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India says gender parity achieved across all levels of education, prioritising bridging gender pay gapIndia achieved gender parity in education. The country is now working towards increasing women's workforce participation, especially in non...
Pakistan's gender gap index hits rock bottom, second worst globallyWomen's rights activists have issued impassioned pleas for both state and societal commitment to address gender disparities effectively.soc...
India ranks 129th on Global Gender Gap index, Iceland on top: WEFIndia dropped to 129th place in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index 2024, while Iceland retained the top spot. India ranks f...
India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF reportIndia has moved up eight positions to rank 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity in the World Economic Forum's annual Gender G...
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Covid-19 has stalled progress towards achieving gender parity. It will take 132 years to close the global gender gap, at the current rate o...
India ranks low at 135th for gender parity; worst for health and survival, says WEFOn the health and survival subindex, India ranked the lowest at 146th place and figured among the five countries with gender gaps larger th...
ET Women's Forum: One-year parental leave key for gender equality in labour market, says Marianne HagenHagen is Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in Norway, which is considered to be a gender-equal country.
India ranks 108th in WEF gender gap index 2018Gender gap was measured across four key pillars -- economic opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment, and health and surv...
Advancing gender parity could contribute $770 billion to India’s GDP by 2025: McKinsey reportIn contrast, in China, women contribute 41% to the overall GDP and comprise 44% of the workforce and in Singapore, these are 39% and 45%, r...
Being a woman got even worse in 2017: It will take 100 years before women achieve equalityThe global backsliding reflects a general slowing of progress in the world’s larger economies.
Gender parity: Despite 21-place jump, India at a lowly 87In this latest edition, the report finds that progress towards parity in the key economic pillar has slowed dramatically with the gap - whi...
US First Lady praises India's steps to educate, empower girlsAccording to Michelle Obama , the World Bank funding was not just a breathtaking investment of resources but also a powerful statement of m...
India betters gender gap rank; Rwanda, Philippines among top 10India has improved its performance in a global gender gap measure that tracks relative divide between men and women across four key areas.
Mending gender gap could add 60% to India's GDP by 2025: McKinsey reportNarrowing the gender gap in work would not only be equitable in the broadest sense but could have far more economic impact than previously ...
UN notes progress, but says challenges remain for IndiaWhile India is on track to achieving the hunger targets, it remains home to one quarter of the world's under-nourished population, the repo...
India lowest among APAC nations in women's advancement: ReportAcross the region, New Zealand had the highest overall Index score of 77, followed by Australia (76), the Philippines (72.6) and Singapore ...
India will take around 56 years to achieve female youth literacy: ReportIt is projected that only 70% of countries will have achieved parity in primary education by 2015, and 56% will have achieved parity in low...