Women's rights

Question 1

define gender inequality

Answer 1

the situation where women and men do not enjoy the same rights and opportunities across all aspects of society specifically because of their gender

Question 2

when were women given the equal right to vote

Answer 2

1928

Question 3

give a figure tthat displays the gendeer pay gap

Answer 3

median hourly pay for full time employees was 8.9% for women than men in 2019

Question 4

what index can we use to measure gender inequality, what organisation devised it and what re the four key aspects of it?

Answer 4

Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) devised by the World Economic Forum. Economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment

Question 5

according to the 2021 GGGI, which are the top three countries closest to gender parity

Answer 5

Iceland, Finland, Norway

Question 6

give a figure from the GGGI demonstrating how the coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted global progression towards gender parity

Answer 6

the average distance to completed to parity is 68%, a step back compareed to 2020 (-0.6 percentage points).

Question 7

give a figure that shows the gap in political representation between men and wwomen

Answer 7

across the 156 countries in the GGGI, women represent only 26.1% of around 3500 parliament seats

Question 8

give a figure that indicates thee gender gap in economic participation

Answer 8

there are 72 countries where women are barred from opening bank accounts or obtaining credit

Question 9

give a figure that indicates educational attainment

Answer 9

In educational attainment, 95% of the gap has been closed globally, with 37 countries already at parity