India’s Performance in the Gender Gap Report 2023?
Below is the report of India’s performance in the Gender Gap Report 2023:
Rank
- India has improved its ranking greatly, moving up from 135th (in 2022) to 127th out of 146 countries in the report’s 2023 edition.
- Nepal was ranked 116, Sri Lanka was ranked 115, Bangladesh was ranked 59, China was ranked 107, Pakistan was ranked 142, and Bhutan was ranked 103.
- Since the last edition, the country has risen eight spots and 1.4 percentage points, indicating a partial comeback towards its 2020 parity goal.
- In India, the overall gender gap has been reduced by 64.3%.
Gender Parity in Education
The country’s educational system has improved as India achieved gender parity in enrollment at all levels of education.
Economic Participation and Opportunity
- With only 36.7% of women reaching gender parity in this area, India’s development in this area is still difficult to achieve.
- The number of women in senior positions and technical professions has somewhat decreased, despite an increase in wage and income parity.
Political Empowerment
- With a 25.3% parity in this area, India has achieved progress in political empowerment. The percentage of women in parliament is 15.1%, the highest since the first data was released in 2006.
- Eighteen countries, especially Bolivia (50.4%), India (44.4%), and France (42.3%), achieved a female participation rate in local governance exceeding 40%.
- Health and Survival: Following almost ten years of gradual improvement, the sex ratio at birth in India has improved by 1.9% points.
- However, because of imbalanced sex ratios, India, Vietnam, China, and Azerbaijan continue to have relatively low scores on the Health and Survival sub-index.
Global Gender Gap Report 2023 – UPSC Highlights
Global Gender Gap Report 2023 has been released recently by the World Economic Forum (WEF). This is the 17th edition of the Global Gender Gap Report. India is ranked 127th out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report 2023. In comparison to the 2022 report, India’s overall score increased by eight spots and 1.4 percentage points in 2023.
Since 2006, countries have tracked their progress in reducing gender inequalities through the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report, which is the longest-running index. The report provides a mechanism for tracking gender disparities in the fields of politics, economics, health, and education and aims to help leaders identify areas that require action.
In this article, we will look into the most recent Global Gender Gap Index Rankings 2023 and the key findings from the WEF Global Gender Gap Report.
Table of Content
- What is the Global Gender Gap Index?
- Objectives of the Global Gender Gap Index
- Key Highlights of the Global Gender Gap Report 2023
- India’s Performance in the Gender Gap Report 2023?
- Initiatives Taken in India to Address the Gender Gap
- Key Highlights of the 2021 Global Gender Gap Report
- Why Global Gender Gap Report is in the News?