Although women account for just 28%1 of global researchers, according to. The world economic forum global gender gap report 2015 showed that sri lanka has been slipping from its privileged position in the top 20 since 2010. World economic forum presents an interactive map highlighting the most competitive countries around the world. Analyzing gender inequality through largescale facebook. The 2018 global gender gap index finds that women have reached 68 percent parity overall, leaving a gap of 32 percent. Global gender gap report in 2006 to provide a public, globally relevant tool that delivers information on how countries are faring on gender equality.
Economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. The gender gap index 2015 benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, educational and health criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons. The global gender gap index 20 is the result of collaboration with faculty at harvard university and the university of california, berkeley. Organization, stands at 19%16, but also suggest that economic power is still typically in. The global map see figure 1 depicts the share of women in the total number of researchers by country. Explore the gender labour gap around the world geneva ilo news despite some modest gains in some regions in the world, millions of women are losing ground in their quest for equality in the world of work, according to a new report prepared by the international labour organization ilo as part of the ilos women at work centenary initiative. Leadership and political participation february 2015. Gender in the global research landscape report elsevier. The report measures the gender gap in four main areas. Improve maternal health global maternal mortality ratio deaths per 100,000 live births 50% 60% 70% 80% 1990 2015 59% 71% 1990 380 2000. The global gender gap report 2010 is published by the world economic forum.
However, the progress has reversed since then, having peaked in 20. The global gender gap report 2017 world economic forum. We pooled all available country measures on adolescent boys and girls academic achievement between 2000 and 2015 from the program for international student. It measures the human development costs of gender inequality. Since 2006 the global gender gap index has been measuring the extent of. A community to share stories related to the growing modern political and social progressive movement. This year is the 10th edition of the index, allowing for timeseries analysis on. The global gender gap report 20 is published by the world economic forum. World economic forum, the global gender gap report 2014 october 2014. There is not a single country where women earn as much. Global violent deaths 2017 time to decide claire mc evoy and gergely hideg about the small arms survey the small arms survey is a global centre of excellence whose mandate is to generate impar tial, evidencebased, and policyrelevant knowledge on all aspects of small arms and armed violence.
The global gender gap report benchmarks 144 countries regarding their progress on gender parity via four main themes. The modern progressive movement advocates change and reform through directed governmental action. World economic forum, the global gender gap report 2016. Since 2006, the global gender gap report has served as a benchmark for different stakeholders to track a countrys standing in gender parity over timewhether relative to other countries or to themselves. Unesco, education for all 2015 global monitoring report april 2015. The global gender gap index 2015 ranks 145 economies according to how well they are. By providing a comprehensive framework for benchmarking global gender gaps,the report reveals those countries that. India has climbed 21 spots to rank 87th on the world economic forums global gender gap report 2016. The global gender gap report 2017 gender parity is fundamental to whether and how economies and societies thrive. We combine these measurements with standard socioeconomic indices, including gross domestic product, internet penetration, and economic inequality, as well as indices from the world economic forum gender gap report that measure gender equality in terms of education, health, political participation, and economic opportunities. With high levels of youth unemployment, rising inequality, a significant gender gap, and an urgent need to boost inclusive growth. With a decade of data, this edition of the global gender gap report first published in 2006. The 201516 affordability report alliance for affordable. The global gender gap report 2015 3 the global gender gap index was first introduced by the world economic forum in 2006 as a framework for capturing the magnitude of gender based disparities and tracking their progress.
Sri lankas gender gap increased over the last year and gender equality ranking declined from a 79 in 2014 to an 84 this year out of 145 countries, a report released wednesday by the world economic forum showed. A limitation of existing global gender equality indices is. The gii sheds new light on the position of women in 162 countries. This brochure highlights some of the results from pisa 2015. Report march 8, 2017 women h o st s an d a i r bn b.
The gender gap in science women as a share of total researchers, 2014 or latest year available note. Global gender gap report shows urgent action needed. The global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, healthbased and political indicators. The report a road map to understanding gender inequalitytracks the progress made in the 20 years since 189 countries signed the beijing declaration and platform for action, a global. New york, usa, 24 october 2012 the seventh annual world economic forum global gender gap report 2012 ranks nordic countries in top spots, with iceland, finland, norway and sweden having closed. Thus the higher the gii value the more disparities between females and males and the more loss to human development. Data in this map are based on headcounts hc, except for congo, india and israel which are based. This map highlights the percentage difference between men and womens wages around the world. Now in its 14th year, the global gender gap report 2020 benchmarks 153 countries on their progress towards gender parity in four dimensions. The global gender gap report was first published in 2006 by the world economic forum. The global gender gap index 2015 world economic forum. The global gender gap report 2018 5050 by 2030 foundation.
