The global gender gap is the index ranking of countries between men and women it assesses the state of gender equality in a country. The index looks at four specific areas to determine the results health education economy and politics. These are the measurements used to determine the gender gap.
Iceland Norway and Sweeden. are the top three countries ranking on the global gender gap.The three highest-ranking countries have closed over 84% of their gender gaps, while the lowest-ranking country has closed only a little over 50% of its gender gap. It “assesses countries on how well they are dividing their resources and opportunities among their male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels of these resources and opportunities. Swaziland zambia trindad ran in dead last in the gender gap for 2018. The factors that also go into this are those of accessible work education for all men and women. No matter how little it is, is these things provided equally for both sexes.
AS of right now the United states sits at 49 on the global us gender gap. The united state is not top ten because our means of work available to both men and women are substantly low. Due to our innate culture of limiting women to certain jobs its typical males who dominate the workforce. And the accessibility to education to everyone is not the most affordable causing us to suffer in the gender gap. All the top 10 countries have closed majority of their gender gaps allowing all the same opportunities for males and females alike. I think one thing the U.S could do to increase their rank is make education available and easily affordable to all male and women alike.
Another big issue with this that of women’s roles. Women can become pregnant and be unable to work and contribute in a society. This contributes to the gender gap because this now takes women out of working roles and back at home causing the gap between women and males to ever increase further. Seen in american culture men are the kings of domestic responsibility. Majority of the source of economy being in the work force and other daily needs are provided by men. IN america men hold all the responsibility and everything for the most part solely relies on them. While more womanly duties rely on women like being home.
I think without major countries shifting their views on male and females roles in their countries could be good for the gender gap. It should allow equal opportunity for all men and women alike. This could also make the world a better place.