Caf world giving index 2015 charities aid foundation. 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. Nov 18, 2015 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. However, the progress has reversed since then, having peaked in 20. The global gender gap report 2015 weforum world economic. As a second step, these ratios are truncated at the equality benchmark. Gender gap among high achievers in math and implications for. The 2017 gender gap index, issued by the world economic forum, ranked jordan 9th among 144 countries, due to the weak economic participation of women, especially that unemployment among women stands at 30 per cent, the highest in 24 years. The world economic forum global gender gap report 2011 published in november list switzerland as 10th of 5, narrowly before germany and spain, but clearly behind scandinavian countries such as iceland, norway finland and sweden which have got rid of more than 80 % of their gender inequality. The world economic forums global gender gap report 2020 ranks iceland in the top spot. Global gender gap 16 the global gender gap report 2015 the global. The global gender gap index 2015 world economic forum. In highincome countries, for example, almost all of the gender pay gap. Oct 25, 20 the global gender gap report, introduced by the world economic forum in 2006, provides a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender based disparities around the world.
Arab states are still lagging behind and many of them rank at the lowest levels, according to the 2018 global gender gap report. However, the progress has reversed since then, having peaked in. Similarly, in engineering and data and ai, the numbers are 15% and 26% respectively. Norway was the first country to propose gender representation regulations by means of gender quotas for public limited boards. The quota legislative strategy for women directors global overview, cwdi, 2019. At the world economic forum professor klaus schwab founder and executive chairman borge brende managing director saadia zahidi. The 2015 human development report is the latest in the series of global human development reports published by the united nations development programme undp since 1990 as independent, analytically and empirically. Feb 03, 2016 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. Global gender gap report in 2006 to provide a public, globally relevant tool that delivers information on how countries are faring on gender equality. Closing the gender gap in development financing council on. Gender pay gap analysis based on median wages from lfs data from 21 countries showed health workers face genderrelated gaps in pay, with female health workers earning, on average, 28% less than males. Using the crossnation programme for international student achievement pisa data from both 2003 and 2012, we examined the mathematics gender gap among 15yearold high achievers across ten. The global gender gap report, introduced by the world economic forum in 2006, provides a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of genderbased disparities around the world. The millennium development goals report united nations.
Economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. 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. In cloud computing, just 12% of professionals are women. The global gender gap index 20 is the result of collaboration with faculty at harvard university and the university of california, berkeley. The global gender gap will take 100 years to close at the current rate of change, according to new world economic forum research. Japan ranks 105th out of 6 countries in the overall gender gap score in world economic forums global gender gap 20, which is the second largest labor market gender gap among the advanced economies next to south korea. The global gender gap report benchmarks 144 countries regarding their progress on gender parity via four main themes.
The global gender gap report 20 is published by the world economic forum. No country in the world has so far realised complete gender egalitarianism. Global gender gap will take 100 years to close, says wef. The global gender gap report was first published in 2006 by the world economic forum. At the world economic forum professor klaus schwab founder and executive chairman saadia zahidi director, constituent communities. This report is based on a master set of data that has been compiled by an interagency and expert group on. Millennium development goal 8 taking stock of the global.
Download the full global gender gap report by wef pdf download full raw data csv. World economic forums global gender gap report 2017, using research from the. Since then, this report, and the other initiatives of the gender parity programme, have generated significant impact. In addition, populationweighted group averages are provided. Economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment. The global gender gap index is an index designed to measure gender equality.
Theres also data around the dynamics of gender gaps across industry talent pools and occupations. Global wage report 201819 what lies behind gender pay. The global gender gap index 2010 is the result of collaboration with faculty at harvard university and the university of california, berkeley. 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. The law was ratified by the parliament in 2003 and implemented in 2006 with a twoyear grace period. Through the global gender gap report, the world economic forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas. 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 world economic forum global gender gap report 2011. Gender pay gap analysis based on median wages from lfs data from 21 countries showed health workers face gender related gaps in pay, with female health workers earning, on average, 28% less than males. Jul 11, 2016 between 1995 and 2015, maternal mortality rates fell by almost half, and the gender gap in primary education virtually closed on a global level, demonstrating that rapid advancement for women is. This study examined a new form of pervasive gender inequality. The report reveals that the lives of women have improved in some respects. Now in its 14th year, the global gender gap report 2020 benchmarks 153 countries on their progress towards gender parity in four dimensions. The gender gap in reading performance has not changed since 2009 in sweden, while it has narrowed, on average across oecd countries, during the same period.
