Global Gender Gap Report - Wikipedia

According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2021, the index do not penalize a country where women outperform men in certain aspect and consider that parity is ... GlobalGenderGapReport FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Indexdesignedtomeasuregenderequality Coverofthe2008report TheGlobalGenderGapReportwasfirstpublishedin2006bytheWorldEconomicForum.TheGlobalGenderGapIndexisanindexdesignedtomeasuregenderequality.[1] Theindexisdesignedto"measuregender-basedgapsinaccesstoresourcesandopportunitiesincountriesratherthantheactualleveloftheavailableresourcesandopportunitiesinthosecountries."[2]Itisnotnecessarilytruethathighlydevelopedcountriesshouldhavehigherscores. Themethodologyusedtodetermineindexscoresisdesignedinsuchawayastocountsituationsinwhichmenaredisadvantagedrelativetowomenas"equal".[3] Contents 1Methodology 2UpperlimitingvalueoftheGenderGapIndex 3WEFGlobalGenderGapIndexrankings 4Criticisms 5Seealso 6Notes 7References 8Externallinks 8.1Reports Methodology[edit] Thereport'sGenderGapIndexrankscountriesaccordingtocalculatedgendergapbetweenwomenandmeninfourkeyareas:health,education,economyandpoliticstogaugethestateofgenderequalityinacountry.Thereportmeasureswomen'sdisadvantagecomparedtomen,andisnotameasureofequalityofthegendergap.Genderimbalancestotheadvantageofwomendonotaffectthescore.[3]So,forexample,theindicator"numberofyearsofafemaleheadofstate(last50years)overmalevalue"wouldscore1ifthenumberofyearswas25,butwouldstillscore1ifthenumberofyearswas50.Duetothismethodology,gendergapsthatfavorwomenovermenarereportedasequalityandwouldnotcausedeficitsofequalityinotherareastobecomelessvisibleinthescore,exceptedforlifeexpectancy.Toputitmoresimply:womencouldbebetteroffinallareasandstilltheindexwoulddeemthatcountryperfectlyequal. Thethreehighest-rankingcountrieshaveclosedover84%oftheirgendergaps,whilethelowest-rankingcountryhasclosedonlyalittleover50%ofitsgendergap.It"assessescountriesonhowwelltheyaredividingtheirresourcesandopportunitiesamongtheirmaleandfemalepopulations,regardlessoftheoveralllevelsoftheseresourcesandopportunities,"theReportsays.[4]"Byprovidingacomprehensibleframeworkforassessingandcomparingglobalgendergapsandbyrevealingthosecountriesthatarerolemodelsindividingtheseresourcesequitablybetweenwomenandmen,theReportservesasacatalystforgreaterawarenessaswellasgreaterexchangebetweenpolicymakers."[4] Thereportexaminesfouroverallareasofinequalitybetweenmenandwomenin130economiesaroundtheglobe,over93%oftheworld'spopulation: Economicparticipationandopportunity–outcomesonsalaries,participationlevelsandaccesstohigh-skilledemployment Educationalattainment–outcomesonaccesstobasicandhigherleveleducation Politicalempowerment–outcomesonrepresentationindecision-makingstructures Healthandsurvival–outcomesonlifeexpectancyandsexratio.Inthiscaseparityisnotassumed,thereareassumedtobefewerfemalebirthsthanmale(944femaleforevery1,000males),andmenareassumedtodieyounger.Providedthatwomenliveatleastsixpercentlongerthanmen,parityisassumed.Butifitislessthansixpercentitcountsasagendergap.[5] Thirteenoutofthefourteenvariablesusedtocreatetheindexarefrompubliclyavailable"harddata"indicatorsfrominternationalorganizations,suchastheInternationalLabourOrganization,theUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammeandtheWorldHealthOrganization.[6] UpperlimitingvalueoftheGenderGapIndex[edit] 1.Economicparticipationandopportunity  ratio limit[7] weight[8] value *Labourforceparticipation 1.0 0.199 0.199 *Wageequalityforsimilarwork 1.0 0.310 0.310 *Estimatedearnedincome 1.0 0.221 0.221 *Legislators,seniorofficialsandmanagers 1.0 0.149 0.149 *Professionalandtechnicalworkers 1.0 0.121 0.121   sum 1.0 1.0 2.Educationalattainment  ratio limit[7] weight[8] value *Literacyrate 1.0 0.191 0.191 *Enrolmentinprimaryeducation 1.0 0.459 0.459 *Enrolmentinsecondaryeducation 1.0 0.229 0.229 *Enrolmentintertiaryeducation 1.0 0.121 0.121   sum 1.0 1.0 3.Healthandsurvival  ratio limit[7] weight[8] value *Sexratioatbirth 0.944[9] 0.693 0.654 *Healthylifeexpectancy 1.060[10] 0.307 0.325   sum 1.0 0.980 4.Politicalempowerment  ratio limit[7] weight[8] value *Womeninparliament 1.0 0.310 0.310 *Womeninministerialpositions 1.0 0.247 0.247 *Yearswithfemaleheadofstate 1.0 0.443 0.443   sum 1.0 1.0 Compilation 1.Economicparticipationandopportunity 1.000 2.Educationalattainment 1.000 3.Healthandsurvival 0.980 4.Politicalempowerment 1.000 sum  3.980 GenderGapIndex:3.98/4=0.9949 ThisistheupperlimitingvalueoftheGenderGapIndex(limessuperior)forthefemale-to-maleratioandforthemale-to-femaleratio. WEFGlobalGenderGapIndexrankings[edit] Thehighestpossiblescoreis1.0(equalityorbetterforwomen,exceptforlifespan(106%orbetterforwomen)andgenderparityatbirth(94.4%orbetterforwomen[11])andthelowestpossiblescoreis0.Dataforsomecountriesareunavailable.[12][13][14] GlobalGenderGapReport2020 Location Year[note1] Country Region 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015[15] 2016[2] 2017 2018 2020[16] 2021[17]  Afghanistan SouthAsia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.444  Albania Europe 0.6607 0.6685 0.6591 0.6601 0.6726 0.6748 0.6655 0.6412 0.6869 0.701 0.704 0.728 0.734 0.769 0.770  Algeria Africa 0.6018 0.6068 0.6111 0.6119 0.6052 0.5991 0.6112 0.5966 0.6182 0.632 0.642 0.629 0.629 0.634 0.633  Angola Africa 0.6039 0.6034 0.6032 0.6353 0.6712 0.6624 N/A 0.6659 0.6311 0.637 0.643 0.640 0.633 0.660 0.657  Argentina SouthAmerica 0.6829 0.6982 0.7209 0.7211 0.7187 0.7236 0.7212 0.7195 0.7317 0.734 0.735 0.732 0.733 0.746 0.752  Armenia WestAsia N/A 0.6651 0.6677 0.6619 0.6669 0.6654 0.6636 0.6634 0.6622 0.668 0.669 0.677 0.678 0.684 0.673  Australia Oceania 0.7163 0.7204 0.7241 0.7282 0.7271 0.7291 0.7294 0.7390 0.7409 0.733 0.721 0.731 0.730 0.731 0.731  Austria Europe 0.6986 0.7060 0.7153 0.7031 0.7091 0.7165 0.7391 0.7437 0.7266 0.733 0.716 0.709 0.718 0.744 0.777  Azerbaijan WestAsia N/A 0.6781 0.6856 0.6626 0.6446 0.6577 0.6546 0.6582 0.6753 0.675 0.684 0.676 0.680 0.687 0.688  Bahamas CentralAmerica N/A N/A N/A 0.7179 0.7128 0.7340 0.7156 0.7128 0.7269 0.728 0.729 0.743 0.741 0.720 0.725  Bahrain WestAsia 0.5894 0.5931 0.5927 0.6136 0.6217 0.6232 0.6298 0.6334 0.6261 0.644 0.615 0.632 0.627 0.629 0.632  Bangladesh SouthAsia 0.6270 0.6314 0.6531 0.6526 0.6702 0.6812 0.6684 0.6848 0.6973 0.704 0.698 0.719 0.721 0.726 0.719  Barbados CentralAmerica N/A N/A 0.7188 0.7236 0.7176 0.7170 0.7232 0.7301 0.7289 0.744 0.739 0.750 0.753 0.749 0.769  Belarus Europe N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.734 0.737 0.744 0.747 0.746 0.758  Belgium Europe 0.7078 0.7198 0.7163 0.7165 0.7509 0.7531 0.7652 0.7684 0.7809 0.753 0.745 0.739 0.738 0.750 0.789  Belize CentralAmerica N/A 0.6426 0.6610 0.6636 0.6536 0.6489 0.6465 0.6449 0.6701 0.668 0.676 0.692 0.662 0.671 0.699  Benin Africa 0.5780 0.5656 0.5582 0.5643 0.5719 0.5832 0.6258 0.5885 N/A 0.625 0.636 0.652 0.654 0.658 0.653  Bhutan SouthAsia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.6651 0.6364 0.646 0.642 0.638 0.638 0.635 0.639  Bolivia SouthAmerica 0.6335 0.6574 0.6667 0.6693 0.6751 0.6862 0.7222 0.7340 0.7049 0.749 0.746 0.758 0.748 0.734 0.722  BosniaandHerzegovina Europe N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.713  Botswana Africa 0.6897 0.6797 0.6839 0.7071 0.6876 0.6832 0.6744 0.6752 0.7129 0.710 0.715 0.720 0.715 0.709 0.716  Brazil SouthAmerica 0.6543 0.6637 0.6737 0.6695 0.6655 0.6679 0.6909 0.6949 0.6941 0.686 0.687 0.684 0.681 0.691 0.695  BruneiDarussalam SoutheastAsia N/A N/A 0.6392 0.6524 0.6748 0.6787 0.6750 0.6730 0.6719 0.684 0.669 0.671 0.686 0.686 0.678  Bulgaria Europe 0.6870 0.7085 0.7077 0.7072 0.6983 0.6987 0.7021 