The US is ranked 31, just behind CUBA and Lituania. Ugh - very unimpressive. You can see the whole list of rankings here. Iceland took hom the gold with a #1 ranking.
According to the World Economic Form's website, "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. " They also explain the United States 3-drop in ranking as "owing to minor drops in the participation of women in the economy and improvements in the scores of previously lower-ranking countries."
Ok - being ranked 28 wouldn't really impress me either.
They measure the gender inequality gap in the following categories:
- Economic participation and opportunity – outcomes on salaries, participation levels and access to high-skilled employment
- Educational attainment – outcomes on access to basic and higher level education
- Political empowerment – outcomes on representation in decision-making structures
- Health and survival – outcomes on life expectancy and sex ratio
What are your thoughts on this? Think anyone will care? (Side note - did it make NBC Nightly News). What can we do to decrease these gaps? In which categories do you think our scores were the worst?
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