WEF's global gender gap report

Question 1

By

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World Economic Forum

Question 2

India specific findings:

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• Overall Ranking: India has fallen 28 places -> 140/156
• one of the worst performers in South Asia, trailing behind neighbours Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
• declined on the political empowerment index by 13.5%
• education attainment @114
• fared the worst on “Health and Survival”
• income of women in India is only one-fifth of men’s -> in bottom 10 worldwide

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Global scenario

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• Iceland is the most gender-equal
• Many countries have fared worse due to covid
• Top 10 has those finland,norway types -> & surprisingly rwanda
• gender gap in political empowerment remains the largest
• Bangladesh is “the only country where more women have held head-of-state positions than men

Question 4

About the Global Gender Gap Report:

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estd : 2006

Considers 4 dimensions

1. Economic Participation and Opportunity,
2. Educational Attainment,
3. Health and Survival and
4. Political Empowerment.