World Economic Forum’s (WEF) has released its Global Gender Gap Index in which India has slipped 21 places.
- India is ranked 108 due to less participation of women in the economy and low wages.
- According to the WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2017, India has closed 67% of its gender gap, less than many of its international peers
- Iceland has topped the index and becomes world’s most gender-equal country for nine years.
- The Global Gender Gap Report standardise 144 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four thematic dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.
- In addition, this year’s edition also analyses the dynamics of gender gaps across industry talent pools and occupations.
Global Gender Gap Index
Top 5
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Bottom 5
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Iceland
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Iran, Islamic Rep.
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Norway
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Chad
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Finland
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Syria
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Rwanda
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Pakistan
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Sweden
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Yemen
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India ranked 108
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Health and Survival
Top 5
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Bottom 5
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Argentina
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Pakistan:
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Brazil
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India (141)
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Burundi
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Azerbaijan:
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Combdodia
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Armenia
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Croatia
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China
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Economic Participation and Opportunity
Top 5
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Bottom 5
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Burundi
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Iran, Islamic
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Barbados
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Yemen
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Bahamas
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Saudi Arabia
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Benin
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Pakistan
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Belarus
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Syria
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India ranked 139th.
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Political Empowerment
Top 5
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Bottom 5
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Iceland
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Brunei Darussalam
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Nicaragua
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Kuwait
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Rwanda
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Lebanon
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Norway
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Qatar
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Finland
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Yemen
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India ranked 15
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Education Attaiment
Top 5
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Bottom 5
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Australia
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Mali
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Bahamas
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Yemen
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Barbados
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Benin
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Belgium
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Guinea
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Botswana
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Chad
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India ranked 112
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