0.7097 0.7444 0.722 0.726 0.756 0.756 0.727 0.746  BurkinaFaso Africa 0.5854 0.5912 0.6029 0.6081 0.6162 0.6153 0.6455 0.6513 0.6500 0.651 0.64 0.646 0.629 0.635 0.651  Burundi Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.7270 0.7338 0.7397 0.7565 0.748 0.768 0.755 0.741 0.745 0.769  Cambodia SoutheastAsia 0.6291 0.6353 0.6469 0.6410 0.6482 0.6464 0.6457 0.6509 0.6520 0.662 0.658 0.676 0.683 0.694 0.685  Cameroon Africa 0.5865 0.5919 0.6017 0.6108 0.6110 0.6073 0.6291 0.6560 N/A 0.682 0.684 0.689 0.714 0.686 0.692  Canada NorthAmerica 0.7165 0.7198 0.7136 0.7196 0.7372 0.7407 0.7381 0.7425 0.7464 0.740 0.731 0.769 0.771 0.772 0.772  CapeVerde Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.7180 0.7122 0.7133 0.717 0.729 0.686 0.702 0.725 0.716  Chad Africa 0.5247 0.5381 0.5290 0.5417 0.5330 0.5334 0.5594 0.5588 0.5764 0.580 0.587 0.575 0.580 0.596 0.593  Chile SouthAmerica 0.6455 0.6482 0.6818 0.6884 0.7013 0.7030 0.6676 0.6670 0.6975 0.698 0.699 0.704 0.717 0.723 0.716  China EastAsia 0.6561 0.6643 0.6878 0.6907 0.6881 0.6866 0.6853 0.6908 0.6830 0.682 0.676 0.674 0.673 0.676 0.682  Colombia SouthAmerica 0.7049 0.7090 0.6944 0.6939 0.6927 0.6714 0.6901 0.7171 0.7122 0.725 0.727 0.731 0.729 0.758 0.725  CostaRica CentralAmerica 0.6936 0.7014 0.7111 0.7180 0.7194 0.7266 0.7225 0.7241 0.7165 0.732 0.736 0.727 0.749 0.782 0.786  Côted'Ivoire Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.5691 0.5773 0.5785 0.5814 0.5874 0.606 0.597 0.611 0.627 0.606 0.637  Croatia Europe 0.7145 0.7210 0.6967 0.6944 0.6939 0.7006 0.7053 0.7069 0.7075 0.708 0.7 0.711 0.712 0.720 0.733  Cuba CentralAmerica N/A 0.7169 0.7195 0.7176 0.7253 0.7394 0.7417 0.7540 0.7317 0.740 0.74 0.745 0.749 0.746 0.746  Cyprus WestAsia 0.6430 0.6522 0.6694 0.6706 0.6642 0.6567 0.6732 0.6801 0.6741 0.671 0.684 0.684 0.684 0.692 0.707  CzechRepublic Europe 0.6712 0.6718 0.6770 0.6789 0.6850 0.6789 0.6767 0.6770 0.6737 0.687 0.69 0.688 0.693 0.706 0.711  DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.576  Denmark Europe 0.7462 0.7519 0.7538 0.7628 0.7719 0.7778 0.7777 0.7779 0.8025 0.767 0.754 0.776 0.778 0.782 0.768  DominicanRepublic CentralAmerica 0.6639 0.6705 0.6744 0.6859 0.6774 0.6682 0.6659 0.6867 0.6906 0.686 0.676 0.697 0.701 0.700 0.699  Ecuador SouthAmerica 0.6433 0.6881 0.7091 0.7220 0.7072 0.7035 0.7206 0.7389 0.7455 0.738 0.726 0.724 0.729 0.729 0.739  Egypt Africa 0.5786 0.5809 0.5832 0.5862 0.5899 0.5933 0.5975 0.5935 0.6064 0.599 0.614 0.608 0.614 0.629 0.639  ElSalvador CentralAmerica 0.6837 0.6853 0.6875 0.6939 0.6596 0.6567 0.6630 0.6609 0.6863 0.706 0.702 0.705 0.690 0.706 0.738  Estonia Europe 0.6944 0.7008 0.7076 0.7094 0.7018 0.6983 0.6977 0.6997 0.7017 0.749 0.747 0.731 0.734 0.751 0.733  Ethiopia Africa 0.5946 0.5991 0.5867 0.5948 0.6019 0.6136 0.6200 0.6198 0.6144 0.640 0.662 0.656 0.656 0.705 0.691  Fiji Oceania N/A N/A N/A 0.6414 0.6256 0.6255 0.6285 0.6286 0.6286 0.645 N/A N/A 0.669 0.678 0.674  Finland Europe 0.7958 0.8044 0.8195 0.8252 0.8260 0.8383 0.8451 0.8421 0.8453 0.850 0.845 0.823 0.821 0.832 0.861  France Europe 0.6520 0.6824 0.7341 0.7331 0.7025 0.7018 0.6984 0.7089 0.7588 0.761 0.755 0.778 0.779 0.781 0.784  Gambia,The Africa 0.6448 0.6421 0.6622 0.6752 0.6762 0.6763 0.6630 N/A N/A 0.674 0.667 0.649 0.642 0.628 0.644  Georgia WestAsia 0.6700 0.6665 0.6654 0.6680 0.6598 0.6624 0.6691 0.6750 0.6855 0.687 0.681 0.679 0.677 0.708 0.732  Germany Europe 0.7524 0.7618 0.7394 0.7449 0.7530 0.7590 0.7629 0.7583 0.7780 0.779 0.766 0.778 0.776 0.787 0.796  Ghana Africa 0.6653 0.6725 0.6679 0.6704 0.6782 0.6811 0.6778 0.6811 0.6661 0.704 0.705 0.695 0.688 0.673 0.666  Greece Europe 0.6540 0.6648 0.6727 0.6662 0.6908 0.6916 0.6716 0.6782 0.6784 0.685 0.68 0.692 0.696 0.701 0.689  Guatemala CentralAmerica 0.6067 0.6144 0.6072 0.6209 0.6238 0.6229 0.6260 0.6304 0.6821 