Islamabad as the government claims enhanced womens participation in all sectors of life, the global gender gap report 2015 released on thursday still ranks pakistan at 144 out of 145 countries. This briefing paper provides statistics on the size of the gender pay gap in the uk, looks at some of the reasons why the gender pay gap arises and discusses the duty on large employers to report on the size of the gender pay gap in their workforce. Equality and diversity in cm 5 executive summary this report documents issues of equality and diversity in music education and training, orchestras, teaching staff at conservatoires, conducting, and composition. The uk government requires organisations with more than 250 organisations to report their gender pay gap data women and mens average pay across the organisation. Define gender equality as equal power and opportunities for men and women. Global gender gap report ranks pakistan at 144 out of 145.
The global gender gap report 2015 weforum world economic. Using the 2012 european social survey ess, this article provides the first comparative analysis of how conceptions of democracy differ between men and women in 29 countries, and how this relates to their overall satisfaction with and support for democracy. A report by the broadband commissions working group on gender found that a vast majority of national broadband plans fail to include gender targets 20. The uk gender pay gap website allows you to find and compare gender pay gap information reported by employers, and learn more about the gender pay gap and how to close it. World economic forum 2015 global gender gap report 2015 indonesias profile online available at article in reports. Introduction the gender pay gap for academic staff at the university of bristol is 12. Prudential distribution limited 2015 annual report. In the same way, the difficulty of this issue is rooted in todays culture. The 12th edition of the global gender gap index has been released today with troubling findings. Through the global gender gap report, the world economic forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas. House of commons business, energy and industrial strategy. One thing that i feel very passionately about, is that we wouldnt be where we are without our brilliant. Ilo, 2016 ilo asiapacific working paper series, issn. The proven links between gender diversity on boards and better business performance show that having more women in your boardroom makes good business sense.
Saadia zahidi, the head of education, gender and employment. Rankings by subindex, 2015 country rank score norway 1 0. Papua new guinea commonwealth of learning cc by sa april 2015 page 3 of 5 gender gaps health in a 20 report, the government of papua new guinea png indicated. Data in this report is subject to change without notice. Pay or earnings gap compare each woman to the average male pension for the country also. The world economic forums gender gap index the gender gap index, which was introduced by the world economic forum in 2006 as a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender based disparities and tracking their progress yields very different results. As the world marks international womens day 2015, there is a need to refocus attention on gender equality and wom. A human rights watch report on syria states that the constitution guarantees gender equality and that many women are active in public life. The regions score has improved compared to 2014 on all subindexes except educational attainment. She questioned why women are socially allowed to cry but it is unheard of for a man to sob even for valid reasons.
The persistence of gendered paths in career choices has recently been reflected in the current global gender gap report of the world economic forum wef, which states that on average men are underrepresented in the fields of education. Decomposing changes in the wage gap with the juhn et. Report presents information and data that were compiled andor collected by the world economic forum all information and data referred herein as data. Is the gender gap narrowing in science and engineering. We pooled all available country measures on adolescent boys and girls academic achievement between 2000 and 2015 from the program for international student.
Global gender gap report 2015 world economic forum. Nov 18, 2015 the global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, healthbased. Women political leaders wpl is the global network of female political leaders at national level, including the european parliament, of whom there are currently around 9,000. Oct 26, 2016 the global gender gap report 2016 iii v preface 1 part 1. With a decade of data, this edition of the global gender gap report first published in 2006 shows that while the world has made progress overall, stubborn inequalities remain. Gender makeup at the homes and communities agency as at 31 march 2017 our mean and median gender pay gap in hourly pay 20. Women from all education levels, from those with less than a high school diploma to those with doctoral degrees experience the gender pay gap. On average, the 144 countries covered in the report have closed 96% of the gap in health outcomes.
