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OECD countries were scored on a range of factors including the gender pay gap, the proportion of women who achieve tertiary education, and paid maternity leave.
Countries by Gender Inequality Index (Data from 2019, published in 2020). Red denotes more gender inequality, and green more equality. [1]The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is an index for the measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 Human Development Report 20th anniversary edition by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Description. The index is published by Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As of October 2023, four indexes have been released. The researchers use a total of 13 indicators, spanning from employment and education regulations to perceptions of violence and safety. [5]
Three former sovereign states had a female head of state or government in the 20th century: East Germany, Tannu Tuva and Yugoslavia. The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who ...
Although the country already has one of the smallest gender wage gaps in the world, at a low 14 per cent, Bloomberg reports that the country’s government introduced measures requiring 900 ...
This list of countries by life expectancy provides a comprehensive list of countries alongside their respective life expectancy figures. The data is differentiated by sex, presenting life expectancies for males, females, and a combined average. In addition to sovereign nations, the list encompasses several non-sovereign entities and territories.
English. World President. Magdie de Kock. Website. www.acww.org.uk. The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) is the largest international organization for rural women, [1] with a membership of nine million in 82 countries (per 2023). [2] ACWW holds a triennial conference and publishes a magazine, The Countrywoman, four times a year.
This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially able) not to work, supported by ...