The 2020 report published in 2019 covers 153 countries. Economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment. While no single measure can capture the complete situation, the global gender gap index presented in this report seeks to measure one important aspect of gender equality. Global gender gap report 2015 world economic forum. Global gender gap report 2020 17 december 2019 origin.
The improvement in ranking, the report says, is driven largely by. Is the gender gap narrowing in science and engineering. At the world economic forum professor klaus schwab founder and executive chairman saadia zahidi director, constituent communities. Through the global gender gap report, the world economic forum quantifies the magnitude of genderbased disparities and tracks their progress over time. In the 2016 global gender gap report, europe held the top 4 spots for gender equality, with iceland, finland, norway and sweden ranking 1st through 4th respectively. The gender gap in science women as a share of total researchers, 2016 or latest year available notes. The global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female. Pisa shows that every country has room for improvement, even the top performers. The global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, healthbased. The global gender gap index is an index designed to measure gender equality.
Ensuring the full development and appropriate deployment of half of the worlds total talent pool has a vast bearing on the growth, competitiveness and futurereadiness of economies and businesses worldwide. The statistics and analysis presented in the worlds women 2015 are based on a comprehensive and careful assessment of a large set of available data and take into account new and emerging methodological developments in gender statistics. Table 5 page 16 displays this years rankings by regional. The nordic country has closed over 85 percent of its gender gap, followed by norway 83.
Through the global gender gap reports,for the past four years,the world economic forum has been quantifying the magnitude of genderbased disparities and tracking their progress over time. The regions score has improved compared to 2014 on all subindexes except educational attainment. Some countries do better than others, and we generally observe that the more competitive economies are also the ones exhibiting lower levels of gender inequality. Lander nach alphabetisierungsrate mannerfrauen 2015. Since then, this report, and the other initiatives of the gender parity programme, have generated. The global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to. The global gender gap report 2015 3 the global gender gap index was first introduced by the world economic forum in 2006 as a framework for capturing the magnitude of genderbased disparities and tracking their progress. The report reveals that the lives of women have improved in some respects. This report and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over. A lack of gender equality in career opportunity and long work hours perpetuate wage differences between men and women. United nations development programme undp, the millennium development goals report 2015 july 2015. The global gender gap index was first introduced by the world economic forum in 2006 as a framework for capturing the magnitude of gender based disparities and tracking their progress. Japan is not making progress in gender equality, at least relative to the rest of the world. The gender gap in ict access as evidenced by the web foundations womens rights online report is one such inequality, and addressing it will be crucial for achieving both sdg 9c universal and affordable access and sdg 5b using icts to empower women.
Theres also data around the dynamics of gender gaps across industry talent pools and occupations. The global gender gap index 2010 is the result of collaboration with faculty at harvard university and the university of california, berkeley. Table 3 displays the 2015 index and subindex rankings, organized from highest to lowest by rank, on the overall index. In the eu, less than 16% of tertiary institutions were headed by a woman in. The world economic forums global gender gap report 2020 ranks iceland in the top spot. Global gender gap report 2020 world economic forum. The global gender gap report 2015 weforum world economic. The brief discusses the concepts and measurement behind each of the statistics and offers potential policy responses for improving womens land rights and the monitoring of those rights. Development goals in 2015, it is turning its attention from a focus on. In 2015, projections based on the global gender gap report data suggested that the economic gap could be closed within 118 years, or 23. No country in the world has fully closed the gender gap, but four out of the five nordic countries and ireland have closed more than 80% of it. Global gender gap report 2015 reports world economic forum. This year is the 10th edition of the index, allowing for timeseries analysis on the.
According to the world economic forum the 2017 global gender gap report showed that slow but steady global progress on improving parity between the sexes came to a. Key messages the gender gap in land rights chris steeleperkinsmagnum ph. In addition, this years report examines gender gap prospects in the professions of the future. Gender inequality represents one of the most critical challenges of our time. World economic forums global gender gap report 2017, using research from the. Measuring gender equality in the european union 20052012. As we consider 10 years of data, it is possible to assess the speed of progress and understand more about the nature of the changes underway. To seize this opportunity it is essential that no one, and especially no woman, is held back in trying to achieve. The global gender gap index 2015 ranks 145 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, healthbased and political indicators.