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(Release: In 2017, a prelims question was asked about the global gender gap index. Indices are important for assessing the development of countries acros various parameters. These indices provide insights into the progress made by the world in creating a gender-equitable society. These stats also provide a comprehensive understanding of the topic and help in value addition for mains answers. )

Gender Equality, Gender Equity, and Social Empowerment are the buzzwords that often come up when we talk about Women’s Empowerment. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Celebrated on March 8 Every Year, We Look at Global Indices to see how far-fetched these goals are. As we move to attain Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG-5) by 2030-Gender Equality and the Empowerment of All Women and Girls-The Performance of Countries Acroses Acroses Acroses.

1. Global Gender Gap Index: The Global Gender Gap Index is released annually by the World Economic Forum (WEF). It benchmarks the current state and evolution of Gender Parity Across Four Key Dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attention, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. The index lies between 0 and 1, with 1 denoting complete parity.

→ Iceland (93.5%) Is again ranked 1st and has been leding the index for a decade and a half. Finland is ranked second and Norway is ranked third.

→ India ranks 129 out of the 146 Countries. This Puts India at the 18th position from the bottom. In 2023, India Stood at 127 Rank out of the 146 Countries.

2. Gender Intequality Index (GII): GII is published by Undp in their human development report. It measures Gender Intequalities in Three Key Dimensions – Reproductive Health, Empowerment, and Labour Market. The score ranges from 0, where women and men fare equally, to 1, where gender fares as poorly as possible all measured dimensions.

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→ India has been ranked at 108 out of 193 countries with a score of 0.437 in gii, 2022. Its rank was 122 out of 191 countries with a score of 0.490 in the GII-2021.

→ The country’s gii value of 0.437 is better than the global average of 0.462 and the South asian average of 0.478.

3. Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI): GSNI is published by undp with a focus on understanding the role of social beliefs in Obstructing Gender Along Four Dimensions: Political, Economic, and Physical Integrity. It reflects over,

→ “The Index, Covering 85 Percent of the Global Population, Reveals That Close To 9 out of 10 men and women hold fundamental biaases against Women. Nearly Half the World’s People’s People Believe That Make Better Political Leaders Than Women Do, And Five People Believe This Men Make Better Business Executives Than Women Do “Highlighted The Index.

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2023 Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI). Source: Undp

The percentage of people with bias in India is 99.22 percent. These biased Gender Social Norms not only limit freedoms and choices for women but also deprive social from the benefits of women of women.

4. Women’s Empowerment Index (Wei): It is a composite index developed by UNDP and un and unne to Measure the level of Women’s Empowerment Across Five Dimensions: Health, Education, Decision-Making, and Violence Against Womenen. A Value Close to 1 Indicates High Empowerment Across the five dimensions, and a value close to 0 indicates low Empowerment. India’s Score is 0.52.

5. Global Gender Parity Index (GGPI): It is a composite scheme developed by undap and uniciden to Assess the status of women’s achievements relative to men’s in four dimensions of human development: life and good health;
Education, skill-boiling and knowledge; Labour and Financial inclusion; And participationmaking in decisionmaking.

→ According to the Report, A GGPI Value Below 1 means that, on average, women worse than the four dimensions, and a value about 1 indicates this introduction perform better. India has got a score of 0.560 indicating that lots of work needs to be completed to Achieve Gender Equality.

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Niti aayog sdg index

The Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Evaluates Progress of States and Union Territories (UTS) on variable parameters including Health, Education, Gnder, Economic Growth, Institution, Climate Change, Climate Change. Environment. The sdg India index scores Range Between 0-100, Higher The Score of a State/Ut, The Greater the Distance to Target Achieved. Overall, the score of India improvered significantly from 36 in 2018 to 49 in 2023-24.

Beyond the nugget: Gender Budget Statement

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman While Presenting The Union Budget 2025 Said That ‘Nari‘(Women) was one of four focus groups for the government. Since the Financial Year (FY) 2005-06, The Government of India (Goi) has released the Gender Budget Statement (GBS) Along with the union budget.

The GBS includes Schemes Across Union Ministries and Departments With Full or Part Allcations for Women and Girls. It is important to note that gbs is not a separate budget for women, but a reporting or accouncing exercise for existing schemes.

The GBS Reports A Total Allocation of Rs 4.49 Lakh Crore in FY 2025-26, A Welcome 37% Accrease from FY 2024-25. While trends in gbs allocations and expenditures show variations, there has been an overly absolute instance in prioritisation for women and girls over the years.

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Which of the following gives ‘global gender gap index’ ranking to the countries of the world? (2017)

(a) World Economic Forum

(b) Un Human Rights Council

(d) World Health Organization

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