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The World Economic Forum published the 2015 Global Gender Gap report, which is a study that measures global gender gaps. One of the biggest surprises is Rwanda. The central African nation ranked number 6, far ahead developed countries such as the United States, France, or Germany.
The report
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an independent Swiss nonprofit foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization publishes a series of research reports and engages its members in sector specific initiatives. The Global Gender Gap Report studies critical areas of inequality between men and women in 145 countries, especially in the following four sectors: economics, education, health and politics.
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Africa is bridging the gap
Rwanda is among the countries with the smallest gender gap. The country ranks number 1 in wage equality and it is one of the few places where women outnumber men in the Parliament (second behind Bolivia). Two other African countries figure on the top 20 list: Namibia (16th) and South Africa (17th). Burundi and Mozambique made the top 30 list.
The stars and the poor performers
According to the report, the global gender gap has diminished by 4% in the past decade. It will take another 118 years until this gap finally closes. It is no surprise that Nordic nations made the top 4. Iceland is first, Norway is second, Finland is third and Sweden is fourth.
In Sri Lanka, Mali, Croatia, the Slovak Republic, Jordan and Iran, prospects for women have deteriorated. The United States also fell by 8 spots to 28th because of changes in ministerial level positions.
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