2022 Global Gender Gap Report published by WEF

13 Jul, 2022

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The “Global Gender Gap Report 2022″ was just released by the WEF – World Economic Forum.

India’s position: Out of 146 countries, India is ranked 135th in this study. On a scale of 0 to 1, it had a score of 0.629. In the previous 16 years, India has achieved the seventh-highest score. India experienced the biggest and most favourable improvements in its performance in terms of economic opportunity and participation.

Political empowerment decreased by 0.10 points.

Global Gender Gap Score for India

Since the index’s creation in 2006, India’s worldwide gender gap score has varied between 0.593 and 0.683. India received a score of 0.625 and finished 140th out of 156 nations in 2021. In comparison to males, women have a higher gender equality score for estimated earned income.

The Importance of India’s Success

The achievement of India, which has almost 662 million women, would have a considerable impact on the regional rankings, according to the WEF research. According to this report, India’s educational attainment has improved very little. Since 2021, fewer men and women have entered the labor force.

Ranks of other nations

Six out of the top ten spots have been taken by European nations like Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, and Germany. The report includes rankings for 146 nations. Iceland, Finland, Norway, New Zealand, and Sweden are the top five. Iran, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are the five nations that have been impacted the most. The news organisation IANS has provided this information.

In Nepal, Bangladesh, and India, there has been a noticeable growth in the proportion of women in professional and technical roles. Iran, Pakistan, and the Maldives, on the other hand, experienced percentage declines with less of an impact on the performance of the entire area.

Index of global gender discrepancy

In four crucial areas—political empowerment, educational achievement, health and survival, and economic involvement and opportunity—the Global Gender Gap Index tracks nations’ advancements toward gender equality.

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