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πŸ“GEMS Global Connect 🌍 is an #international school group committed to promoting #realglobalcitizens through global competency & intercultural understanding ✨

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"Following your passion and sending the elevator back down for someone else to find their way" starts with a good education says actor Nicholas Hoult #GESF

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Iceland β€” where the sun doesn’t set in the summer, the ponies are fluffy, and the gender gap is almost closed! The 2015 World Economic Forum Gender Gap Report found that Iceland has closed 88 percent of its gender gap β€” which is not just β€œpretty good,” it’s actually the best!

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New Zealand can boast gender parity in access to education, and very nearly equal access to health care. It hasn’t reached perfect parity yet, but it’s certainly fairing better than most countries. New Zealand’s gender wage gap is (relatively) small, at 11.8%. Come on World!

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Finnish women were the first to be elected to parliament in 1907 β€” 19 women members were elected. Today, women hold 10 out of 18 parliamentary posts. Finland also has a generous maternity leave policy. There's some serious catching up to do!