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The Global Gender Gap
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Moon Ihlwan | Business Week
April 18, 2008
No. 91: Japan
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While Japan performs above average on health (37) and education (69), its performance on economic participation (97) and political empowerment (94) is poor. Korea (97) continues to rank low but has shown slight improvements in labor-force participation and wage equality. Among other Asian countries, Bangladesh (100), India (114), Iran (118), and Pakistan (126) continue to hold some of the lowest positions. While Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan perform poorly on the economic, education, and health subindexes, their overall scores are partially bolstered by relatively good performances on political empowerment. (Bangladesh ranks 17th, India 21st, and Pakistan 43rd on this subindex.)
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kerriehalmi
about 1 year ago
30 comments
let's do something about the US pathetically low rating...support women!
lolawriter
about 1 year ago
50 comments
I wish I could say I'm surprised the U.S. ranks rather low given the fact that we're the richest nation in the world, and the one with the most resources that should allow the gender gap to evaporate...
Kylie
about 1 year ago
136 comments
No surprise that the Scandanavian countries are the leaders here; objectively speaking, their countries have been the most gender-equal for decades now.