If you click the bar of a country on the bar chart on the left, you can see the detailed score on the radar chart on the right. United nations development programme undp, the millennium development goals report 2015 july 2015. World economic forum, the global gender gap report. Since 2006, the global gender gap report has served as a benchmark for different stakeholders to track a countrys standing in gender parity over timewhether relative to other countries or to themselves. Global gender gap report 2016, released on tuesday, pakistan ranks 143 out of 144 countries in the gender inequality index, way behind.
At the world economic forum professor klaus schwab founder and executive chairman saadia zahidi director, constituent communities. Global gender gap report 2015 world economic forum. Nov 08, 2017 as it stands, the overall gender gap will take 100 years to close based on current trends across the 106 countries covered since the reports inception, compared to 83 years reported last year. The uk gender pay gap website allows you to find and compare gender pay gap information reported by employers, and learn more about the gender pay gap. The global gender gap index 2010 is the result of collaboration with faculty at harvard university and the university of. The economic gender gap wont be closed for another 217 years. The global gender gap report 20 is published by the world economic forum. The global gender gap report 2016 world economic forum. May 22, 2017 india has climbed 21 spots to rank 87th on the world economic forums global gender gap report 2016. The global gender gap report, introduced by the world economic forum in 2006, provides a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender based disparities around the world.
This year is the 10th edition of the index, allowing for timeseries analysis on the. No country in the world has fully closed the gender gap, but four out of the five nordic countries and ireland have closed more than 80% of it. The global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, healthbased and political indicators. The improvement in ranking, the report says, is driven largely by. Report presents information and data that were compiled andor collected by the world economic forum all information and data referred herein as data. According to the world economic forum, the global gender gap report 2015, it will now take more than 117 years to close the gender gap. On thursday, the world economic forum released its annual gender gap report, which examines the level of gender parity between women and men around the world. The 2018 global gender gap index finds that women have reached 68 percent parity overall, leaving a gap of 32 percent. Oct 26, 2016 the global gender gap report 2016 17 part 1. The uk government requires organisations with more than 250 organisations to report their gender pay gap data women and mens average pay across the organisation. Here, we report a positive correlation between the magnitude of gender differences measured in the aforementioned multilevel model and gender inequalities assessed by the world economic forums gender gap. Oct 26, 2016 through the global gender gap report, the world economic forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas.
The report measures the gender gap in four main areas. The global gender gap report, published by the world economic forum, provides a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender based disparities around the world. Global gender gap report 2010 world economic forum. Saadia zahidi, the head of education, gender and employment initiatives at the forum. This report reveals those countries that are role models in dividing resources equitably between women and men,regardless of their level. Sri lankas gender gap increased over the last year and gender equality ranking declined from a 79 in 2014 to an 84 this year out of 145 countries, a report released wednesday by the world economic forum showed. The global gender gap report 2015 3 the global gender gap index was first introduced by the world economic forum in 2006 as a framework for capturing the magnitude of gender based disparities and tracking their progress.
Measuring the global gender gap 10 the global gender gap report 2015 table 4. Table 3 displays the 2015 index and subindex rankings, organized from highest to lowest by rank, on the overall index. Successfully harnessing and mobilising half of the worlds total talent pool has a huge impact on the growth, competitiveness and futurereadiness of economies and organisations across. Through the global gender gap report, the world economic forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas. More than a decade of data has revealed that progress is still too slow for. Gender gap index is a measure of gender inequality. Now in its 14th year, the global gender gap report 2020 benchmarks 153 countries on their progress towards gender parity in four dimensions. Since then, this report, and the other initiatives of the gender parity programme, have generated significant impact. Media in category global gender gap report the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
The world economic forum global gender gap report 2011 published in november list switzerland as 10th of 5, narrowly before germany and spain, but clearly behind scandinavian countries such as iceland, norway finland and sweden which have got rid of more than 80 % of their gender inequality. Gender gap index puts pakistan in second last place. Global gender gap report in 2006 to provide a public, globally relevant tool that delivers information on how countries are faring on gender equality. The global gender gap index 20 is the result of collaboration with faculty at harvard university and the university of california, berkeley.
Global determinants of navigation ability sciencedirect. Over the past 14 years the global gender gap index included in this report has served as a compass to track progress on relative gaps between women and men on health, education, economy. The index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education, and healthbased criteria. The global gender gap index 2015 ranks 145 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, healthbased and political indicators. At the world economic forum professor klaus schwab founder and executive chairman borge brende managing director saadia zahidi. As part of eys commitment to building a better working world, our research attempted to identify what life sciences companies can do to accelerate gender. The global gender gap report 2015 3 the global gender gap index was first introduced by the world economic forum in 2006 as a framework for capturing the magnitude of gender based. Jan 17, 2020 the statistic shows the global gender gap index of top 50 countries for 2020.
