Global Gender gap Report

The Global Gender Gap Report 2017

Question: What is the rank of India in the gender gap index in the Global Gender Gap Report issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on November 2, 2017?
(a) 108
(b) 109
(c) 110
(d) 111
Answer- (a)
Related Facts:

  • On 2 November, 2017, the ‘Global Gender Report-2017’ was released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
  • 144 countries have been listed in this gender gap index this year.
  • Iceland is at first place in the list. Its total score is 0.878.
  • In the list, Norway (score -0.830) second in the list, Finland (score -0.823) third, Rwanda (score -0.822) fourth and Sweden (score -0.816) has been placed at fifth.
  • This list has 5 countries in the lower order is – Yemen (144th place), Pakistan (143nd place), Syria (142nd), Chad (141st) and Iran, Islamic Republic (140th place).
  • This year’s edition of the Report benchmarks these countries on their progress towards gender parity on a scale from 0 (imparity) to 1 (parity) across four thematic dimensions-Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.
  • India has been placed 108th on the list with a score of 0.669. India was ranked 87th last year.
  • India’s position in various sectors of the index remained as follows:
    (i) Economic Partnerships and Opportunities -139th Place
    (ii) Academic Achievements -112th Place
    (iii) Health and Survival -141th Place
    (iv) Political Empowerment- 15th place
  • The position of neighboring countries of India in the list is as follows:
  • Bangladesh -47th
  • China – 100th
  • Nepal -111th,
  • Bhutan -124th
  • Sri Lanka -109th
  • Among BRICS countries South Africa is at 19th, Russia Federation ranked 71st and Brazil ranked 90th.

Reference:
https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-gender-gap-report-2017
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GGGR_2017.pdf