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Global Gender Gap Index 2017
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- India was ranked low at 108th position out of 144 countries in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap index for the year 2017.
- India slipped by 21 places, behind neighbours China and Bangladesh, compared to 87th rank last year due to less participation of women in the economy and low wages.
- India’s low ranking was mainly due to low scores in two indicators. They are
- Health and Survival: India ranked 141 at bottom four
- Economic Participation and Opportunities for Women: India ranked 139, down from 136 last year.
- The index measures gender gap as progress towards parity between men and women in four indicators
- Educational attainment
- Health and survival
- Economic opportunity
- Political empowerment
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