0.667 0.666 0.667 0.668 0.666 0.655  Guinea Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.618 0.64 0.659 0.656 0.642 0.660  Guyana SouthAmerica N/A N/A N/A 0.7108 0.7090 0.7084 0.7119 0.7085 0.7010 0.702 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.728  Honduras CentralAmerica 0.6483 0.6661 0.6960 0.6893 0.6927 0.6945 0.6763 0.6773 0.6935 0.688 0.69 0.711 0.706 0.722 0.716  Hungary Europe 0.6698 0.6731 0.6867 0.6879 0.6720 0.6642 0.6718 0.6742 0.6759 0.672 0.669 0.670 0.674 0.677 0.688  Iceland Europe 0.7813 0.7836 0.7999 0.8276 0.8496 0.8530 0.8640 0.8731 0.8594 0.881 0.874 0.878 0.858 0.877 0.892  India SouthAsia 0.6011 0.5936 0.6060 0.6151 0.6155 0.6190 0.6442 0.6551 0.6455 0.664 0.683 0.669 0.665 0.668 0.625  Indonesia SoutheastAsia 0.6541 0.6550 0.6473 0.6580 0.6615 0.6594 0.6591 0.6613 0.6725 0.681 0.682 0.691 0.691 0.700 0.688  Iran WestAsia 0.5803 0.5903 0.6021 0.5839 0.5933 0.5894 0.5927 0.5842 0.5811 0.580 0.587 0.583 0.589 0.584 0.582  Iraq WestAsia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.535  Ireland Europe 0.7335 0.7457 0.7518 0.7597 0.7773 0.7830 0.7839 0.7823 0.7850 0.807 0.797 0.794 0.796 0.798 0.800  Israel WestAsia 0.6889 0.6965 0.6900 0.7019 0.6957 0.6926 0.6989 0.7032 0.7005 0.712 0.719 0.721 0.722 0.718 0.724  Italy Europe 0.6456 0.6498 0.6788 0.6798 0.6765 0.6796 0.6729 0.6885 0.6973 0.726 0.719 0.692 0.706 0.707 0.721  Jamaica CentralAmerica 0.7014 0.6925 0.6980 0.7013 0.7037 0.7028 0.7035 0.7085 0.7128 0.703 0.724 0.717 0.724 0.735 0.741  Japan EastAsia 0.6447 0.6455 0.6434 0.6447 0.6524 0.6514 0.6530 0.6498 0.6584 0.670 0.66 0.657 0.662 0.652 0.656  Jordan WestAsia 0.6109 0.6203 0.6275 0.6182 0.6048 0.6117 0.6103 0.6093 0.5968 0.593 0.603 0.604 0.605 0.623 0.683  Kazakhstan CentralAsia 0.6928 0.6983 0.6976 0.7013 0.7055 0.7010 0.7213 0.7218 0.7210 0.719 0.718 0.713 0.712 0.710 0.710  Kenya Africa 0.6486 0.6508 0.6547 0.6512 0.6499 0.6493 0.6768 0.6803 0.7258 0.719 0.702 0.694 0.700 0.671 0.692  Korea,Rep. EastAsia 0.6157 0.6409 0.6154 0.6146 0.6342 0.6281 0.6356 0.6351 0.6403 0.651 0.649 0.650 0.657 0.672 0.687  Kuwait WestAsia 0.6341 0.6409 0.6358 0.6356 0.6318 0.6322 0.6320 0.6292 0.6457 0.646 0.624 0.679 0.630 0.650 0.621  KyrgyzRepublic CentralAsia 0.6742 0.6653 0.7045 0.7058 0.6973 0.7036 0.7013 0.6948 0.6974 0.693 0.687 0.691 0.691 0.689 0.681  Laos SoutheastAsia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.6993 0.7044 0.713 N/A 0.703 0.748 0.731 0.750  Latvia Europe 0.7091 0.7333 0.7397 0.7416 0.7429 0.7399 0.7572 0.7610 0.7691 0.752 0.755 0.756 0.758 0.785 0.778  Lebanon WestAsia N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.6084 0.6083 0.6030 0.6028 0.5923 0.598 0.598 0.596 0.595 0.599 0.638  Lesotho Africa 0.6807 0.7078 0.7320 0.7495 0.7678 0.7666 0.7608 0.7530 0.7255 0.706 0.706 0.695 0.693 0.695 0.698  Liberia Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.652 0.652 0.669 0.681 0.685 0.693  Lithuania Europe 0.7077 0.7234 0.7222 0.7175 0.7132 0.7131 0.7191 0.7308 0.7208 0.740 0.744 0.742 0.749 0.745 0.804  Luxembourg Europe 0.6671 0.6786 0.6802 0.6889 0.7231 0.7216 0.7439 0.7410 0.7333 0.738 0.734 0.706 0.712 0.725 0.726  NorthMacedonia Europe 0.6983 0.6967 0.6914 0.6950 0.6996 0.6966 0.6968 0.7013 0.6943 0.701 0.696 0.702 0.707 0.711 0.715  Madagascar Africa 0.6385 0.6461 0.6736 0.6732 0.6713 0.6797 0.6982 0.7016 0.7214 0.698 0.704 0.692 0.691 0.719 0.725  Malawi Africa 0.6437 0.6480 0.6664 0.6738 0.6824 0.6850 0.7166 0.7139 0.7281 0.701 0.7 0.672 0.662 0.664 0.671  Malaysia SoutheastAsia 0.6509 0.6444 0.6442 0.6467 0.6479 0.6525 0.6539 0.6518 0.6520 0.655 0.666 0.670 0.676 0.677 0.676  Maldives SouthAsia N/A 0.6350 0.6501 0.6482 0.6452 0.6480 0.6616 0.6604 0.6557 0.652 .65 0.669 0.662 0.646 0.642  Mali Africa 0.5996 0.6019 0.6117 0.5860 0.5680 0.5752 0.5842 0.5872 0.5779 0.599 0.591 0.583 