The Global Gender Equality Report assesses countries' gender equity across four dimensions: economic opportunity, education, health, and political leadership. The study covers 146 countries globally where data on women's economic participation and education are available.
Overall, global gender equality has made progress in recent years. Photo: DPA
Iceland once again topped the index, followed by Norway and Finland. Elsewhere in Europe, Austria dropped sharply from 21st to 47th place, largely due to the lack of female lawmakers in government .
Progress on closing the gender gap has been stronger since last year, with 82 countries making progress in closing the gender gap. The economies with the biggest gains in scores were Liberia, Estonia, Bhutan, Malawi, Colombia and Chile, according to the report.
The World Economic Forum, however, found that overall progress toward equality has slowed. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there was optimism that the gap would narrow faster, but the pandemic has stalled that progress, according to Saadia Zahidi, managing director of the WEF.
According to the report, Vietnam, with a score of 71.1% and ranking 72nd globally, continues to make gradual progress towards gender equality, being one of the most progressive countries, moving up 11 places. WEF assessed the gender balance at birth index as one of the country's worst-performing indicators, affecting overall performance.
In terms of educational attainment, Vietnam is at 98.5% equality. There is also complete equality in the proportion of women who are highly skilled workers, and women earn 81.4% of what men earn. Overall, Vietnam is reported to be at 74.9% economic gender equality.
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF) GENDER EQUALITY RANKING 2023
Huy Hoang (according to WEF)
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