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The Global Gender Gap
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Moon Ihlwan | Business Week
April 18, 2008
No. 20: South Africa
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South Africa is the only country from the sub-Saharan Africa region to hold a place among the top 20. Its performance on political empowerment remained strong—more than 40% of its ministers are women, and more than a third of the positions in Parliament are held by women. Its score on economic indicators such as labor force participation and wage equality slightly improved. Lesotho (26) and Namibia (29), which previously held 43rd and 38th positions, respectively, move up in the rankings. Lesotho is once again the only country from the region to have no gap on education or health. Benin (123) and Chad (127) continue to occupy some of the lowest positions in the rankings.
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.