0.582 0.621 0.591  Malta Europe 0.6518 0.6615 0.6634 0.6635 0.6695 0.6658 0.6666 0.6761 0.6707 0.668 0.664 0.682 0.686 0.693 0.703  Mauritania Africa 0.5835 0.6022 0.6117 0.6103 0.6152 0.6164 0.6129 0.5810 0.6029 0.613 0.624 0.614 0.607 0.614 0.606  Mauritius Africa 0.6328 0.6487 0.6466 0.6513 0.6520 0.6529 0.6547 0.6599 0.6541 0.646 0.652 0.664 0.663 0.665 0.679  Mexico NorthAmerica 0.6462 0.6441 0.6441 0.6503 0.6577 0.6604 0.6712 0.6917 0.6900 0.699 0.7 0.692 0.721 0.754 0.757  Moldova Europe 0.7128 0.7172 0.7244 0.7104 0.7160 0.7083 0.7101 0.7037 0.7405 0.742 0.741 0.740 0.733 0.757 0.768  Mongolia EastAsia 0.6821 0.6731 0.7049 0.7221 0.7194 0.7140 0.7111 0.7204 0.7212 0.709 0.705 0.713 0.714 0.706 0.716  Montenegro Europe N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.689 0.681 0.693 0.706 0.710 0.732  Morocco Africa 0.5827 0.5676 0.5757 0.5926 0.5767 0.5804 0.5833 0.5845 0.5988 0.593 0.597 0.598 0.607 0.605 0.612  Mozambique Africa N/A 0.6883 0.7266 0.7195 0.7329 0.7251 0.7350 0.7349 0.7370 0.741 0.75 0.741 0.721 0.723 0.758  Myanmar SoutheastAsia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.691 0.690 0.665 0.681  Namibia Africa 0.6864 0.7012 0.7141 0.7167 0.7238 0.7177 0.7121 0.7094 0.7219 0.760 0.765 0.777 0.789 0.784 0.809    Nepal SouthAsia 0.5478 0.5575 0.5942 0.6213 0.6084 0.5888 0.6026 0.6053 0.6458 0.658 0.661 0.664 0.671 0.680 0.683  Netherlands Europe 0.7250 0.7383 0.7399 0.7490 0.7444 0.7470 0.7659 0.7608 0.7730 0.776 0.756 0.737 0.747 0.736 0.762  NewZealand Oceania 0.7509 0.7649 0.7859 0.7880 0.7808 0.7810 0.7805 0.7799 0.7772 0.782 0.781 0.791 0.801 0.799 0.840  Nicaragua CentralAmerica 0.6566 0.6458 0.6747 0.7002 0.7176 0.7245 0.7697 0.7715 0.7894 0.776 0.78 0.814 0.809 0.804 0.796  Niger Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.629  Nigeria Africa 0.6104 0.6122 0.6339 0.6280 0.6055 0.6011 0.6315 0.6469 0.6391 0.638 0.643 0.641 0.621 0.635 0.627  Norway Europe 0.7994 0.8059 0.8239 0.8227 0.8404 0.8404 0.8403 0.8417 0.8374 0.850 0.842 0.830 0.835 0.842 0.849  Oman WestAsia N/A 0.5903 0.5960 0.5938 0.5950 0.5873 0.5986 0.6053 0.6091 0.604 0.612 N/A 0.605 0.602 0.608  Pakistan SouthAsia 0.5434 0.5509 0.5549 0.5458 0.5465 0.5583 0.5478 0.5459 0.5522 0.559 0.556 0.546 0.550 0.564 0.556  Panama CentralAmerica 0.6935 0.6954 0.7095 0.7024 0.7072 0.7042 0.7122 0.7164 0.7195 0.772 0.721 0.722 0.722 0.730 0.737  PapuaNewGuinea Oceania N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.635  Paraguay SouthAmerica 0.6556 0.6659 0.6379 0.6868 0.6804 0.6818 0.6714 0.6724 0.6890 0.666 0.676 0.678 0.672 0.683 0.702  Peru SouthAmerica 0.6619 0.6624 0.6959 0.7024 0.6895 0.6796 0.6742 0.6787 0.7198 0.683 0.687 0.719 0.720 0.714 0.721  Philippines SoutheastAsia 0.7516 0.7629 0.7568 0.7579 0.7654 0.7685 0.7757 0.7832 0.7814 0.790 0.786 0.790 0.799 0.781 0.784  Poland Europe 0.6802 0.6756 0.6951 0.6998 0.7037 0.7038 0.7015 0.7031 0.7051 0.715 0.727 0.728 0.728 0.736 0.713  Portugal Europe 0.6922 0.6959 0.7051 0.7013 0.7171 0.7144 0.7071 0.7056 0.7243 0.731 0.737 0.734 0.732 0.744 0.775  Qatar WestAsia N/A 0.6041 0.5948 0.5907 0.6059 0.6230 0.6264 0.6299 0.6403 0.645 0.643 0.626 0.629 0.629 0.624  Romania Europe 0.6797 0.6859 0.6763 0.6805 0.6826 0.6812 0.6859 0.6908 0.6936 0.693 0.69 0.708 0.711 0.724 0.700  Russia Europe 0.6770 0.6866 0.6994 0.6987 0.7036 0.7037 0.6980 0.6983 0.6927 0.694 0.691 0.696 0.701 0.706 0.708  Rwanda Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.794 0.8 0.822 0.804 0.791 0.805  SaudiArabia WestAsia 0.5242 0.5647 0.5537 0.5651 0.5713 0.5753 0.5731 0.5879 0.6059 0.605 0.583 0.584 0.590 0.599 0.603  Senegal Africa N/A N/A N/A 0.6427 0.6414 0.6573 0.6657 0.6923 0.6912 0.698 0.685 0.684 0.682 0.684 0.684  Serbia Europe N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.7037 0.7116 0.7086 0.720 0.72 0.727 0.730 0.736 