Gender Gap: India Slips 28 Spots, Ranks 140 Among 156 Nations

Income of women in India is only one-fifth of men’s, revealed the Gender Gap index by World Economic Forum.

In the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap index released on Wednesday, 31 March, India has fallen 28 spots and ranks 140th among 156 countries on the list. In 2020, India ranked on the 112th spot of the 153 countries. The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting impact on women is likely to have played a role in the further slip.

“As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt, closing the global gender gap has increased by a generation from 99.5 years to 135.6 years,” the report noted.