge gender gaps will need to recognize significant variations in inequality within countries. In India, for instance, the issue of sex ratio is largely concentrated in the north, while child marriage is an issue that plagues the east. Labour force participation shows larger gaps for urban women at 22%, against 38% for rural women. .."

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Find this at http://www.livemint.com/Politics/vGSjSt72LCVC6sRYezfFxM/India-could-add-60-to-2025-GDP-by-bridging-gender-gap-at-wo.html . Find charts in image there.
This news item is from September 2015.

For clearer charts you may visit 
https://medium.com/@mckinsey_mgi/the-power-of-gender-parity-for-business-and-the-economy-9c66fad0a471
and
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/09/24/want-to-boost-global-growth-by-trillions-improve-gender-equality-mckinsey-report-says
and
https://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/employment-and-growth/how-advancing-womens-equality-can-add-12-trillion-to-global-growth .

Hangzhou in China will host 2022 Asian Games

19th edition of Asia’s biggest multi-sports event

Hangzhou in Zhejiang, China will host the 2022 Asian Games. 19th edition of Asia’s biggest multi-sports event, 2022 Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province of China. Hangzhou was the sole bidder. China has hosted the Asian Games twice earlier, and is also hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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".. The Chinese city of Hangzhou was confirmed on Wednesday as the host of the 2022 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia announced at its General Assembly in Ashgabat. .."
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Find this at http://www.reuters.com/article/us-games-asian-2022/hangzhou-named-as-host-of-2022-asian-games-idUSKCN0RG0II20150916 .

9th World Meeting Of Families 2018 in Dublin, Ireland

It was being speculated whether Pope Francis would attend

The World Meeting of Families takes place every three years. It was started by St John Paul in 1994. In 2015, it was in Philadelphia, USA. In 2018 the gathering will take place in Dublin. It was being speculated whether Pope Francis would attend the August 2018 event. The Catholic world looks forward to what they call an uplifting event for them. :-)
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".. The next World Meeting of Families will be held in Dublin in 2018, it has been announced. .."
".. It has not been revealed whether the Pope will attend the 2018 event, but if he did it would be the first papal trip to Ireland since St John Paul’s 1979 visit. .."

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Find this at http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2015/09/28/world-meeting-of-families-2018-will-be-held-in-dublin . This news item is from 2015 September. .. Incidentally news has just arrived that the Pope will attend the gathering. Dates are from 22nd to 26th August 2018. See https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/03/21/pope-attend-world-meeting-families-dublin also.
World Meeting Of Families is one of the largest Catholic World Events.
Following is from Wikipedia:-
"The World Meeting of Families Congress is a gathering of the Roman Catholic Church that has occurred every three years since 1994. It is organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, which "promotes the pastoral care of families, protects their rights and dignity in the Church and in civil society, so that they may ever be more able to fulfill their duties." .. The most recent meeting took place in Philadelphia and the next meeting is scheduled to take place in Dublin, Ireland, from 22 to 26 August 2018."
The event has a website and the address is https://www.worldmeeting2018.ie . The event has a Twitter Handle and the address is http://www.twitter.com/WMOF2018 ‏.

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Futuristic Tokyo Olympic Games 2020

8 reasons why 2020 Olympics will be most futuristic

Emerging Tech in Japan could change the world

In 1964 Tokyo Olympics, shinkansen was debuted. Emerging tech in Japan could change the world. They give 8 reasons why 2020 Olympics will be most futuristic.

1. Village of Robots

They will install robots around the city. They are sure that we are moving towards a ‘universal future society’ where robots and information technologies assist humans. Helpful, personal, polite robots will 'coexist' everywhere.

2. Instant Language Translation

The government offers a real-time translation app that accommodates 27 languages for text translation, including Urdu and Bhutan’s Dzongkha. These services could be useful even across the globe.

3. Self-Driving Taxis

Tokyo is the biggest, densest city. It's got 4,600 people per square mile. Olympics will add to the no. of people on the streets everyday.

4. TV Broadcasts in Glorious 8K

Made-in-Japan resolution offers screen resolution of 7,680 by 4,320 pixels, or 16 times as many pixels as current HD. It's Japan which is bringing 8K to the world.

5. Algae As Fuel Source

Some benefits are touted of using algae as a fuel source for jets and buses. Algae plants next to carbon-spewing coal plants can decrease the emissions level in vicinity. It is expensive though. Boeing actually wants to help Japan fly Olympic tourists to the island nation on jets fueled by algae.

