(THE GIST OF PIB) Gender Gap Report 2024

(JUNE-2024)

Of the 30 Union ministers in the newly formed Indian cabinet, only two are women. Overall, the number of ministers in the central council has reduced from 10 in the previous government to seven.

The Global Gender Gap Report 2024, released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), highlights the persistent gender inequality across various sectors globally.

Top-Ranking Countries: Iceland has maintained its position as the most gender-equal country for the 14th consecutive year, with a gender gap score of 91.2%.
Other Nordic countries, such as Norway, Finland, and Sweden, also rank high in the top five.
India ranked 129 in this year’s index, scoring marginally lower than the previous edition.
This slight regression is mainly the result of small declines in ‘Educational Attainment’ and ‘Political Empowerment’, while ‘Economic Participation and Opportunity’ slightly improved.
India ranked the third-lowest among the South Asian economies, faring worse than Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.