Iceland has claimed the top spot of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2009 from Norway which slipped to third position behind Finland.
South Africa and Lesotho made great strides in closing their gender gaps to enter the top 10 for the first time. The Philippines lost ground for the first time in four years but remains the leading Asian country in the rankings.
The report’s Index assesses countries on how well they are dividing their resources and opportunities among their male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels of these resources and opportunities.
"Countries that do not fully capitalize on one-half of their human resources run the risk of undermining their competitive potential. We hope to highlight the economic incentive behind empowering women, in addition to promoting equality as a basic human right," said co-author Saadia Zahidi, Head of the Forum’s Women Leaders and Gender Parity Programme. Watch the video interview with Saadia:
The game is rigged, the Global Gender Gap Report is more feminist thuggery and propaganda, and that’s all it is.
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There are three write-ups on this page discussing the Global Gender Gap Report. Start on the lower part of the page (Part I) and work up.
Posted by: ActaNonVerba | November 12, 2009 at 22:10
I have to say I am really proud of my country, Finland, that once again we are in a very high position especially on this WEF survey. I think this is certainly one of the reasons why we have been, together with the other Nordic friends, topping the WEF Competitivity Reports as well.
Posted by: Piia-Noora Kauppi | November 05, 2009 at 00:13
I still find it crazy that women are taking up such a small amount of the global economy. I thought that countries like the UK would have been a lot higher by now and am quite ashamed as a man to have these figures so low. It seems like the 1950's are a lot closer than I thought.
Posted by: Jon - SEO Manchester | October 28, 2009 at 09:27