The Philippines is Asia’s best performing country in closing the gender gap. It is the only country in Asia-Pacific that has fully closed gender disparity in education and health, garnering 0.781 points, according to the Global Gender Gap 2014 report of World Economy Forum (WEF), released on October 29, 2014. At 9th place out of 142 surveyed countries, the Philippines was best placed in Southeast Asia, followed by Singapore (59), Thailand (61), Vietnam (76), Indonesia (97), and Brunei (98). In the top 10 of most gender-equal countries, along with the Philippines, are: Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Ireland, and Belgium. Since WEF began the report in 2006, the Philippines has been in top 10 list. The report, now on its 9th year, assessed 142 countries on how well they divide resources and opportunities between their male and female populations. It tracked the strong correlation between a country’s gender gap and its national competitiveness. As women account for one-half of a country’s potential talent base, a nation’s competitiveness depends significantly on whether and how it educates and utilizes its women, it said.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 02:36:14 +0000
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