TOKYO -- Countries in the East Asia and Pacific region will take 58 years more than the global average to close the gender gap, the World Economic Forum said in a report published on Wednesday.
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Ethnic Miao women in traditional garb serve male tourists alcoholic drinks in Guizhou, China. It will take women in East Asia and the Pacific 189 years to catch up with men, according to a WEF gender gap report. © Reuters
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