{"id":113000,"date":"2025-06-06T12:56:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/lp\/megatrends\/subtrends\/system-of-megatrends-pluralization\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T09:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:15:33","slug":"system-of-megatrends-pluralization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/subtrends\/system-of-megatrends-pluralization\/","title":{"rendered":"System of megatrends: pluralization"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"113000\" class=\"elementor elementor-113000 elementor-112994\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9379ad6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9379ad6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e596838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e596838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pluralization megatrend<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688471c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"688471c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d87edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d87edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the FMG Trend System: For your future-proof company<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4cc74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae4cc74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4796d5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4796d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gradient.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-97754\" alt=\"What is special about the FMG?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gradient.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gradient-150x4.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff628a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ff628a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033e410 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"033e410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3457a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b3457a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8844cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8844cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Megatrend pluralization of society<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf85d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebf85d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313e070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"313e070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"686\">Our society is becoming increasingly diverse &#8211; in terms of lifestyles, role models, family forms and cultural backgrounds. The megatrend of <strong>pluralization<\/strong> describes the profound change towards an increasingly differentiated social reality. Traditional norms and outdated role models are losing influence. Instead, individuality, self-determination and participation are gaining in importance as new guiding values.   <\/p><p data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"1070\">This trend affects almost all areas of life: Living, working, consumption, education, media and politics. Companies are faced with the challenge of responding to increasing diversity with suitable products, services, management cultures and working models. Those who better understand the diversity of society can not only accept it, but actively shape it and use it to their economic advantage.    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/\">To the overview of all megatrends<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bf1e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3bf1e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafbd2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eafbd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" megatrend=\"\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pluralisierung-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-111133\" alt=\"Megatrend\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pluralisierung-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pluralisierung-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pluralisierung-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pluralisierung.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f457f5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f457f5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971edd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"971edd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What does the pluralization megatrend mean for companies?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e95ef8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e95ef8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a69ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a69ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1530\">Increasing pluralization is changing markets, consumer behaviour, customer needs and employee expectations. Companies must learn to deal with heterogeneous target groups and also manage diversity productively internally. Business models, brand communication and HR strategies need to be rethought: away from a norm and towards a responsive, inclusive organization.  <\/p><p data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1796\">At the same time, dealing with plurality requires greater tolerance of ambiguity and adaptability. Companies that manage to integrate diverse perspectives and enable hybrid structures gain a long-term competitive advantage. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5d4d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce5d4d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf9e74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aaf9e74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193c435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"193c435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" system=\"\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-1024x567.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-111507\" alt=\"Megatrends\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE.jpg 1261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cb3c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48cb3c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a786b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a786b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Societies are changing profoundly, in their structure, their values and their behavior. The megatrend of pluralization is just one of many that could be relevant for the future of your business. <\/li><li>FMG&#8217;s trend system makes these complex social developments tangible.<\/li><li>In addition to megatrends from society, politics, the economy, technology and the biosphere, it also includes future factors as drivers of change.<\/li><li>You can find out more about megatrends on our page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/\">Overview of all megatrends<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c8de9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6c8de9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319b77e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"319b77e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Key developments in pluralization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0556559 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0556559\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468d643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"468d643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. new families<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c015cc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c015cc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7d231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae7d231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2504\" data-end=\"2895\">Family models are changing &#8211; from the classic nuclear family to diverse cohabitation. Separations, remarriages, same-sex partnerships, patchwork families and families of choice characterize social coexistence today. At the same time, the need to reconcile work and family life is increasing, which requires new social and political framework conditions.  <\/p><ul data-start=\"2897\" data-end=\"3301\"><li data-start=\"2897\" data-end=\"3001\"><p data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"3001\"><strong data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"2935\">Diversity of family living arrangements<\/strong>: Marriage is no longer the only accepted family framework.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3002\" data-end=\"3103\"><p data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3103\"><strong data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3044\">Double earners and single parents<\/strong>: Flexible working models and childcare solutions are becoming increasingly important.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3104\" data-end=\"3189\"><p data-start=\"3106\" data-end=\"3189\"><strong data-start=\"3106\" data-end=\"3131\">Multiple parenthood<\/strong>: Modern reproductive technologies are creating new forms of parenthood with more than two parents.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3190\" data-end=\"3301\"><p data-start=\"3192\" data-end=\"3301\"><strong data-start=\"3192\" data-end=\"3220\">New care communities<\/strong>: Shared apartments or intergenerational cohabitation are gaining in importance.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6dd5f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6dd5f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8bdb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf8bdb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. interculturization<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da154e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4da154e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbe70f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fbe70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"2061\">Global society is becoming more culturally permeable as a result of migration, international networking and media plurality. The exchange between lifestyles, value systems and traditions generates both creative innovation potential and challenges for integration and cohesion. Intercultural skills are becoming a decisive success factor in many social and economic contexts.  <\/p><ul data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2474\"><li data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2167\"><p data-start=\"2065\" data-end=\"2167\"><strong data-start=\"2065\" data-end=\"2088\">Cultural diversity<\/strong>: Societies are becoming more heterogeneous &#8211; linguistically, religiously and in terms of lifestyles.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2279\"><p data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2279\"><strong data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2220\">Westernization vs. cultural self-assertion<\/strong>: global export of values meets local cultural filters.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2280\" data-end=\"2379\"><p data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2379\"><strong data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2308\">Parallel societies<\/strong>: When integration fails, disconnected social sub-spaces emerge.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2380\" data-end=\"2474\"><p data-start=\"2382\" data-end=\"2474\"><strong data-start=\"2382\" data-end=\"2429\">Product and service differentiation<\/strong>: Minorities are helping to shape new market segments.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4793ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4793ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb4ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edb4ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. changing role models<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7e8d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b7e8d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b6b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6b6b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3341\" data-end=\"3681\">Social role models and expectations are changing profoundly. What it means to be a \u201cwoman\u201d, \u201cman\u201d, \u201cyoung\u201d or \u201cold\u201d is being renegotiated, both individually and collectively. This flexibilization calls traditional systems of order into question, but also enables more self-determination, diversity and hybrid identity models.  <\/p><ul data-start=\"3683\" data-end=\"4105\"><li data-start=\"3683\" data-end=\"3789\"><p data-start=\"3685\" data-end=\"3789\"><strong data-start=\"3685\" data-end=\"3729\">Dissolution of classic gender roles<\/strong>: \u201cman\u201d and \u201cwoman\u201d as binary roles are becoming less relevant.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3790\" data-end=\"3888\"><p data-start=\"3792\" data-end=\"3888\"><strong data-start=\"3792\" data-end=\"3825\">Role models of older people<\/strong>: \u201cActive ageing\u201d replaces the former role of the retiree.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3889\" data-end=\"3992\"><p data-start=\"3891\" data-end=\"3992\"><strong data-start=\"3891\" data-end=\"3924\">Individual self-organization<\/strong>: Professional, social and private roles are changed more frequently.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3993\" data-end=\"4105\"><p data-start=\"3995\" data-end=\"4105\"><strong data-start=\"3995\" data-end=\"4029\">Flexible life courses<\/strong>: career, family and self-fulfilment are increasingly intertwined.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91ad91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e91ad91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d35cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5d35cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>4. feminization<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d490b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2d490b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d4b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61d4b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"1145\">The social importance of women is increasing worldwide, both politically and economically. Access to education, career opportunities and social participation is improving in many countries, even if structural hurdles such as the gender pay gap remain. 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