The 10 countries where women can live more equally have been identified

According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023, no country has fully eliminated the gender gap.

The report, published in June, examined gender equality in 146 countries according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The research revealed that the global gender gap has closed by 0.3 percent, reaching 68.4 percent from last year's 68.1 percent. Business Insider ranked the 10 best countries for a woman to live in, based on education, career, and political equality, in a list where Turkey ranks 129th and the USA ranks 43rd.
The list ranks the 10 best countries for women to live in.

The ranking regarding gender equality is as follows;

10. BELGIUM

According to the WEF report, Belgium is among the top 10 countries, having achieved an overall gender equality rate of 79.6 percent. The country has reached full equality in education. According to the WEF, it is also making progress in closing the gap in terms of political empowerment, with full equality in ministerial positions and women holding 42.7 percent of parliamentary seats.

9. LITHUANIA

Lithuania ranks ninth with 80 percent gender equality. It has reached 98.9 percent equality in education and 98 percent in health and survival. A female prime minister has been in office in the country since 2020.

8. NAMIBIA

Namibia ranks eighth with 80.2 percent equality, making it the highest-ranked Sub-Saharan African country on the list. According to the WEF, the country has achieved full equality in terms of health and survival as well as educational attainment sub-indices; however, it should be noted that both overall values are at low levels for both women and men. In terms of political empowerment, the country has had a female prime minister since 2015.

7. NICARAGUA

According to the WEF report, Nicaragua has reached 81.1 percent gender equality, becoming the top-ranked Latin American country in the index. The country maintains its seventh-place position on the list, just as it did in the WEF's 2022 study. Although Nicaragua has achieved gender equality in education, it lags behind in terms of economic participation and opportunities for women, having reached only 64 percent equality.

6. GERMANY

Germany, on the other hand, rose four spots since 2022 to take sixth place on the list in 2023. Thus, it has closed 81.5 percent of its gender gap. This progress is largely due to the increase in the number of women holding parliamentary and ministerial positions in the country. Furthermore, according to the report, Germany has achieved equality in enrollment across all education levels except for secondary education.

5. SWEDEN

According to the WEF, Sweden maintains its fifth-place position since the last edition of the report. It has closed 81.5 percent of its gender gap and has achieved full equality in education.

4. NEW ZEALAND

In fourth place is New Zealand, which has closed 85.6 percent of its gender gap. Regarding equality in political empowerment, the country has had a female head of state for 16 of the last 50 years. However, there is still a 12.5 percent gender gap in labor force participation. 

3. FINLAND

Finland ranks third in 2023 with a gender equality score of 86.3 percent, an increase of 0.3 percent compared to the previous year. However, women's life expectancy in the country has decreased by nearly 1.5 years since 2006.

2. NORWAY

According to the WEF report, Norway has moved up one spot to second place with a gender equality score of 87.9 percent. Most of the progress in the country has occurred in the area of political empowerment: women currently hold half of the ministerial positions and 46.2 percent of parliamentary seats in the country. 

1. ICELAND

Iceland, which has long maintained its top position, has closed 91.2 percent of its gender gap and has ranked first on the list for the 14th consecutive time. It is also the only country to have closed more than 90 percent of its gender gap. As for political empowerment, the country has had a female prime minister since 2017. Furthermore, more than 40 percent of Iceland's ministerial and parliamentary positions are held by women. In terms of education level, the country is nearly equal at 99.1 percent.

News Source: 12punto

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