Despite several milestones for women, 2024 highlighted how slow progress can be. While there were some achievements in sports and a few incremental gains in political representation and business leadership, the overall trend suggests progress on gender equality is stalling. Here’s the good news and the bad for women this year.

Women In Politics

In politics, women achieved some historic firsts. Outside of the U.S., Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first female president, and Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah made history by being elected Namibia’s first female president.

In the United States, Lisa Blunt Rochester became the first woman and first Black person to represent Delaware in the Senate, and Angela Alsobrooks became the first Black female senator to represent Maryland. This marks the first time in history that two Black women will serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate.

Read more at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2024/12/20/womens-2024-in-politics-business-and-sports-progress-and-setbacks/