- Although progress has been made, it is still insufficient because it is estimated that the global gender gap will close within 132 years.
- For 13 years Iceland has ranked first in the world in gender equality.
- The main items taken into account are economic participation and opportunity, health and survival, educational attainment, and political empowerment.
Over the last few years, there has been a fight for an issue of general interest that should concern everyone. It’s about the gender equality and everything related to achieving equality between men and women. But as with other areas, some countries are more advanced than the rest. For this reason, they are the ones that usually offer fairer opportunities to their inhabitants.
Despite the efforts made in recent years from various fields, there is still a long way to go to achieve full gender equality in the 21st century society.
Where is there more gender equality?
In this vein, since 2006 the World Economic Forum has prepared the Global Gender Gap Index (Global Gender Gap Index). Its objective is to measure parity between men and women in 146 countries in four key areas: economic participation and opportunity, health and survival, educational attainment, and political empowerment.
In the 2022 edition, so far the most recent, Iceland It occupies the first position in the ranking for the thirteenth consecutive year. For the same reason, it is considered to be the most gender equal country in the world, with a score of 0.908 (where 1 is complete parity). The podium is completed with two other Nordic countries: Finland and Norway.
On the other hand, it is striking that Nicaragua It has risen five places compared to the 2021 ranking, where it was ranked number 12. If it can currently boast anything, it is that it has the narrowest gender gap in all of Latin America, being the seventh country in the world where there is more Equality between men and women.
For its part, in the new ranking Spain dropped three positions compared to the 2021 edition. It is now ranked 17th in the index, with a total of 0.788 points.
The most worrying part is that the changes observed in the world are minimal and insufficient. The index estimates that, at the current rate, the global gender gap will close in 132 years. Although gender parity is advancing, the biggest drawback is that it is doing so at a “too slow” pace, according to the World Economic Forum.
Inequalities Within the Medical Field
Similarly, it should be remembered that in 2022 the most complete global analysis was carried out regarding the working conditions of workers in the medical field. One of the aspects obtained is that a severe inequality persists within health in the salary section. Despite doing the same work, women tend to receive less pay than men.
In this case, the The report was prepared jointly by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). What it does mention is that women in the healthcare sector face a larger gender pay gap than in other economic areas. In fact, it is mentioned that, on average, they receive 24 percent less than their male colleagues.
The analysis also mentions that this difference increases when factors such as age, education and experience are considered. This highlights that women are underpaid for their attributes in the labor market compared to men.
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