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The Gender Equality Index
Monday, May 1, 2006 3:05 PM
Social Watch released a report on gender equality entitled "No country treats its women the same as its men: The Gender Equality Index- A New Perspective." Social Watch has created its own mechanism to assess the levels of gender equality in most countries in the world. The Gender Equality Index (GEI) encompasses factors such as school enrollment, birth expectancy, gender-based income differences, and empowerment. Best performers include Australia, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Countries with the worst performance include Yemen, Pakistan, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo and Egypt. Compiled from: "No country treats its women the same as its men: The Gender Equality Index- A New Perspective," Social Watch Research Team, Social Watch, April 25, 2006.
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