Global Gender Gap Report 2012 Released The Global Gender Gap
Report 2012 benchmarks national gender gaps of 135 countries on
economic, political, education- and health-based criteria. The
Global Gender Gap Index was developed in 2006, partially to
address the need for a consistent and comprehensive measure of
gender equality that can track a country’s progress over time.
The index points to potential role models by revealing those
countries that – within their region or income group – are
leaders in dividing resources more equitably between women and
men than other countries, regardless of the overall level of
resources available. The Global Gender Gap Report 2012
emphasizes persisting gender gap divides across and within
regions. Based on the seven years of data available for the 111
countries that have been part of the report since its inception,
it finds that the majority of countries covered have made slow
progress on closing gender gaps. This year’s findings show that
Iceland tops the overall rankings in