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Recently, the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India at 135 out of 146 countries in its Global Gender Gap (GGG) Index for 2022.
In 2021, India was ranked 140 out of 156 countries.
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. It was established in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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What is Gender Gap?
The gender gap is the difference between women and men as reflected in social, political, intellectual, cultural, or economic attainments or attitudes
Indian Initiatives to reduce Gender Gap in Social, Economic and Political Life?
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: It ensures the protection, survival and education of the girl child.
Mahila Shakti Kendra: Aims to empower rural women with opportunities for skill development and employment.
Mahila Police Volunteers: It envisages engagement of Mahila Police Volunteers in States/UTs who act as a link between police and community and facilitates women in distress.
Rashtriya Mahila Kosh: It is an apex micro-finance organization that provides microcredit at concessional terms to poor women for various livelihood and income generating activities.
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojna: Under this scheme girls have been economically empowered by opening their bank accounts.
Female Entrepreneurship: To promote female entrepreneurship, the Government has initiated Programmes like Stand-Up India and Mahila e-Haat (online marketing platform to support women entrepreneurs/ SHGs/NGOs), Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESSDP).
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya: They have been opened in Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs).
Ranking:
Iceland has retained its position as the world’s most gender-equal country, among 146 nations on the index.
Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden are the top five countries on the list respectively. Afghanistan is the worst-performing country in the report.
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