Philippines is 7th most gender-equal society in the world

In the recently released Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Philippines ranked 7^TH out of 144 countries as having the most-gender equal society.

PH ON GENDER GAP REPORT. 7^TH in the world, highest in East Asia and the Pacific. Screengrabbed from WEF Website

Based on the report, the Philippines maintained its respective ranking as the highest performer in the East Asia and the Pacific region. In the Global Gender Gap Index, it ranked number 21 in the economic participation and opportunity, 1^st in educational attainment, 1^st in health and survival, and 17^th in political empowerment.

“Since 2006, the country has fully closed its gender gap on the Health and Survival subindex,” said WEF.WEF measured key areas including the country’s economy, politics, education, and health. Part of the top 10 are Nicaragua at 10^th, New Zealand at 9^th, Slovenia at 8^th, Ireland at 6^th, Rwanda places 5^th, Sweden on number 4, Norway at 3^rd, Finland on the second spot, and Iceland taking the top spot for eight consecutive years.

Based on the Gender Gap report, the top spots are claimed by smaller European countries particularly Nordics, and only two countries come from the East Asia and the Pacific region. Other countries part of the list come from the Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Carribean region.

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PhilStar, World Economic Forum, Yahoo