Pakistan has ranked abysmally on the global gender report, showing huge socio-economic gapsAccording to Global Gender Gap report 2008 released by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, Pakistan ranked 127 out of 130 countries in this year's Global Gender Gap rankings.
The Global Gap Report 2008 (GGGR), published each year by the World Economic Forum, said that the social and economic empowerment of women was still very low and they were still struggling for their livelihood and survival.
The report provides a comprehensive framework for assessing and comparing global gender gaps since the 1992 report. It ranks countries according to gender equality rather than women empowerment.
The report has fourteen gender gap indices. These include economic participation and opportunity available to women, educational attainment, health and survival as well as political empowerment. Pakistan has ranked poorly in almost all categories. However it has fared well in empowering women politically as it ranks 50th out of 130 countries.
Norway leads the world in closing the gender gap followed by Finland, Sweden and Iceland. Germany (11), United Kingdom (13) and Spain (17) slipped down the ranking, but remained in the top 20 slot. Many countries like Netherlands (9), Latvia (10), Sri Lanka (12) and France made significant gains.
The report identifies gaps in most socio-economic areas of the country. Pakistan ranks 117th in both women's literacy rate and workforce population. In life expectancy it ranked 115th. In enrollment for primary education the country ranked 110th. In wage equality for similar work Pakistan ranked 60th, while in years for a female head of state it ranked at number 5.
The Global Gap Report 2008 (GGGR), published each year by the World Economic Forum, said that the social and economic empowerment of women was still very low and they were still struggling for their livelihood and survival.
The report provides a comprehensive framework for assessing and comparing global gender gaps since the 1992 report. It ranks countries according to gender equality rather than women empowerment.
The report has fourteen gender gap indices. These include economic participation and opportunity available to women, educational attainment, health and survival as well as political empowerment. Pakistan has ranked poorly in almost all categories. However it has fared well in empowering women politically as it ranks 50th out of 130 countries.
Norway leads the world in closing the gender gap followed by Finland, Sweden and Iceland. Germany (11), United Kingdom (13) and Spain (17) slipped down the ranking, but remained in the top 20 slot. Many countries like Netherlands (9), Latvia (10), Sri Lanka (12) and France made significant gains.
The report identifies gaps in most socio-economic areas of the country. Pakistan ranks 117th in both women's literacy rate and workforce population. In life expectancy it ranked 115th. In enrollment for primary education the country ranked 110th. In wage equality for similar work Pakistan ranked 60th, while in years for a female head of state it ranked at number 5.
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