It ranks 114 out of 142 countries in World Economic Forum’s 2014 gender gap index
India has performed poorly in removing gender-based disparities, ranking
114 out of 142 countries in World Economic Forum’s 2014 gender gap
index, scoring below average on parameters like economic participation,
educational attainment and health and survival.
India slipped 13 spots from its last year’s ranking of 101 on the Gender Gap Index by the World Economic Forum.
India is part of the 20 worst-performing countries on the labour force
participation, estimated earned income, literacy rate and sex ratio at
birth indicators.
On the other hand, India is among the top 20 best-performing countries on the political empowerment subindex.
The index was first introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006 as a
framework for capturing the magnitude of gender-based disparities and
tracking their progress. The index benchmarks national gender gaps on
economic, political, education and health criteria.
On the criteria of economic participation and opportunity, India was
ranked 134. Its female to male ratio in labour force participation was
0.36. The disparity in estimated earned income was high with females
earning USD 1980 compared to USD 8087 earned by their male counterparts.
On educational attainment, India ranked 126 with female to male ratio in
literacy rate at 0.68. India was the second-lowest performing country
on health and survival, ranking 141 just ahead of Armenia.
However, on political empowerment subindex, India ranked an impressive
15. It is the highest-ranked country on the years with female head of
state (over the past 50 years) indicator. There is also some evidence
from India to suggest that women in local government roles make
decisions with better outcomes for communities than men do when charged
with budget decisions. They also appear to be more competent
representatives than men, obtaining more resources for their
constituencies despite having significantly lower education and relevant
labour market experience.
The report said that India has the highest difference between women and
men on the average minutes spent per day on unpaid work—a difference of
300 minutes. It is also among the countries with the highest difference
in the female and male percentage of total R&D personnel. India has
one of the lowest percentages of firms with female participation in
ownership.
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