India ranks 135 out of 146 in Global Gender Gap Index
2 years, 5 months ago

India ranks 135 out of 146 in Global Gender Gap Index

The Hindu  

India ranks 135 among a total of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2022 and is the worst performer in the world in the “health and survival” sub-index where it is ranked 146. The Global Gender Report 2022, which includes the Gender Gap Index, says it will now take 132 years to reach gender parity, with the gap reducing only by four years since 2021 and the gender gap closed by 68.1%. 4 key dimensions The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks gender parity across four key dimensions or sub-indices — economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. Editorial | Fair play: On bridging the gender pay gap in sports The top 10 Although no country achieved full gender parity, the top 10 economies closed at least 80% of their gender gaps, with Iceland leading the global ranking.

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World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report 2024: 134 Years to Parity, India Ranks 129th
6 months ago

World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report 2024: 134 Years to Parity, India Ranks 129th

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 22, 2024 14:00 IST - 6 MINS READ The Global Gender Gap Report 2024, released by the World Economic Forum, presents a dire picture of the current state and evolution of gender parity across four indices: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. In its assessment of the four indices, the Global …

Road ahead for PM Modi, India in a China +1 world
6 months ago

Road ahead for PM Modi, India in a China +1 world

Hindustan Times  

Though his party didn’t win the landslide victory he hoped for, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a rare third five-year term as India’s PM. In addition, India’s media environment has become more polarised as many more people get their news online than when Modi was first elected a decade ago. The World Economic Forum’s most recent gender gap report …

India 129th on Global Gender Gap index, this country is on top: Complete list
6 months, 1 week ago

India 129th on Global Gender Gap index, this country is on top: Complete list

Hindustan Times  

India slipped two places on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap index to 129th place as Iceland retained its top position in the rankings. India was among the economies with the lowest levels of economic parity, with Bangladesh, Sudan, Iran, Pakistan, and Morocco as all of them registered less than 30 per cent gender parity in estimated earned income. …

India ranks 129th on global gender gap index, Iceland on top: World Economic Forum
6 months, 1 week ago

India ranks 129th on global gender gap index, Iceland on top: World Economic Forum

New Indian Express  

The WEF said India's economic parity score has trended upwards for the past four years. In the Political Empowerment subindex, India scored within the top-10 on the head-of-state indicator, but its scores for women's representation at the federal level, in ministerial positions and in Parliament, remain relatively low, it added. The WEF said the world has closed 68.5 per cent …

India ranks 134th in global human development index, says UNDP report
9 months, 1 week ago

India ranks 134th in global human development index, says UNDP report

The Hindu  

March 15, 2024 12:27 am | Updated 07:43 am IST India has moved up a rank on the global Human Development Index, according to the United Nations Development Programme report ‘Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarised world’ released on March 13. India’s southern neighbour Sri Lanka has been ranked much ahead at 78, while China is ranked 75, …

A demand that could hamper gender equality
10 months, 1 week ago

A demand that could hamper gender equality

The Hindu  

The Sabrimala temple issue was one that ruled our collective consciousness. Menstrual cycles can be challenging — almost debilitating for some — but to collectively label all those belonging to a gender without considering the potential adverse effects, is trivialising the women empowerment movement. If one adds mandatory paid leave for periods to this, it would end up further dissuading …

For an equal future, G20’s gender vision
1 year, 3 months ago

For an equal future, G20’s gender vision

Hindustan Times  

The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration 2023 can only be described using two adjectives – inclusive and visionary. Right from the outset, the Declaration makes its commitment crystal clear: G20 nations are dedicated to closing gender gaps and promoting “the full, equal, effective, and meaningful participation of women” in the economy as decision-makers. The New Delhi Declaration dedicates a distinct …

DC Edit | Women's employment a steep challenge
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Women's employment a steep challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

India is the most populous nation on earth and more than half of its people, 52 per cent to be precise, are aged below 30. Given that India’s sex ratio is almost evenly poised, about 35 crore women, a number almost equal to the whole population of the United States, belong to this group. Pit this against the current data …

REPORT | 131 years more to close global gender gap: World Economic Forum
1 year, 4 months ago

REPORT | 131 years more to close global gender gap: World Economic Forum

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 01, 2023 18:45 IST - 4 MINS READ Providing valuable insights into the progress made towards bridging the gender gap worldwide, the World Economic Forum recently released its 17th edition of the Global Gender Gap Report. The top nine countries in this year’s report have made remarkable strides, with all closing the gender gap by over 80 …

