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Widening gender gap in India

The Hindu, 28Th October 2014

India slipped 13 spots from its last year’s ranking of 101 on the Gender Gap Index by the World Economic Forum. It has performed poorly in removing gender-based disparities, ranking 114 out of 142 countries in World Economic Forum’s 2014 gender gap index, scoring below average on parameters like economic participation, educational attainment and health and survival.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indias-gender-gap-rank-worse-than-last-year/article6540508.ece