Michael Downey 🧢<p>It will take an estimated 137 years to end extreme poverty for women and 257 years to close the pay gap between women and men. But what if we choose not to wait? In 2025, the world can choose to invest in gender equality so all of society benefits. Instead of waiting centuries, let’s choose to do it now.</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/InternationalWomensDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalWomensDay</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/IWD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IWD</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/InvestInWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvestInWomen</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/genderEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genderEquality</span></a></p>