World Economic Forum Report: Indian women's income is 60 percent less than that of men

According to the latest report of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on gender equality, India has improved in terms of enrollment in secondary education and gender inequality has been eliminated here. In terms of political empowerment, India ranked 65th globally. In terms of gender equality, India's global ranking has seen a decline of only two points. India's ranking is 129 out of 146 countries in the world. Whereas last year it was at number 127.

The index highlights that India is among the countries where the level of economic gender equality is the lowest. India has been given 0.398 points on the scale of economic equality. Which means that on an average women in India earn only 39.8 rupees as compared to 100 rupees of men. Along with this, the report says that in India, for the work for which men are given 100 rupees, women are given 52 rupees for the same work.

On this scale, India ranks among the lowest five countries in the world. There are only four countries below India in the list. These countries are – Pakistan, Iran, Sudan and Bangladesh. However, the report also says that India has continuously improved on this scale for the last few years. The report says that the world has reduced gender inequality by 68.5 percent, but at the current pace, it will take 134 years to achieve complete gender equality.

Latin America has the lowest gender inequality

The report says that in the current conditions of gender equality, it will take 149 years to achieve gender equality in South Asia. The countries of East Asian and Pacific region will take the maximum 189 years. Whereas Europe will take 67 years, North America 95 years and Latin America and Caribbean countries will take 53 years. That is, Latin American and Caribbean countries have the least obstacles in removing gender inequality.

Iceland at the top, Pakistan and Sudan at the bottom

Of the top 10 countries in the list, the seven countries are from Europe. Iceland retained its top position with a score of 0.935. It is followed by Finland (0.875), Norway (0.875), New Zealand (0.835), Sweden (0.816), Nicaragua (0.811), Germany (0.810), Namibia (0.805), Ireland (0.802), and Spain (0.797). India is ranked 129th with a score of 0.641. Bangladesh is ranked 99th, Nepal 117th and Sri Lanka 122nd among the nearest neighbours. Pakistan (0.570) is ranked 145th, one rank above Sudan (0.568), which is at the bottom of the index. Only 14% of workers are happy in India, 34% in the world

On the other hand, according to Gallup's 2024 State of the Global Workplace Report, only 14% of Indian employees feel that they are doing well in life, while the other 86 percent feel that they are going through struggle or suffering. While globally, 34% of employees feel that they are moving towards betterment in life. Gender equality: India's global ranking on key parameters among 146 countries

Category—————–2024—2023

Global rank in gender equality 129—127

Economic participation and opportunity 142—142

Educational achievements ———112— 26

Political empowerment—– 65— 59

Health and survival—–142—142

Gender equality: India did better in these subcategories

Global rank

Enrolment in secondary education 1

In the last 50 years, women and men in the role of head of state 10