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Israel trails behind Western states in gender equality

World Economic Forum ranks Israel as number 52 on list regarding equal opportunities for women

Gender gaps in Israel remain enormous, according to the World Economic Forum's annual report, released Tuesday.

 

The report ranks Israel as number 52 in the world, down from 45th place in 2009, in gender gaps in society – especially in the fields of education and health. Topping the list are the Scandinavian countries.

 

The World Economic Forum's report ranks women's achievements in four fields: Economics, politics, education, and health.

 

When judged according to equal opportunities provided in the workforce, Israel is number 49 on the list, but there appear to be fewer opportunities in the field of politics, where the state is ranked number 63.

 

In education and health the situation is perhaps direst. In education Israel's gender gaps are number 80 on the list, and in health the state has slid to number 91.

 

The five leading states in gender equality are Iceland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and New Zealand, according to the survey. The US is number 19, with Sri Lanka and even South Africa outranking it.

 

The latter's ranking of number 12 is said to be a derivative of the high number of women in parliament and the small gender gaps in the field of education achievements.

 

France received a relatively low rating of number 46, with Namibia, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan deemed more egalitarian. At the bottom of the list are Saudi Arabia, ranked 129th, and Pakistan, ranked 132. Last is Yemen.

 

 


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