When you hear someone say “a woman’s work is never done”, maybe it’s closer to the truth than you think.

According to the latest World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report, women around the world work an average of 39 days per year more than men do. That breaks down to a full 50 minutes more per day.

The report also revealed that women currently have access to only 59 percent of the economic advantages enjoyed by men. This is the lowest since 2008 and current trends suggest it will take another 170 years before there is global equality of the sexes.

Yahoo news reports that study authors point to "chronic imbalances" in labor force participation and salaries as key drivers of the disappointing results.

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