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Global Gender Gap Index Rankings

Curr. AffairsInternational Gender Equality AssessmentFactual singleEasyStatic

Question

Which of the following gives 'Global Gender Gap Index' ranking to the countries of the world?

Options

a

World Economic Forum

Answer
b

UN Human Rights Council

c

UN Women

d

World Health Organization

Explanation

The Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) is published annually by the World Economic Forum (WEF) since 2006. It ranks countries based on gender-based disparities in health, education, economy, and politics. Option (b) UN Human Rights Council does not publish this specific index. Option (c) UN Women does related work on gender equality but does not issue the GGGI rankings. Option (d) WHO focuses on health indicators. The World Economic Forum is the authoritative source for the Global Gender Gap Index rankings, making it the correct answer. > WEF publishes the annual Global Gender Gap Index ranking 153+ countries.

Question details

Year

2017

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q9

Subject

Current Affairs

Sub-topic

International Gender Equality Assessment

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

World Economic Forum Publications

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