0.780  SierraLeone Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.655  Singapore SoutheastAsia 0.6550 0.6609 0.6625 0.6664 0.6914 0.6914 0.6989 0.7000 0.7046 0.711 0.712 0.702 0.707 0.724 0.727  Slovakia Europe 0.6757 0.6797 0.6824 0.6845 0.6778 0.6797 0.6824 0.6857 0.6806 0.675 0.679 0.694 0.693 0.718 0.712  Slovenia Europe 0.6745 0.6842 0.6937 0.6982 0.7047 0.7041 0.7132 0.7155 0.7443 0.784 0.786 0.805 0.784 0.743 0.741  SouthAfrica Africa 0.7125 0.7194 0.7232 0.7709 0.7535 0.7478 0.7496 0.7510 0.7527 0.759 0.764 0.756 0.755 0.780 0.781  Spain Europe 0.7319 0.7444 0.7281 0.7345 0.7554 0.7580 0.7266 0.7266 0.7325 0.742 0.738 0.746 0.746 0.795 0.788  SriLanka SouthAsia 0.7199 0.7230 0.7371 0.7402 0.7458 0.7212 0.7122 0.7019 0.6903 0.686 0.673 0.669 0.676 0.680 0.670  Suriname SouthAmerica N/A 0.6794 0.6674 0.6726 0.6407 0.6395 0.6409 0.6369 0.6504 0.670 0.679 0.689 0.695 0.707 0.729  Eswatini Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.670 0.665 0.670 N/A N/A 0.729  Sweden Europe 0.8133 0.8146 0.8139 0.8139 0.8024 0.8044 0.8159 0.8129 0.8165 0.823 0.815 0.816 0.822 0.820 0.823   Switzerland Europe 0.6997 0.6924 0.7360 0.7426 0.7562 0.7627 0.7672 0.7736 0.7798 0.785 0.776 0.755 0.755 0.779 0.798  Syria WestAsia N/A 0.6216 0.6181 0.6072 0.5926 0.5896 0.5626 0.5661 0.5775 0.568 0.567 0.568 0.568 0.567 0.568  Tajikistan CentralAsia N/A 0.6578 0.6541 0.6661 0.6598 0.6526 0.6608 0.6682 0.6654 0.675 0.679 0.678 0.638 0.626 0.650  Tanzania Africa 0.7038 0.6969 0.7068 0.6797 0.6829 0.6904 0.7091 0.6928 0.7182 0.718 0.716 0.700 0.704 0.713 0.707  Thailand SoutheastAsia 0.6831 0.6815 0.6917 0.6907 0.6910 0.6892 0.6893 0.6928 0.7027 0.706 0.699 0.694 0.702 0.708 0.710  Timor-Leste SoutheastAsia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.6855 N/A N/A N/A 0.637 0.628 0.638 0.662 0.720  Togo Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.683  TrinidadandTobago CentralAmerica 0.6797 0.6859 0.7245 0.7298 0.7353 0.7372 0.7116 0.7166 0.7154 0.720 0.723 N/A N/A 0.756 0.749  Tunisia Africa 0.6288 0.6283 0.6295 0.6233 0.6266 0.6255 N/A N/A 0.6272 0.634 0.636 0.651 0.648 0.644 0.649  Turkey WestAsia 0.5850 0.5768 0.5853 0.5828 0.5876 0.5954 0.6015 0.6081 0.6183 0.624 0.623 0.625 0.628 0.635 0.638  Uganda Africa 0.6797 0.6833 0.6981 0.7067 0.7169 0.7220 0.7228 0.7086 0.6821 0.708 0.704 0.721 0.724 0.717 0.717  Ukraine Europe 0.6797 0.6790 0.6856 0.6896 0.6869 0.6861 0.6894 0.6935 0.7056 0.702 0.7 0.705 0.708 0.721 0.714  UnitedArabEmirates WestAsia 0.5919 0.6184 0.6220 0.6198 0.6397 0.6454 0.6392 0.6372 0.6436 0.646 0.639 0.649 0.642 0.655 0.716  UnitedKingdom Europe 0.7365 0.7441 0.7366 0.7402 0.7460 0.7462 0.7433 0.7440 0.7383 0.758 0.752 0.770 0.744 0.767 0.775  UnitedStates NorthAmerica 0.7042 0.7002 0.7179 0.7173 0.7411 0.7412 0.7373 0.7392 0.7463 0.740 0.722 0.718 0.720 0.724 0.763  Uruguay SouthAmerica 0.6549 0.6608 0.6907 0.6936 0.6897 0.6907 0.6745 0.6803 0.6871 0.679 0.681 0.710 0.715 0.737 0.702  Vanuatu Oceania N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.625  Venezuela SouthAmerica 0.6664 0.6797 0.6875 0.6839 0.6863 0.6861 0.7060 0.7060 0.6851 0.691 0.694 0.706 0.709 0.713 0.699  Vietnam SoutheastAsia N/A 0.6889 0.6778 0.6802 0.6776 0.6732 0.6867 0.6863 0.6915 0.687 0.7 0.698 0.698 0.700 0.701  Yemen WestAsia 0.4595 0.4510 0.4664 0.4609 0.4603 0.4873 0.5054 0.5128 0.5145 0.484 0.516 0.516 0.499 0.494 0.492  Zambia Africa 0.6360 0.6288 0.6205 0.6310 0.6293 0.6300 0.6279 0.6312 0.6364 0.650 N/A N/A N/A 0.731 0.726  Zimbabwe Africa 0.6461 0.6464 0.6485 0.6518 0.6574 0.6607 N/A N/A 0.7013 0.709 0.71 0.717 0.721 0.730 0.732 Criticisms[edit] Inanacademicpublicationfrom2010,BeneriaandPermanyercriticizedtheGlobalGenderGapIndexforonlycapturinginequalityincertainaspectsofwomen'slivesthereforemakingitanincompletemeasureofgenderinequality.