GENEVA, Switzerland — The Philippines ranked ninth in the top 10 ranking of countries where women face the least discrimination, the World Economic Forum said Tuesday.
According to WEF’s Global Gender Gap Index, which measures economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, political empowerment, health and survival of women in 134 countries, the Philippines was the only Asian country in the top 10.
The Philippines had “closed the gender gap on both education and health and is among only 12 in the world to have done so,” according to the WEF.
Sri Lanka was the next best performer among Asian countries, ranking 16th due to its “privileged position having the best performance in the region regarding political empowerment”.
Two southern African states—South Africa and Lesotho—have leapt into the list. South Africa sprang from 22 to number six, while Lesotho climbed from 16 to number 10 in the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Index.
“The latest data reveal that South Africa makes significant improvements in female labor force participation in addition to gains for women in parliament and in ministerial positions in the new government,” said the WEF.
Lesotho also climbed into the top 10 “driven by large gains in the labor force participation of women and narrowing wage gaps”, it added.
Overall, Nordic countries continue to offer women the most equal treatment compared to men, with Iceland ranking number one, followed by Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
At the other end of the scale was Yemen, while Chad and Pakistan were ranked second and third worst in terms of equal opportunities for women. –AFP
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
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Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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