Briony harris, what the pay gap between men and women really looks like, world economic forum, november 6, 2017. Global gender gap report 2015 reports world economic forum. Jordan ranked 9th among 144 countries in gender gap index. 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. The global gender gap index 2015 ranks 145 economies according to how. The gender gap is wider than the average oecd countriesacross, where. This year is the 10th edition of the index, allowing for timeseries analysis on the. Since 2006 the global gender gap index has been measuring the extent of.
We pooled all available country measures on adolescent boys and girls academic achievement between 2000 and 2015 from the program for international student. Indonesia global database on violence against women. In addition, this years report examines gender gap prospects in the professions of the future. The global gender gap report, published annually since 2006, is an evaluation of the gender gap in four main categories in countries worldwide.
Looking to the future, the report reveals that the greatest challenge preventing the economic gender gap from closing is womens underrepresentation in emerging roles. Factors affecting completion of apprenticeship training inengland, journal of education and work, doi. 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. Twice as many boys 24% as girls 12% in sweden do not reach the baseline level of proficiency in. In 2015, projections based on the global gender gap report data suggested that the economic gap could be closed within 118 years, or 23. Figure 9 page 18 shows the range of country scores within each income group as well as incomegroup averages on the overall global gender gap index. International labour organization, global wage report 20182019. The global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female.
The cost of inequality in womens work actionaidsupported garment workers in savar, bangladesh demand their rights under the countrys labour laws. In the past few years, jordan has set a very good example with improving the role of women in developing local community, and some of them have become decision makers at a young age. This is slightly greater than global estimates of gender pay gap data, showing that women are. By providing a comprehensive framework for benchmarking global gender gaps,the report reveals those countries that. 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 global gender gap index presented in this report seeks to measure one important aspect of. The wefs annual report into gender equality found increasing. To learn more about the global gender gap report, visit the reports website. The urgent need to close the gender gap was underscored in september 2015 with the establishment of the 17 sustainable development goals sdgs, which were adopted by 193 member states of the united nations and defined an ambitious global and universal sustainable development agenda. World economic forum, the global gender gap report 2015. Based on the seven years of data available for the 111 countries that have been part of the report since its inception, it finds that the majority of countries covered have made slow progress on closing gender gaps. Millennium development goal 8 taking stock of the global partnership for development mdg gap task force report 2015 asdf united nations new york, 2015.
The global gender gap report 2017 due to progress towards gender parity in the countrys share of legislators, senior officials and managers, as well as to. 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. The global gender gap report 2015 is published by the. The 2020 report published in 2019 covers 153 countries. The guide emphasises the need to report and act on the gender pay gap and recommends resources to support organisations as they do so.
Global wage report 201819 what lies behind gender pay gaps. Global gender gap report shows urgent action needed. Nov 01, 2017 the global gender gap will take 100 years to close at the current rate of change, according to new world economic forum research. Through the global gender gap reports,for the past four years,the world economic forum has been quantifying the magnitude of gender based disparities and tracking their progress over time. United nations development programme, human development report 2016. Global gender gap report 2020 world economic forum. This guide seeks to support organisations in measuring, addressing and closing the gender pay gap. World economic forum, the global gender gap report 2016.
The nordic country has closed over 85 percent of its gender gap, followed by norway 83. This interactive report was designed and built by twon, based on data from the world economic forum. Global gender gap report 2015 world economic forum. 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. Statistical overview of women in global workplaces. The global gender gap report 2012 emphasizes persisting gender gap divides across and within regions. What can boost female labor force participation in asia.
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