Is gender inequality improving the world?

What does gender inequality look like?

It's women working longer hours than men but being paid less. It's women making up two-thirds of all illiterate people in the world. It's less than 10% of world leaders being women.

On paper, gender inequality is a long list of statistics showing the imbalance of power between men and women. In real terms, gender inequality is a major problem on local, national and global levels. Not only does it affect the lives of individual men and women, but the inequality between genders also stunts economic growth and hinders development.