Global Gender Gap Index

Global Gender Gap Index

• World Economic Forum (WEF) released its annual Gender Gap Report 2023.
• inception in 2006.

four key dimensions:

• Economic Participation and Opportunity, 
• Educational Attainment,
• Health and Survival, and 
• Political Empowerment. 

• Global Scenario: The global score in 2023 for all 146 countries at 68.4% closed. 
• At the current rate of progress, it would take 131 years to achieve full gender parity, 

 Position of India

• Rank – 127 out of 146 countries (an improvement of 8 places from 2022).
• India had closed 64.3% of the overall gender gap.
• The country had attained parity in enrolment across all levels of education

Gender Parity in Education:

• India has achieved parity in enrolment across all levels of education, reflecting a positive development in the country’s education system.

 Economic Participation and Opportunity:

• only 36.7% gender parity achieved in this domain.
• While there has been an uptick in parity in wages and income, there is a slight drop in the representation of women in senior positions and technical roles.

Political Empowerment:

• India has made strides in political empowerment, achieving 25.3% parity in this domain. 
• Women represent 15.1% of parliamentarians, which is the highest representation since the inaugural report in 2006.

Health and Survival:

• There is a 1.9%-point improvement in India’s sex ratio at birth, after more than a decade of slow progress.

Practice Questions for Prelims

Which of the following gives “Global Gender Gap Index” ranking to the countries of the world?
a) World Economic Forum
b) UN Human Rights Council
c) World Health Organisation
d) UNESCO

Ans. a)

Mains Practice Question

What are the main factors responsible for gender inequality in India? Mention some of the contributions of prominent personalities in the past to bridge this gap between gender.

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