6. Hydrogen-Powered Buses and Buildings

The entire Olympic Village will be hydrogen-powered with fuel cell-powered buses, press lounges, and athlete dorms. An underground giant pipeline will directly funnel hydrogen into the Olympic Village. It’s part of a bigger plan for Japan as a whole.

7. Artificial Meteor Light Shows

Space junk will not be a worry. Fake stars burn up upon reentry like real space projectiles. Real asteroid showers are unpredictable. This system could allow scientists to study projectile movement and temperature while they fly through Earth’s atmosphere.

8. More Maglev Trains

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".. 8 Reasons Why the Tokyo Olympics Will Be the Most Futuristic .."

".. The first high-speed train in the world, it spurred similar technology to spread to Europe and other East Asian nations, paving the way for current maglev trains and, arguably, the Hyperloop. .."

".. Tokyo is one of the most futuristic, complex, and sophisticated cities .. busiest train station .. second most Fortune 500 companies .. tallest tower .. busiest urban transport system .."

".. 1. A Village of Robots

Enough to populate a small village, which is exactly what the Olympics committee wants to do. .."

".. “robot village” will be in Tokyo’s Odaiba neighborhood, which will also be home to the athletes’ Olympic Village. .. Many of the 920,000 foreigners expected to populate Tokyo per day during the Olympics can call for nearby robots to help with language translation, directions, or beckon for transportation—transportation that itself could be robotic, self-driving cars. .."

".. 2. Instant Language Translation

The English skill level in Japan, compared to other advanced nations, is low. And while the number of foreigners learning to speak Japanese has skyrocketed in the last decade, there’re still significant language and cultural barriers that tourists run into. .."

".. It covers English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese so far and is expected to accommodate over 10 languages by 2020. The software will be available on computers and phones .."

".. making a palm-sized gadget worn around the neck that’ll translate Japanese into 10 languages for the thousands of visitors .. provide visitors with a smartphone app that scans Japanese signs and translates them on the spot. .."

".. 3. Self-Driving Taxis

.. Google, Apple, Uber —plus car manufacturers like BMW, Toyota, and Mercedes are all scrambling to be the first .."

".. 4. TV Broadcasts in Glorious 8K

NHK plans to air the Olympic Games in tantalizingly detailed 8K high definition. .."

".. NHK has been at the definitive global forefront of 8K development, having started researching it way back in 1995. .."

".. Sharp .. selling 8K TVs—at $125,000 a pop. .."

".. 5. Algae As a Fuel Source

.. Japan .. is eyeing it as an attractive energy alternate for the nuclear-nervous Fukushima region. .."

".. Algae has remarkable potential as an alternative energy source. It sucks in carbon dioxide and converts it into energy. It’s preferable to other green energies that are grown on land, like oil made from corn, because it can produce 60 times more oil per acre and is relatively easy to grow. .."

".. Boeing aims to offer algae flights on .. major Japanese airlines for the millions of tourists expected to visit Japan in 2020. Which is good, since algae can cut carbon dioxide emissions by up to 70 percent, compared to petroleum fuels. .."

".. 6. Hydrogen-Powered Buses and Buildings

.. Japan is rolling out .. alternate energy .. global game-changer. .. hydrogen.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Tokyo government plans to spend 40 billion yen ($330 million) in the next five years to improve hydrogen energy use leading up to the Olympics, making Japan a “Hydrogen Society.” When hydrogen gas mixes with oxygen in a fuel cell, it’s able to produce exhaust-free energy, just like water can. .."

".. 7. Artificial Meteor Light Shows

.. wants to shower streams of manmade meteors across the sky, which could make for the most badass opening ceremony ever.

ALE .. team is working with Japanese universities to design a cube-shaped microsatellite that’ll be launched into space and, in the world’s first project of its kind, shoot out tiny, inch-wide spheres made out of a secret material. Friction .. will cause them to glow while racing at five miles per second. .."

".. wants them to mimic asteroid shower patterns that are rare in nature. .."

".. 8. Even More Maglev Trains

.. magnetic levitation. .."

".. Earlier this year, Japan broke a land speed record for rail with its maglev train at 374 miles per hour. .."

".. At the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, electronic timepieces were used on a mass scale for the first time, to measure athlete performance. The event’s huge international crowd also prompted development of the world’s first PA system.

The 1936 Summer Games in Berlin took advantage of recent developments in camera and television technology, making them the sports event to be broadcast on TV. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, an IBM supercomputer helped predict weather and pollution. .."

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Find this at https://gizmodo.com/8-reasons-why-the-tokyo-olympics-will-be-the-most-futur-1728007440 .