India has declined 28 places in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2021, and is now one of the worst performers in South Asia, trailing behind neighbours Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar - it is now ranked 140 among 156 countries.
According to the report, India has closed 62.5 percent of its gender gap till date. The country had ranked 112th among 153 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2020. Noting that the decline also took place on the economic participation and opportunity subindex, albeit to a lesser extent, the report said India s gender gap on this dimension widened by 3 percent this year, leading to a 32.6 percent gap closed till date.
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The pandemic has rolled back years of progress towards equality between men and women, according to a report released on Wednesday showing the crisis had added decades to the trajectory towards closing the gender gap.
A range of studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women, who have lost jobs at a higher rate than men, and had to take on much more of the extra childcare burden when schools closed.
The effects will be felt in the long-term, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), which in its annual Global Gender Gap Report found that the goalposts for gender parity appeared to be moving further away
India Slips 28 Ranks To 140 On Gender Gap Index
Among India s neighbours, Bangladesh ranked 65, Nepal 106, Pakistan 153, Afghanistan 156, Bhutan 130 and Sri Lanka 116. Representational Image Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-01T08:16:18+05:30 India Slips 28 Ranks To 140 On Gender Gap Index outlookindia.com 2021-04-01T08:18:06+05:30
India has become the third-worst performer in South Asia after it slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum s Global Gender Gap Report 2021. India has closed 62.5 per cent of its gender gap till date.
The country had ranked 112th among 153 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2020. Among India s neighbours, Bangladesh ranked 65, Nepal 106, Pakistan 153, Afghanistan 156, Bhutan 130 and Sri Lanka 116.