[18] Inanacademicpublicationfrom2019,StoetandGearyarguedthattheGlobalGenderGapIndexhaslimitationsasameasureofgenderequality,becauseofthewayitcapsscoresandbecauseitignoresspecificissuesonwhichmenareknowntofallbehind(e.g.,risksofworkinginhazardousjobs).[19]AccordingtotheGlobalGenderGapReport2021,theindexdonotpenalizeacountrywherewomenoutperformmenincertainaspectandconsiderthatparityisachievedinlifeexpectancyonlyifwomenlivefiveyearslongerthanmen.[17] Seealso[edit] GenderEmpowermentMeasure GenderInequalityIndex Gender-RelatedDevelopmentIndex SocialInstitutionsandGenderIndex FemalelabourforceintheMuslimworld Genderpaygap Women'srightsin2014 GenderGapinStemCareersInfographic Notes[edit] ^Yearsofreportpublication.Valuesmayreflectdatacollectedthepreviousyear. References[edit] ^"GlobalGenderGapReport2017".Retrieved2018-05-11. ^ab"GlobalGenderGapReport2017-Rankings".WorldEconomicForum.Retrieved17November2017. ^abRicardoHausmann,HarvardUniversity,LauraD.Tyson,UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,SaadiaZahidi,WorldEconomicForum,Editors(2009)."TheGlobalGenderGapReport2009"(PDF).WorldEconomicForum,Geneva,Switzerland.p. 4.Archivedfromtheoriginal(PDF)onApril5,2013.Retrieved2009-11-02.(...)theIndexrewardscountriesthatreachthepointwhereoutcomesforwomenequalthoseformen,butitneitherrewardsnorpenalizescasesinwhichwomenareoutperformingmeninparticularvariablesCS1maint:multiplenames:authorslist(link) ^ab2008Report,p.24 ^2014report,page5 ^2008Report,p.5 ^abcdTheGlobalGenderGapReport2018(GGGR),p.5,ConstructionoftheIndex,§2.Datatruncationatequalitybenchmark:Asasecondstep,theseratiosaretruncatedatthe"equalitybenchmark”.Forallindicators,exceptthetwohealthindicators,thisequalitybenchmarkisconsideredtobe1,meaningequalnumbersofwomenandmen.GGGR2018,p.42,CountryScoreCard:…TocalculatetheIndex,allratiosweretruncatedattheparitybenchmarkof1andthusthehighestscorepossibleis1. ^abcdGGGR2018,p.6;Table2:Calculationofweightswithineachsubin-dex ^GGGR2018,p.5,ConstructionoftheIndex,§2.Datatruncationatequalitybenchmark:…Inthecaseofsexratioatbirth,theequalitybenchmarkissetat0.944,GGGR2018,p.42,CountryScoreCard:…exceptforthesexratioatbirth(0.944) ^GGGR2018,p.5,ConstructionoftheIndex,§2.Datatrun-cationatequalitybenchmark:…thecaseofhealthylifeexpectancytheequalitybenchmarkissetat1.06.GGGR2018,p.42,CountryScoreCard:…andthehealthylifeexpectancy(1.06)indicators. ^2016Report,Page6 ^http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2012.pdf ^"TheGlobalGenderGapReport2013"(PDF).WorldEconomicForum.pp. 12–13. ^"GlobalGenderGapReport2014-Reports-WorldEconomicForum".GlobalGenderGapReport2014. ^"GlobalGenderGapReport2015-Rankings".WorldEconomicForum.Archivedfromtheoriginalon17April2016.Retrieved28April2016. ^"GlobalGenderGapReport2020"(PDF).WorldEconomicForum.Retrieved18December2019. ^ab"GlobalGenderGapReport2021"(PDF).WorldEconomicForum.Retrieved30March2021. ^Beneria,L.,Permanyer,I.,(2010).TheMeasurementofSocio-economicGenderInequalityRevisited,DevelopmentandChange,41:3,pp.375-399 ^Stoet,G.&Geary,D.C.(2019).Asimplifiedapproachtomeasuringnationalgenderinequality,PLOSONE14(1):e0205349.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205349 Externallinks[edit] "WomenLeadersandGenderParity".WorldEconomicForum.Geneva,Switzerland.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2008-11-13.Retrieved2008-11-19. Dailychart:Sexandequality,TheEconomist,Oct25th2013 