At helm of G20, India is shifting narrative to women-led development
1 year, 5 months ago

At helm of G20, India is shifting narrative to women-led development

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Women-led development forms the core of India’s G20 presidency. HT takes a look at the progress of past G20 initiatives and sheds light on the imminent challenges faced by women More women in G20 participate in labour markets than 2012 At the 2014 summit in Brisbane, G20 leaders committed to reducing the gender gap in labour force participation …

Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report

The Hindu  

June 24, 2023 12:10 am | Updated 11:05 am IST India has climbed eight places in the annual Gender Gap Report, 2023, and is ranked 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity, from 135 last year. On the four key markers of the index – economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment …

India improves gender parity ranking
1 year, 6 months ago

India improves gender parity ranking

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India ranks 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity, as per the World Economic Forum's annual Gender Gap Report, 2023. The present ranking is an improvement of 1.4 percentage points and eight positions since last year when the WEF ranked India 135 out of 146 countries in its 2022 report. On political empowerment, the report …

India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF report
1 year, 6 months ago

India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF report

The Hindu  

India was ranked at 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity — an improvement of eight places from last year, according to the annual Gender Gap Report, 2023 of the World Economic Forum. The country had improved by 1.4 percentage points and eight positions since the last edition, marking a partial recovery towards its 2020 parity level, …

Netherlands in 28th on Global Gender Gap Index this year
1 year, 6 months ago

Netherlands in 28th on Global Gender Gap Index this year

NL Times  

The Netherlands is in 28th place on this year’s Global Gender Gap Index. According to the study, performed by the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, our country has managed to close 77.7 percent of the gender gap. While the Netherlands scored exceptionally well on education equality, coming in first place globally, most women still work part-time. The Global Gender …

India must bridge the gender equality gap
1 year, 7 months ago

India must bridge the gender equality gap

Hindustan Times  

South Asia is home to 860 million women, three-fourths of whom live in India. The average wage salaries for women remain at around 70% of their male colleagues India ranks 112 in the Global Gender Gap Report 2020 of WEF. World Bank figures reveal that in 2016 despite women-headed households in India being around 14.6%, women faced high levels of …

Affirming gender equality in policy and practice
1 year, 9 months ago

Affirming gender equality in policy and practice

Hindustan Times  

Given the theme for this International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023, viz. DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality, one wonders whether in the face of many persisting structural and systemic barriers compounded by the pandemic that thwart women’s empowerment and the progress toward gender equality, all the efforts that has been made to strengthen the legal framework on the …

Aakar Patel | Why is India’s rank on some global indices not improving?
1 year, 9 months ago

Aakar Patel | Why is India’s rank on some global indices not improving?

Deccan Chronicle  

India’s most reputable news agency, the Press Trust of India, reported last week that “India ranks 42 in 55 countries on International Intellectual Property Index”. Similarly, in The Economist’s Global Liveability Index, two Indian cities made it — Delhi, which fell from 110th to 118th place, and Mumbai, that went down from 115th to 124th. In the World Economic Forum’s …

Budget fails to address gender inequality, women development: Expert
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget fails to address gender inequality, women development: Expert

New Indian Express  

"The role of transpersons is very important in society. Further, there should have been a big push in terms of girl child development, women's development and tribal women's development. Filmmaker and activist Priya Babu said, "Transpersons are still fighting for social acceptance and recognition in the family. Kanmozhi, a feminist from Madurai, said India ranks 135 out of 146 total …

India pushes for inclusion of women’s political representation at grassroots for WEF’s Gender Gap report
1 year, 11 months ago

India pushes for inclusion of women’s political representation at grassroots for WEF’s Gender Gap report

The Hindu  

India has successfully pushed for including women’s participation in local government bodies as a parameter for the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report where it has traditionally not fared well. “At the Women and Child Development Ministry, we are happy to share that the World Economic Forum has recognised the need to enumerate women’s participation in local government bodies …

Japan’s continuing struggle with gender parity
2 years, 3 months ago

Japan’s continuing struggle with gender parity

The Hindu  

According to recent data, Japan recorded the lowest total births in 2021 at just about 8,10,000. Japan also ranked lowest among the developed countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2022. Japan’s overall low rank in the Gender Gap Index stems from the low presence of women in leadership roles and politics. Last month, Japan’s land ministry …

