Progress towards gender equality has stalled over the past decade, with 9 out of 10 people biased against women. That’s according to the United Nations Development Programme’s latest Gender Social Norms Index, based on data collected between 2017-22 from 80 countries. Half of those surveyed believe men make better political leaders, while 40% said they make better business leaders. And when asked if it’s ok for men to hit their wives, 25% said sure… Researchers say the “alarming” figures are largely unchanged from the last data set taken between 2005-14 and show that the world isn’t on track to reach the UN’s goal of gender parity by 2030. The report called on governments to do more to promote women’s equality in “all spheres of life”.