World Economic Forum has released the Global Gender Gap index 2022 out of which India ranks 135th out of 146.
The quest for gender equity stagnates in 2022 due to several multifaceted and interconnected issues, including the rising cost of living, ongoing pandemic, climate emergency, and displaced populations.
The chance of a reversal is growing as leaders deal with increasing political and economic challenges. Millions of women and girls are currently denied access to opportunities.
This pause in, equality progress is disastrous for the survival of our economy, cultures, and communities. Increasing equality must be a top priority for the public and private sectors.
The Global Gender Gap Index evaluates how gender equity has altered over time in four key areas:
- Political empowerment
- Health and survival
- Educational attainment
- Economic involvement and opportunity.
The most extended index records how these gaps have been narrowed over time, having been released for the first time in 2006.
Saadia Zahdi, Managing Director of World Economic Forum, said,
“In the face of a weak recovery, government and business must make two sets of efforts: targeted policies to support women’s return to the workforce and women’s talent development in future industries. Otherwise, we risk eroding the gains of the last decades permanently and losing out on the future economic returns of diversity,”
Key Insights
- With a score of 94.2 percent, South Asia is among the regions with the lowest equality for health and survival.
- Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India are among the nations with the lowest performance globally in this subindex, with Sri Lanka being the only country to have closed its gender disparity.
- Large, populous countries such as India and Pakistan have a relatively low gender ratio at birth.
- Except for Sri Lanka, no country is at the same level in terms of healthy life expectancy, and countries in the region are among the poorest in the world in this area.
By 2021, India has made the most significant and favorable progress regarding Economic Participation and Opportunity.
Nevertheless, concerning every other indication on the subindex, India has made progress toward achieving equality with the weighing of other indicators.
