GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT

Subject : International Reports

Context : Recently, the World Economic Forum has released the Global Gender Gap Report 2021.

Concept :

Iceland continued to top the index in 2021, followed by Finland and Norway, while Afghanistan was at the last position of 156.
The report highlighted that South Asia incidentally is one of the worst performing regions, followed only by the Middle East and northern Africa.
In South Asia, Bangladesh was the top performer on the gender gap index with a global ranking of 65, followed by Nepal at 106, Sri Lanka at 116, and Bhutan at 130.
Apart from Afghanistan, Pakistan was the only country behind India on the index with a global ranking of 153.
The report states that many countries have fared worse in this year’s rankings compared to last year’s, on account of economic performance.

About Global Gender Gap Report

It was first published in 2006 by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The Index benchmarks the evolution of gender-based gaps among four key dimensions i.e. economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.
It examines the drivers of gender gaps and outlines the policies and practices needed for a gender-inclusive recovery.
It presents information and data that were compiled and/or collected by the World Economic Forum.