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Global Gender Gap Index 2020
December 19 , 2019
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- India has been ranked 112th among 153 countries in the annual Global Gender Gap Index for 2020.
- It is published by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
- First gender gap index was published in 2006.
- Over the Index, the highest possible score is 1 (equality) and the lowest possible score is 0 (inequality).
Key Findings
- Iceland (closed almost 88%) has been the frontrunner on the Global Gender Gap Index for 11 years in a row.
- Yemen is ranked the worst (153rd).
- The largest gender disparity is in political empowerment.
- India has slipped to the 112th spot from its 108th position in the last edition.
- Among the 153 countries studied, India is the only country where the economic gender gap (0.354) is larger than the political gender gap (0.411).
- India’s Performance on Four Indicators:
- Economic Participation and Opportunity - 149th place
- Educational Attainment - 112th place
- Health and Survival - 150th place
- Political Empowerment – 18th place.
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