Despite high education levels, arab women still dont have. In addition, this years report examines gender gap prospects in the professions of the future. The report a road map to understanding gender inequalitytracks the progress made in the 20 years since 189 countries signed the beijing declaration and platform for action, a global. The global gender gap report 2015 subtitled youtube. With a decade of data, this edition of the global gender gap report. With a decade of data, this edition of the global gender gap report first published in 2006 shows that while the world has made progress overall. Gender imbalances to the advantage of women do not affect the score. Ten years of measuring the global gender gap has helped us understand how lack of progress is damaging to global economic growth, and given us insights into how practical measures can support growth and improve the quality of life for women worldwide. Incorporated as a notforprofit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in geneva, switzerland, the forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. Economic participation and opportunity subindex 2015, by region figure 6. Global gender gap report ricardo hausmann,harvard university laura d. Economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.
In addition, this years edition also analyses the dynamics of gender gaps across industry talent. Global gender gap report shows urgent action needed. Global gender gap report shows urgent action needed gender parity is an important achievement that strongly influences whether economies and societies advance. The global gender gap index 20 is the result of collaboration with faculty at harvard university and the university of. The global gender gap report 2010 is published by the world economic forum. The global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational. The global gender gap index 2015 world economic forum.
The gender gap index 2016 benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, educational and health criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons. The global gender gap index is an index designed to measure gender equality the index is designed to measure gender. Nov 18, 2015 the global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, healthbased. The terms country and nation as used in this report do not in. The global gender gap index humanitarian data exchange. The report measures womens disadvantage compared to men, and is not a measure of equality of the gender gap. Oct 24, 2012 the global gender gap reports index assesses 5 countries, representing more than 93% of the worlds population, on how well resources and opportunities are divided among male and female. This map shows the gender gap index, as calculated by world economic forum in its 2016 report. Based on the seven years of data available for the 111 countries that have been part of the report since its inception, it finds that the majority of countries covered have made slow progress on closing gender gaps. Unesco, education for all 2015 global monitoring report april 2015. Measuring the global gender gap g20 east asia and the paci. The global gender gap report 2017 world economic forum. Having full transparency about our actions, challenges and progress is central to achieving a balanced and diverse workforce, so we have expanded what is covered in our report. World economic forum presents an interactive map highlighting the most competitive countries around the world.
Data in this report is subject to change without notice. The global gender gap report 2015, published by the world economic forum, measures 145 countries on the gap between women and men in health, education, economics and politics. Rankings by subindex, 2015 country rank score norway 1 0. Global gender gap report 2015 reports world economic forum. We pooled all available country measures on adolescent boys and girls academic achievement between 2000 and 2015 from the program for international student. The terms country and nation as used in this report. Measuring the global gender gap 14 the global gender gap report 2015 figure 5. First published in 2006, we now have over a decade worth of data, covering 144 countries measuring the gender equality and ranking each country based on the calculated gender gaps.
Economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment. Despite an initial drop around 20092010, the eu average gap has been sneaking up. United states ranks worse this year on gender gap the. Thirteen of the 15 countries with the lowest rates of women participating in their labor force are in the middle east and north africa mena, according to the 2015 global gender gap report 2015.
Global gender gap report 2020 world economic forum. Ensuring the full development and appropriate deployment of half of. The world economic forum global gender gap report 2015 showed that sri lanka has been slipping from its privileged position in the top 20 since 2010. Oct 26, 2016 gender gap index puts pakistan in second last place. In late october of last year, just days before the presidential election, the world economic forum released its annual global gender gap report. The 12th edition of the global gender gap index has been released today with troubling findings. The global competitiveness index 202014 world economic forum. The global gender gap report 2012 emphasizes persisting gender gap divides across and within regions. Nov 02, 2017 the global gender gap report 2017 benchmarks 144 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four thematic dimensions. The global gender gap report 2017 gender parity is fundamental to whether and how economies and societies thrive.
In addition, this years report examines gender gap. Tyson,university of california, berkeley saadia zahidi,world economic forum 2009 the global gender gap report 2009 cover. The global gender gap report 2015 do you think gender. The world economic forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. The 2020 report published in 2019 covers 153 countries. The world economic forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global. The global gender gap index 2010 is the result of collaboration with faculty at harvard university and the university of california, berkeley. World economic forum, the global gender gap report 2014. Switzerland ranks in top ten regarding gender equality. The global gender gap report was first published in 2006 by the world economic forum.
Global gender gap the home of great south african news sa. The global gender gap index the global gender gap index seeks to measure one important aspect of gender equality. The gender gap index 2015 benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, educational and health criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons. Mar 08, 2017 the reports authors note that this may be the result of the countrys efforts to improve gender disparity through policy, such as banning gender discrimination in school textbooks, and initiatives to promote the participation of girls and women in stem such as the portuguese association of women in science, rails girls, girls lean in. Rapporto global gender gap del world economic forum.
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