Review Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: April | Volume: 7 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 481-486
A Comparative Study of Gender Gaps among SAARC Nations
Susanta Mondal
Assistant Professor in Economics, Bolpur College, Bolpur, India
ABSTRACT
This paper makes a comparative study of gender inequality in the SAARC region by taking the parameters like Economic participation and opportunity, Educational attainment, Health and survival and Political empowerment. For the analysis, the Global Gender Gap Report 2020 of World Economic Forum has been utilized. Though women have experienced significant improvement in literacy and educational attainment, there exists considerable disparity in terms of economic participation and political empowerment. The study shows that considerable scope exists to improve the economic, social and political prospects of women in this region. Continuous policy action, both at country and regional level is required for achieving gender equality.
Keywords: Gender Gap, SAARC Nations, Women Empowerment
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