The Global Gender Gap Report 2013

ContentsGlobal Gender Gap Index MethodologySelected Rankings 2013Global & Regional Performance 2013Dynamics of the Gender GapGender Gap and CompetitivenessPolicy FrameworksKoreas Profile

Global Gender Gap IndexWhy create an Index? No country in the world has yet reached gender equality but there are major variations across countries.Gender inequality is a matter of equity as well as a matter of efficiency

The Global Gender Gap Index seeks to:track the magnitude and direction of gender-based inequalities over time create an opportunity to learn from successful countries foster greater awareness of the challenges as well as the opportunities

Global Gender Gap IndexFour principal features of the Global Gender Gap Index: It measures gender gaps rather than levels of womens empowermentIt measures outcomes, not enabling factorsIt rewards parityIt is comparable across time and comparable relative to an equality benchmark

Global Gender Gap IndexFour critical areas for measuring the gender gapEducational attainmentEconomic participation and opportunityPolitical empowermentHealth and survival14 variables 13 from hard data and 1 from survey dataAll data truncated at equality benchmark. Weights by standard deviation within a subindex and simple average between the 4 subindexes. Indicators and Sources

Country CoverageThe Global Gender Gap Index 2013 covers 136 economies, representing over 90% of the worlds population

110 of these countries have been covered since 2006

All countries with a minimum of 12 out of the 14 indicators are covered

Selected Rankings 2013: Top 20 and Selected CountriesCountriesscorerankIceland0.8731Finland0.8422Norway0.8423Sweden0.8134Philippines0.7835Ireland0.7826New Zealand0.7807Denmark0.7788Switzerland0.7749Nicaragua0.77110Belgium0.76811Latvia0.76112Netherlands0.76113Germany0.75814Cuba0.75415Lesotho0.75316South Africa0.75117United Kingdom0.74418Austria0.74419Canada0.74220CountriesscorerankBurundi0.74022United States0.73923Australia0.73924Ecuador0.73925Mozambique0.73526Bolivia0.73427Argentina0.72034France0.70945Russian Federation0.69861Brazil0.69562Mexico0.69268China0.69169India0.655101Japan0.650105Korea, Republic of0.635111Japan0.650105Turkey0.608120Chad0.559134Pakistan0.546135Yemen0.513136Regional Performance: Global Gender Gap IndexSource: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Regional Performance: Educational AttainmentSource: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Regional Performance: Health and SurvivalSource: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Regional Performance: Economic Participation and OpportunitySource: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Regional Performance: Political EmpowermentSource: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Global Patterns 2013Source: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Rankings by Income Group 2013Source: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013LOW INCOMELOWER-MIDDLE INCOMEUPPER-MIDDLE INCOMEHIGH INCOMECountryOverall scoreOverall rankCountryOverall scoreOverall rankCountryOverall scoreOverall rankCountryOverall scoreOverall rankBurundi0.739722Philippines0.78325Cuba0.754015Iceland0.87311Mozambique0.734926Nicaragua0.771510South Africa0.751017Finland0.84212Malawi0.713939Lesotho0.753016Ecuador0.738925Norway0.84173Uganda0.708646Bolivia0.734027Costa Rica0.724131Sweden0.81294Madagascar0.701656Mongolia0.720433Kazakhstan0.721832Ireland0.78236Kyrgyz Republic0.694863Cape Verde0.712241Argentina0.719534New Zealand0.77997Tanzania0.692866Guyana0.708548Colombia0.717135Denmark0.77798Bangladesh0.684875Moldova0.703752Panama0.716437Switzerland0.77369Kenya0.680378Sri Lanka0.701955Serbia0.711642Belgium0.768411Tajikistan0.668290Lao PDR0.699360Bulgaria0.709743Latvia0.761012Burkina Faso0.6513103Ukraine0.693564Namibia0.709444Netherlands0.760813Cambodia0.6509104Senegal0.692367Jamaica0.708547Germany0.758314Ethiopia0.6198118Viet Nam0.686373Venezuela0.706050United Kingdom0.744018Nepal0.6053121Ghana0.681176Macedonia, FYR0.701357Austria0.743719Benin0.5885126Honduras0.677382Brazil0.694962Canada0.742520Mali0.5872128Georgia0.675086Thailand0.692865Luxembourg0.741021Chad0.5588134Paraguay0.672489Mexico0.691768United States0.739223Bhutan0.665193China0.690869Australia0.739024Armenia0.663494Romania0.690870Lithuania0.730828Indonesia0.661395Dominican Republic0.686772Barbados0.730129El Salvador0.660996Peru0.678780Spain0.726630Cameroon0.6560100Botswana0.675285Trinidad and Tobago0.716636India0.6551101Hungary0.674287Slovenia0.715538Nigeria0.6469106Angola*0.665992Bahamas0.712840Zambia0.6312113Maldives0.660497France0.708945Guatemala0.6304114Mauritius0.659998Croatia0.706949Egypt0.5935125Azerbaijan0.658299Portugal0.705651Morocco0.5845129Malaysia0.6518102Israel0.703253Cte d'Ivoire0.5814131Belize0.6449107Poland0.703154Mauritania0.5810132Albania0.6412108Singapore0.700058Syrian Arab Republic0.5661133Suriname0.6369110Estonia0.699759Pakistan0.5459135Fiji0.6286117Russian Federation0.698361Yemen0.5128136Jordan0.6093119Italy0.688571Turkey0.6081120Slovak Republic0.685774Lebanon0.6028123Uruguay0.680377Algeria0.5966124Cyprus0.680179Iran, Islamic Rep.0.5842130Greece0.678281Czech Republic0.677083Malta0.676184Brunei Darussalam0.673088Chile0.667091Japan0.6498105United Arab Emirates0.6372109Korea, Rep.0.6351111Bahrain0.6334112Qatar0.6299115Kuwait0.6292116Oman0.6053122Saudi Arabia0.5879127Dynamics of the Gender GapSource: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Competitiveness & Gender GapOne of the most important determinants of a countrys competitiveness is its human talent the skills, education and productivity of its workforce. Women account for one half of the potential talent base throughout the world. Over time, a nations competitiveness depends significantly on whether and how it develops and utilizes female talent.This implies that countries that do not capitalize on the full potential of one half of their societies are misallocating their human resources and undermining their competitive potential.

Global Competitiveness Index & Gender Gap IndexSource: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Ageing and the Gender GapSource: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Policy Framework for Gender EqualityThe magnitude and type of gender gaps in countries around the world are the combined result of various socioeconomic and cultural variables.

Policy can play a key role in influencing gender equality.

In order to complement the data presented in this Report and to build a more comprehensive picture of the policy environment, the World Economic Forum has conducted a survey of national policy frameworks relating to parental leave, availability of childcare, type of taxation and workplace equality.

The result is presented in the Report.

Policy Framework for Gender EqualitySource: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Policy Framework for Gender EqualitySource: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Policy Framework for Gender EqualitySource: World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2013Korea Profile

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