At G20, India should lead the way on gender equity
2 years, 3 months ago

At G20, India should lead the way on gender equity

Hindustan Times  

Over the past few years, G20 has been paying close attention to gender equality. Thus, India, during its G20 presidency — from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023 — must leverage its position to lead the way on gender equality and encourage tangible actions to boost women’s strategic position. But its members have averaged a mere 59% compliance with …

India at 75: The status of women in Independent India
2 years, 4 months ago

India at 75: The status of women in Independent India

The Hindu  

“The future beckons to us. The NFHS-5 report, which sampled a population of 7.24 lakh women and 1 lakh men in the age group of 15-49, found that the female literacy rate climbed to 72 per cent. 85 per cent of married women who earn cash say they make decisions alone or jointly with their husband on how their earnings …

Why India needs a gender-positive recovery
3 years, 8 months ago

Why India needs a gender-positive recovery

India Today  

Gurgaon-based artist Akanksha Sarkar, 41, has given up taking on freelance projects. The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021 estimates that the time it will take to close the global gender gap—in health, education, politics and economics—has increased from 99.5 years to 135.6 years. Home to 650 million women, India has slipped 28 places in the WEF’s Global …

How India fared in Global Gender Gap Report 2021
3 years, 8 months ago

How India fared in Global Gender Gap Report 2021

Live Mint  

The gender gap in India has widened to 62.5%, largely due to women’s inadequate representation in politics, technical and leadership roles, decrease in women’s labour force participation rate, poor healthcare, lagging female to male literacy ratio, income inequality. The report is a measure of gender gap on four parameters: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political …

Pandemic impact: Gender gap in India, world over worsens
3 years, 8 months ago

Pandemic impact: Gender gap in India, world over worsens

Hindustan Times  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia, according to the World Economic Forum report that also says the pandemic has rolled back years of progress towards equality between men and women world over. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2021 released on Wednesday, India …

Pandemic impact: Gender gap in India, world over worsens
3 years, 8 months ago

Pandemic impact: Gender gap in India, world over worsens

Hindustan Times  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia, according to the World Economic Forum report that also says the pandemic has rolled back years of progress towards equality between men and women world over. According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2021 released on Wednesday, India had regressed the highest …

WEF’s gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries
3 years, 8 months ago

WEF’s gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries

The Hindu  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. The country had ranked 112th among 153 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2020. Noting that the decline also took place on the economic participation and opportunity subindex, albeit to a …

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries
3 years, 8 months ago

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries

Hindustan Times  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to the report, India has closed 62.5 per cent of its gender gap till date. Noting that the decline also took place on the economic participation and …

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries
3 years, 8 months ago

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries

Hindustan Times  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. According to the report, India has closed 62.5 per cent of its gender gap till date. Noting that the decline also took place on the economic participation and opportunity subindex, albeit to …

85% of women in India missed out on raise, promotion because of their gender: LinkedIn study
3 years, 9 months ago

85% of women in India missed out on raise, promotion because of their gender: LinkedIn study

India Today  

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has launched the Opportunity Index 2021 report which has found that around 85% of women in India have missed out on raises and promotions because of their gender. This year’s report dives deep to understand how women perceive opportunities, and how the gender gap is further slowing down career progress for working women in …

Pandemic Widened Gender Gap at Workplace as 85% Women Missed Out on Hike, Finds Survey
3 years, 9 months ago

Pandemic Widened Gender Gap at Workplace as 85% Women Missed Out on Hike, Finds Survey

News 18  

Women have been disproportionately impacted amid the Covid-19 pandemic in India and 85 per cent of those surveyed have missed out on a raise and promotion because of their gender, a new LinkedIn report revealed on Tuesday. Highlighting critical gender gaps and opportunity barriers faced by women and mothers at the workplace in the country, the LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021 …

India accounts for nearly one third of the world’s missing women: United Nations
4 years, 5 months ago

India accounts for nearly one third of the world’s missing women: United Nations

Live Mint  

India accounts for nearly one third of the world’s 142 million missing women over the past 50 years, according to the State of World Population 2020 report, released on Tuesday by UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. “China and India—together account for about 90% to 95% of the estimated 1.2 million to 1.5 million missing female births …

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