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3 Dec, 2010

The Global Gender Gap (#3 of 3)–Political Empowerment and Institutional Sexism

Pamela Joy2019-03-18T18:48:11-05:00December 3rd, 2010|Tags: elected women, gender inequality, global gender gap, institutional sexicm|

In a previous post on the annual Global Gender Gap Report issued by the World Economic Forum, I reported that this year for the first time the U.S. placed in the top 20 gender-equal countries (#19 of 134 nations) and that we are doing well in terms of Economic Participation and Opportunity (U.S. at #6) and Educational Attainment (tied for #1 with 21 other countries). In a subsequent post, I noted that part of what was holding us back was inequality in Health and Survival (U.S. at #38) - which results from U.S. women’s relative lack of access to health care, an issue that 2010’s Affordable Care Act is poised to address beginning in 2014. Today I turn to the final subindex, the heaviest weight in our saddlebags: With a ranking of #40, Political Empowerment is our worst showing.

The Global Gender Gap (#2 of 3)–From Horse Race to Health Care

Pamela Joy2019-03-18T18:48:11-05:00November 5th, 2010|Tags: Affordable Care Act, global gender gap, Health care, Sherlock Holmes|

In my last post, I highlighted the “horse race” aspect of the World Economic Forum’s 2010 Global Gender Gap Report, which shows the Nordic countries ahead of the curve in gender equality and the United States placing in the top 20 (#19) for the first time. The ratings are based on each [...]

The Global Gender Gap (#1 of 3)—The Horse Race

Pamela Joy2010-10-21T23:34:49-05:00October 21st, 2010|Tags: global gender gap, pay equity, women's literacy and education|

Earlier this month, the World Economic Forum published its 2010 Global Gender Gap Report, which compares 134 countries based on 5 years’ worth of data. The overall purpose of the report is to emphasize the positive relationship between economic success and gender equity. “Women and girls,” says Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Forum, “must be treated equally if a country is to grow and prosper.”