{"id":3028,"date":"2019-10-01T16:22:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T15:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2019\/10\/four-out-of-five-women-live-in-countries-rated-poor-or-very-poor-for-gender-equality\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:31:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T12:31:09","slug":"four-out-of-five-women-live-in-countries-rated-poor-or-very-poor-for-gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2019\/10\/four-out-of-five-women-live-in-countries-rated-poor-or-very-poor-for-gender-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Four out of five women live in countries rated \u2018poor\u2019 or \u2018very poor\u2019 for gender equality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sierra-Leone-woman-with-baby-banner.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sierra Leone woman with baby banner\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sierra-Leone-woman-with-baby-banner.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sierra-Leone-woman-with-baby-banner-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sierra-Leone-woman-with-baby-banner-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sierra-Leone-woman-with-baby-banner-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sierra-Leone-woman-with-baby-banner-1536x576.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Four out of five women live in countries rated \u2018poor\u2019 or \u2018very poor\u2019 for gender equality<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-10-01T16:22:56+01:00\">1 October 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">A major new report on the state of gender equality in 129 countries reveals that women and girls continue to be discriminated against across the globe, with four out of five women living in the lowest scoring countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lucia-48UaeIMNAA4-unsplash_resize_0.jpg\" alt=\"lucia-48UaeIMNAA4-unsplash_resize_0\" class=\"wp-image-232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lucia-48UaeIMNAA4-unsplash_resize_0.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lucia-48UaeIMNAA4-unsplash_resize_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lucia-48UaeIMNAA4-unsplash_resize_0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The report, <em>Harnessing the power of data for gender equality<\/em>, published by Equal Measures 2030, introduces the \u2018SDG Gender Index\u2019, a new comprehensive\u00a0tool for tracking progress towards gender equality using 14 of the UN\u2019s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No country is equal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the index, no country has yet achieved gender equality as envisioned in the ambitious 2030 SDG Agenda. The average global score, where 100 is full equality, is only 65.7. Forty percent (or 1.4 billion) of the world\u2019s girls and women live in countries with \u201cvery poor\u201d scores of 59 or less and another 40% live in countries with \u201cpoor\u201d scores of 60-69. This means only one in five women lives in a country that has at least a \u201cfair\u201d gender equity score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a single country received an \u201cexcellent\u201d score (90 or more) but as usual, Scandinavia topped the list of \u201cgood\u201d countries, with the highest mark going to Denmark (89.3). The other countries in the top ten in order of rank are Finland, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Slovenia, Germany, Canada, Ireland, and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EM2030_Index_Grouping_Figure3-1.png\" alt=\"EM2030_Index_Grouping_Figure3-1\" class=\"wp-image-233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EM2030_Index_Grouping_Figure3-1.png 1004w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EM2030_Index_Grouping_Figure3-1-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EM2030_Index_Grouping_Figure3-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EM2030_Index_Grouping_Figure3-1-1000x625.png 1000w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EM2030_Index_Grouping_Figure3-1-680x425.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Economic growth does not always reflect progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst rich countries were more likely to have higher scores, several developing countries performed a lot better in some areas than expected based on their GDP. For example, Rwanda has the fifth-highest score globally for women\u2019s physical safety and has even surpassed parity in parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another outlier was the United States \u2013 despite having the strongest economy\u00a0in the world, it ranked only 28th out of all countries, in large part due to poor performance on gender indicators related to poverty, employment, and healthcare. In contrast to Rwanda, currently, less than a quarter of US Congress\u00a0members\u00a0are women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Index_Scores_Country_Map_Figure2.png\" alt=\"Index_Scores_Country_Map_Figure2\" class=\"wp-image-234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Index_Scores_Country_Map_Figure2.png 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Index_Scores_Country_Map_Figure2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Index_Scores_Country_Map_Figure2-768x418.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most neglected SDG<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Worryingly, the report found that the indicators under SDG 5, the standalone gender equality goal, are among those the world is most behind on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost all of the ten lowest-ranking countries (with the exception of Yemen) are in Africa, where fertility rates remain very high. <a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2019\/09\/most-powerful-action-save-planet-most-neglected-one\">Greater investment in the advancement of women\u2019s rights<\/a> in developing countries is key to decreasing poverty, suffering and environmental degradation. The authors point out that even the highest-scoring countries have a lot more work to do, particularly on issues such as equal representation in leadership positions, gender pay gaps, and gender-based violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We cannot solve our biggest social and environmental issues unless&nbsp;world leaders ramp up efforts to give women and girls equal rights, freedoms and choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-share\"><a class=\"fb-share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpopulationmatters.org%2Fnews%2F2019%2F10%2Ffour-out-of-five-women-live-in-countries-rated-poor-or-very-poor-for-gender-equality%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 32H48A48 48 0 0 0 0 80v352a48 48 0 0 0 48 48h137.25V327.69h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.27c-30.81 0-40.42 19.12-40.42 38.73V256h68.78l-11 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