Press Release, October 25, 2013 – Increased Political Participation Helps Narrow Global Gender Gap in 2013
The Global Gender Gap Report 2013 “finds 86 out of 133 countries improved their global gender gap between 2012 and 2013, with the area of political participation seeing the greatest progress
- Iceland has the narrowest gender gap in the world, followed by Finland, Norway and Sweden.
- Data indicates overall slight gains in gender parity mask the emergence of twin-track paths towards economic equality in many countries and regions.
- Download the full report, covering 136 economies including rankings, video and an interactive map.”