The gender gap report ignores the division of unpaid labor, including childcare, leaving open the real possibility that even if the economic gap is seemingly closing women will be handicapped by the double day wherein they both engage in paid employment and remain overwhelmingly responsible for unpaid work for example see lombardo and meier. Pakistan secondworst on global gender gap index daily times. The gender gap in financial wellness is smallest where it comes to issues related to taking care of kids and family. Banking on women gender intelligence for banks moving. We are particularly proud to report that our median hourly pay gap is 0. Global gender gap report ricardo hausmann,harvard university laura d. From 2017, any organisation that has 250 or more employees must publish and report specific figures about their gender pay gap. Mean wages in 19821984 dollars and the gender wage gap in selected years 99 3. According to the gender gap index, gender equality in japan is low. The global gender gap report 2015 do you think gender. The terms country and nation as used in this report do not in. The global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, healthbased and political indicators. Tuvalu general total male population under 15 2014 cia, 2015. Gender pay gap report 2017 has been an exciting year for the weetabix food company, with new owners, a change in leadership, continued growth, and our weetabix brand sales exceeding.
The prudential assurance company limited 2015 pra returns. Thirteen of the 15 countries with the lowest rates of women participating in their labor force are in the middle east and north africa mena, according to the 2015 global gender gap report 2015. The overall gender parity score varies widely across the globe. The low antenatal care coverage 60 per cent for one visit. Pdf gender pay gap report smbce london 2019 pdf gender pay gap report smbce paris 2019 pdf gender pay gap report smbce london 2018 pdf gender pay gap report smbce london 2017 smbc group is an equal opportunites employer. The global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to. Gender imbalances to the advantage of women do not affect the score. Gender gap report for 2015, pakistan has a significant gender gap, with financial inclusion reaching only 6% of women, while its female labor force participation was 25% in 2016, well below that of countries with similar income levels. The prudential assurance company limited 2015 annual report. Tyson,university of california, berkeley saadia zahidi,world economic forum 2009 the global gender gap report 2009 cover. Gender equality and middlelass spending,august 5, 2009. The gender gap in pensions is the percentage by which womens average pension is lower than mens, i. At the world economic forum professor klaus schwab founder and executive chairman saadia zahidi director, constituent communities.
The gender gap index 2015 benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, educational and health criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons. Wpl provides a platform for the exchange of ideas, experiences and best practices between female political leaders. Gender inequality at its worst globalisation in syria. Based on a systematic analysis, the report identifies inequalities that relate to under.
The global gender gap report 2010 is published by the world economic forum. Mobile access and usage in low and middleincome countries, a reportthat examines mobile phone ownership by women, as well as the. People are using the internet on their mobile phones when they do any of the following. Measuring the global gender gap 10 the global gender gap report 2015 table 4. An analysis of the gender pay gap in the egyptian labour. Closing the gender wage gap in new york state department of. The terms country and nation as used in this report. Decomposing change in the gender wage gap with kernel density. The global gender gap report was first published in 2006 by the world economic forum. In fact, according to the world economic forums global gender gap report 2017, at the current rate of change, and given the continued widening of the economic gender gap already observed last year, the gender gap will now not be closed for another 217 years. Students will research gender issues in a selected country and identify priorities for reducing the global gender gap. Oct 27, 2014 the global gender gap report, published by the world economic forum, provides a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender based disparities around the world. Assessing the gender pay gap in asias garment sector phu huynh. The global gender gap index featured in the 2015 report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, healthbased.
Mothers employment and childrens educational gender gap. According to the world economic forum, the global gender gap report 2015, it will now take more than 117 years to close the gender gap. According to henslin 2015 the gender pay gap has been a challenge that women have to face since the industrial revolution. The global gender gap report 2015, published by the world economic forum, measures 145 countries on the gap between women and men in health, education, economics and politics. Poly 677, 689 2012 arguing that many families who are eligible. As part of eys commitment to building a better working world, our research attempted to identify what life sciences companies can do to accelerate gender parity, particularly at leadership levels. The world economic forums 2015 global gender gap report which measures relative gaps between women and in health, education, economy and politics across 145 countries finds that the most improvement in narrowing gender gaps over the last decade has been made in womens political empowerment 23%.
