Gender Gap Index
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WEF's global gender gap index: India climbs eight places to 127 - see where Pakistan ranks?
World | Jun 21, 2023, 04:01 PM ISTIndia has achieved equality in enrolment across all degrees of training, it said. India has shut 64.3% of the overall gender gap, the report said. In any case, it underlined that India has reached just 36.7% equality on financial support and opportunity.
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Electrification in Indian households benefits men more than women: Study
India | Dec 26, 2019, 12:43 PM ISTAs new areas gain access to basic levels of electricity, men in these households tend to dominate its use, according to a study conducted in India which suggests that men benefit more than women from such access. The study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, highlights intra-household power dynamics as an important factor to consider for enabling more equitable energy access in developing countries.
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India slips to 112th rank on WEF’s gender gap index; in bottom-5 on health, economic fronts
Business | Dec 17, 2019, 07:20 AM ISTIndia has slipped four places to rank 112th globally in terms of gender gap amid widening disparity in terms of women's health and survival and economic participation -- the two areas where the country is now ranked in the bottom-five, an annual survey showed on Tuesday.
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India ranks 114 out of 142 nations on WEF's Gender Gap Report
World | Oct 28, 2014, 10:26 AM ISTNew York: 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
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India gets poor 101st rank on global gender gap index
India | Oct 25, 2013, 12:16 PM ISTNew Delhi/Geneva: Indicating a poor state of affairs on gender parity front, India was on Friday ranked at a low 101st position on a global Gender Gap Index despite an improvement by four places since