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  • The Global Gender Gap Report 2016
    • Measuring the global gender gap
    • Results and analysis
    • Top Ten
    • Performance by region and country
      • East Asia and the Pacific
      • Eastern Europe and Central Asia
      • Latin America and the Caribbean
      • Middle East and North Africa
      • North America
      • South Asia
      • Sub-Saharan Africa
      • Western Europe
    • Progress over time
    • Gender gaps and income
    • The case for gender parity
    • Gender parity and human capital
    • Conclusion
    • Appendices
      • Appendix A: Regional and Income Group Classifications, 2016
      • Appendix B: Spread of Minimum and Maximum Values by Indicator, 2016
      • Appendix C: Rankings by Indicator, 2016
      • Appendix D: Update of the Estimated Earned Income Indicator
      • Appendix E: Demographic Structures
      • Appendix F: Business Best Practices
      • Appendix G: Public-Private Cooperation for Gender Equality
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  • Rankings and Data
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  • The Global Gender Gap Report 2016
    • Measuring the global gender gap
    • Results and analysis
    • Top Ten
    • Performance by region and country
      • East Asia and the Pacific
      • Eastern Europe and Central Asia
      • Latin America and the Caribbean
      • Middle East and North Africa
      • North America
      • South Asia
      • Sub-Saharan Africa
      • Western Europe
    • Progress over time
    • Gender gaps and income
    • The case for gender parity
    • Gender parity and human capital
    • Conclusion
    • Appendices
      • Appendix A: Regional and Income Group Classifications, 2016
      • Appendix B: Spread of Minimum and Maximum Values by Indicator, 2016
      • Appendix C: Rankings by Indicator, 2016
      • Appendix D: Update of the Estimated Earned Income Indicator
      • Appendix E: Demographic Structures
      • Appendix F: Business Best Practices
      • Appendix G: Public-Private Cooperation for Gender Equality
  • Blog and opinion
  • Download full publication as PDF
  • Press
  • Related reports and activities
  • System Initiative Stewards
  • System Initiative Partners
  • About the authors
  • Acknowledgements

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