Global Gender Gap Report 2024

I N S I G H TR E P O R TJ U N E2 0 2 4 Terms of Use and Disclaimer The analysis presented in the Global GenderGap Report 2024 (herein: “Report”) is based ona methodology integrating the latest statisticsfrom international organizations and a survey ofexecutives. The World Economic Forum in no way representsor warrants that it owns or controls all rights in allData, and the World Economic Forum will not beliable to users for any claims brought against usersby third parties in connection with their use of anyData. The World Economic Forum, its agents,officers and employees do not endorse or in anyrespect warrant any third-party products or servicesby virtue of any Data, material or content referred toor included in this Report. Users shall not infringeupon the integrity of the Data and in particularshall refrain from any act of alteration of the Datathat intentionally affects its nature or accuracy. Ifthe Data is materially transformed by the user, thismust be stated explicitly along with the requiredsource citation. For Data compiled by parties otherthan the World Economic Forum, users mustrefer to these parties’ terms of use, in particularconcerning the attribution, distribution, andreproduction of the Data. When Data for which theWorld Economic Forum is the source (herein “WorldEconomic Forum”), is distributed or reproduced,it must appear accurately and be attributed to theWorld Economic Forum. This source attributionrequirement is attached to any use of Data, whetherobtained directly from the World Economic Forumor from a user. Users who make World EconomicForum Data available to other users through anytype of distribution or download environment agreeto make reasonable efforts to communicate andpromote compliance by their end users with theseterms. The findings, interpretations and conclusionsexpressed in this work do not necessarily reflect theviews of the World Economic Forum. The Reportpresents information and data that were compiledand/or collected by the World Economic Forum(all information and data referred herein as “Data”).Data in this Report is subject to change withoutnotice. The terms country and nation as used inthis Report do not in all cases refer to a territorialentity that is a state as understood by internationallaw and practice. The terms cover well-defined,geographically self-contained economic areas thatmay not be states but for which statistical data aremaintained on a separate and independent basis. Although the World Economic Forum takes everyreasonable step to ensure that the Data thuscompiled and/or collected is accurately reflectedin this Report, the World Economic Forum, itsagents, officers and employees: (i) provide the Data“as is, as available” and without warranty of anykind, either express or implied, including, withoutlimitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for aparticular purpose and non-infringement; (ii) makeno representations, express or implied, as to theaccuracy of the Data contained in this Report orits suitability for any particular purpose; (iii) acceptno liability for any use of the said Data or relianceplaced on it, in particular, for any interpretation,decisions, or actions based on the Data in thisReport. Other parties may have ownership interestsin some of the Data contained in this Report. Users who intend to sell World Economic ForumData as part of a database or as a stand-aloneproduct must first obtain the permission from theWorld Economic Forum (CNES@weforum.org). All rights reserved. No part of this publicationmay be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted, in any form or by any means,electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwisewithout the prior permission of the World EconomicForum. World Economic Forum 91-93 route de la CapiteCH-1223 Cologny/GenevaSwitzerlandTel.: +41 (0)22 869 1212Fax: +41 (0)22 786 2744E-mail: contact@weforum.orgwww.weforum.org ISBN-13: 978-2-940631-89-6 The report and an interactive data platform areavailable at https://www.weforum.org/publications/gender-gap-report-2024/. Copyright © 2024by the World Economic Forum Contents Preface4 Key Findings5 1 Benchmarking gender gaps, 20249 1.6 In-focus country performances: Top 10 and 15 mostpopulous28 2 Economic and leadership gaps: constraining growth andskewing transitions35 2.1 Economic and political context2.2 Evolving gender gaps in the global labour market2.3 Gender gaps skewing the technology transition2.4 Call to actionEndnotesReferences353749585961 Appendix A63 Appendix B64 Endnotes77 User’s Guide79 Contributors and Acknowledgements375 Preface Saadia ZahidiManaging Director In 2024, gender parity inches slowly forward– the pace of travel is such, however, that fullparity remains beyond the reach of another fivegenerations. The journey to parity is longest forthe economic and political dimensions of theindex, with differing speeds of individual progressthreatening to lower overall collective advancement.Despite this, since