Global Gender Gap Index

Which of the following gives ‘Global Gender Gap Index’ ranking to the countries of the world?

(a) World Economic Forum

(b) UN Human Rights Council

(c) UN Women

(d) World Health Organization

Solution: A

The Global Gender Gap Report 2017. The Global Gender Gap Index was first introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006 as a framework for capturing the magnitude of gender-based discrimination. The Global Gender Gap Report benchmarks 144 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four thematic dimensions

• Economic Participation and Opportunity, 
• Educational Attainment, 
• Health and Survival, and 
• Political Empowerment