Aspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ (Mar 2016)
Status and current problems of gender equality in the light of the Global Gender Gap Index 2014
Abstract
This paper explores the actual status and current problems of gender equality in the world through the prism of the Global Gender Gap Index, which published in the Global Gender Gap Report 2014, prepared by the World Economic Forum. Based on the data and using the methodology of the Report the paper analyses regional differences in achieving gender equality, components and features of dedicated countries ranks in each region, as well as gender gaps closing general trends in 2006–2014 years. The author analyses the output variables of Ukraine’s rating and finds out its place in the Global Index compared to the post-communist countries and countries that have signed an association agreements with EU. Economic and policy implications of gender equality are analyzed.
