I refer to the infographic (“Mind the gender gap: The Good, the Bad and the Parity” August 3), on global gender equality rankings.

In developed economies like ours, examples of gender inequality are not as blatant but are still everywhere. Women have consistently accounted for the majority of victims in domestic abuse and sexual harassment cases. Barriers at work and the lack of family-friendly policies continue to hold women back in their careers. In government and the corporate sector, women are seriously under-represented in senior management. Female workers are paid less than their male counterparts. Also, deep-rooted gender stereotypes are still prevalent in our society, with sexist advertisements often depicting men and women in prescribed social roles.

According to the latest World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report in 2017, we are a hundred years away from achieving gender equality. In the present era, in which the world is developing at an exponential rate, it is ridiculous that it will take so long to correct one of the most persistent human rights violations of our time.

I have always admired the brave women who fought for the rights we enjoy today and take for granted. For example, thanks to the suffragettes, women in Britain were granted the vote 100 years ago.