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Global Gender Gap Report 2017

  • Data Explorer
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  • User’s Guide
  • [ — Divider — ]
  • Preface
  • Key Findings
  • Global Gender Gap Index 2017
    • Measuring the Global Gender Gap
    • Results and Analysis
      • Performance by Subindex
      • 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
    • Closing Occupational Gender Gaps
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Appendix A: Regional and Income Group Classifications, 2017
  • Download full publication as PDF
  • Press Release
  • Blog and Opinion
  • [ — Divider — ]
  • Contributors
  • System Initiative Partners
  • Acknowledgements
Global Gender Gap Report 2017 Home
  • Report Home
  • Data Explorer
  • Shareable Infographics
  • User’s Guide
  • [ — Divider — ]
  • Preface
  • Key Findings
  • Global Gender Gap Index 2017
    • Measuring the Global Gender Gap
    • Results and Analysis
      • Performance by Subindex
      • 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
    • Closing Occupational Gender Gaps
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Appendix A: Regional and Income Group Classifications, 2017
  • Download full publication as PDF
  • Press Release
  • Blog and Opinion
  • [ — Divider — ]
  • Contributors
  • System Initiative Partners
  • Acknowledgements

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