Reports[edit] RicardoHausmann;LauraD.Tyson;YasminaBekhouche;SaadiaZahidi(2014).TheGlobalGenderGapIndex2014(PDF).WorldEconomicForum,Geneva,Switzerland.Retrieved2014-11-26. RicardoHausmann,LauraD.Tyson,SaadiaZahidi,Editors(2013).TheGlobalGenderGapReport2013(PDF).WorldEconomicForum,Geneva,Switzerland.Retrieved2013-10-26.CS1maint:multiplenames:authorslist(link) RicardoHausmann,LauraD.Tyson,SaadiaZahidi,Editors(2012).TheGlobalGenderGapReport2012(PDF).WorldEconomicForum,Geneva,Switzerland.Retrieved2012-10-26.CS1maint:multiplenames:authorslist(link) TheGlobalGenderGapReport2010(PDF). RicardoHausmann,LauraD.Tyson,SaadiaZahidi,Editors(2010).TheGlobalGenderGapReport2010(PDF).WorldEconomicForum,Geneva,Switzerland.Retrieved2010-10-20.CS1maint:multiplenames:authorslist(link) RicardoHausmann,LauraD.Tyson,SaadiaZahidi,Editors(2009).TheGlobalGenderGapReport2009(PDF).WorldEconomicForum,Geneva,Switzerland.Archivedfromtheoriginal(PDF)on2013-04-05.Retrieved2009-11-02.CS1maint:multiplenames:authorslist(link) RicardoHausmann,LauraD.Tyson,SaadiaZahidi,Editors(2008).TheGlobalGenderGapReport2008(PDF).WorldEconomicForum,Geneva,Switzerland.Retrieved2008-11-19.CS1maint:multiplenames:authorslist(link) RicardoHausmann,LauraD.Tyson,SaadiaZahidi,Editors(2007).TheGlobalGenderGapReport2007(PDF).WorldEconomicForum,Geneva,Switzerland.Retrieved2008-11-19.CS1maint:multiplenames:authorslist(link) RicardoHausmann,LauraD.Tyson,SaadiaZahidi,Editors(2006).TheGlobalGenderGapReport2006(PDF).WorldEconomicForum,Geneva,Switzerland.Retrieved2008-11-19.CS1maint:multiplenames:authorslist(link) vteListsofcountriesbypopulationstatisticsGlobal Currentpopulation Demographicsoftheworld Continents/subregions Africa Antarctica Asia Europe NorthAmerica Caribbean Oceania SouthAmerica Intercontinental Americas Arabworld CommonwealthofNations Eurasia EuropeanUnion Islands LatinAmerica MiddleEast Cities/urbanareas Worldcities Nationalcapitals Megacities Megalopolises Pastandfuture Pastandfuturepopulation Worldpopulationestimates 1 1000 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 1907 1939 1989 2000 2005 2010 2015 Populationmilestones Populationdensity Currentdensity Pastandfuturepopulationdensity Currentrealdensitybasedonfoodgrowingcapacity Growthindicators Populationgrowthrate Naturalincrease Birthrate Mortalityrate Fertilityrate Pastfertilityrate Otherdemographics Ageatfirstmarriage Agestructure Dependencyratio Divorcerate Ethnicandculturaldiversitylevel Immigrantpopulation Linguisticdiversity Medianage Netmigrationrate Numberofhouseholds Sexratio Urbanpopulation Urbanization Health Antidepressantconsumption Antiviralmedicationsforpandemicinfluenza HIV/AIDSadultprevalencerate Infantandunder-fivemortalityrates Maternalmortalityrate Lifeexpectancy Obesityrate Pastlifeexpectancy Percentagesufferingfromundernourishment Healthexpenditurebycountrybytypeoffinancing Suiciderate Totalhealthexpenditurepercapita Bodymassindex(BMI) Educationandinnovation BloombergInnovationIndex EducationIndex InternationalInnovationIndex Literacyrate ProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA) ProgrammefortheInternationalAssessmentofAdultCompetencies ProgressinInternationalReadingLiteracyStudy(PIRLS) Studentskills Tertiaryeducationattainment TrendsinInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy(TIMSS) WorldIntellectualPropertyIndicators Economic Accesstofinancialservices Developmentaidgiven OfficialDevelopmentAssistancereceived Employmentrate Irrigatedlandarea HumanDevelopmentIndex bycountry inequality-adjusted planetarypressures–adjustedHDI HumanPovertyIndex Imports Incomeequality Labourforce Shareofincomeoftop1% Numberofmillionaires(USdollars) Numberofbillionaires(USdollars) Percentagelivinginpoverty Publicsector Unemploymentrate Listofinternationalrankings Listsbycountry Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_Gender_Gap_Report&oldid=1062675803" Categories:BooksabouteconomicinequalityEconomicindicatorsInternationalrankingsGenderinequalitybycountry2006documentsEqualpayforequalworkHiddencategories:CS1maint:multiplenames:authorslistArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidata Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects WikimediaCommons Languages العربيةDeutschEspañolفارسیFrançais한국어ItalianoमराठीNederlands日本語PortuguêsRomânăРусскийTürkçeУкраїнськаاردو中文 Editlinks