Essay about the gender gap in society 571 words cram. Student access to computers with internet and audio. In the most recent global gender gap report announced by the world economic forum on december 17, 2019, japan ranked 121st out of 153 countries. As a member of the world bank group and as the largest global development institution focused. Yemen has the lowest rate of working women of all, followed by syria, jordan, iran, morocco. The 2009 acs report shows that women in wyoming earn only 65. And to know more about this worrying matter, you could take a look at the global gender gap report pdf which published each year. The girl with the draggin w 2 is not looking for a handout. The time for gender parity in the workplace is now minnpost. These states represent the highest and lowest values for the gender earnings gap, but by no means are they outliers. The mean figure is the percentage difference between the mean average hourly rates of mens and womens pay.
Students will posit explanations for gender discrepancies in the u. Despite high education levels, arab women still dont have. Difference in the gender wage gap between selected years 100 4. Truncate data at equality benchmark as a second step, these ratios are truncated at the equality benchmark. Furthermore, it is nearly impossible to track progress. It means that germany is among the world top countries that managed to close substantially the overall gender gap, namely 77. The main purpose of this report is to get the index on the gender gap. Spread of minimum and maximum values by indicator, 2015. Measuring gender equality in the european union 20052012. Our data shows the overall mean and median gender pay gap at the agency as at the snapshot date of 31 march 2017. A score of 100% right side of the chart denotes true gender equality but no nation in the report has managed to close the gap completely.
Tuvalu commonwealth of learning cc by sa april 2015 page 1 of 4 gender profile. Nov 02, 2017 pakistan secondworst on global gender gap index. Fast forward, a new global platform to catalyze achievement of gender parity within ey and in the wider business world. Rapporto global gender gap del world economic forum. Understanding the 20 global gender gap report women. The country ranked 5th in 20, 141st in 2014 and 143rd in 2015, then again in 2016 and 2017. The global gender gap index 2015 ranks 145 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, healthbased and political indicators. Gender gaps in education iza institute of labor economics. Gender segregation in the vocational orientation of adolescents has been well documented for decades in most oecd countries oecd, 2006, 2012.
World economic forum report, the global gender gap report 2015, it will now take more than 117 years to close the gender gap 1 38 years longer than reported. The global gender gap index 2015 world economic forum. The gender wage gap covers the history of womens wages, the differences between mens and womens wages that still exist, and todays efforts to close the gap. The global gender gap index 2010 is the result of collaboration with faculty at harvard university and the university of california, berkeley. With a decade of data, this edition of the global gender gap report first published in 2006. Aligned to common core standards and correlated to state standards. The idea was circulating about gender and one of my group mates proposed a very interesting topic that i would love to elaborate on in this edition of the gender gap.
With a decade of data, this edition of the global gender gap report first published in 2006 shows that while the world has made progress overall. The gender gap index 2016 benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, educational and health criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons. We found a 26% gap in the shortfall between the median 45yearold man and the median. However, the report states, personal status laws and the penal code contain provisions that discriminate against women and girls, particularly in marriage, divorce, child custody, and inheritance.
The report measures womens disadvantage compared to men, and is not a measure of equality of the gender gap. Primary education has witnessed the most significant improvement, especially in southern. The gender pay gap for academics remains at 12%, driven by large gaps for professors and senior academics the overall mean and median gender pay gap for staff on academic contracts is 12. The global gender gap report 2015 3 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 disparities and tracking their progress. Digital gender gap audit scorecard toolkit world wide web. This reports follows our joint work with prweek and women in pr in the summer and our joint response to the governments gender pay gap consultation in august and september 20153. The gender pay gap measures the difference between average hourly earnings of men and women. Asia, where the index was lowest in 1990 but reached 1.
The gender wage gap melissa higgins, michael regan. Over the past 50 years, women have made significant gains, but progress towards closing the pay gap has stalled over the past 15 years. Global gender gap report 2015 reports world economic forum. Development goals in 2015, it is turning its attention from a focus on. The world economic forums global gender gap report 2014 pdf estimates that the world will not achieve gender parity in the workplace until 2095 a full 80 years from now.