Phl slips 9 notches in gender gap ranking

The Philippines saw its ranking drop nine places in the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s index tracking gender parity, but it remains among the leading countries in Eastern Asia and the Pacific region.

- LOUELLA DESIDERIO

WEF's Global Gender Gap 2024 report released on Wednesday showed the Philippines placed 25th out of 146 economies in terms of gender parity, down from 16th spot last year.

The Philippines had a gender parity score of 77.9 percent this year, below its score of 79.1 percent in 2023.

The WEF report ranks economies based on the progress in closing the gender gap across the following dimensions: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival as well as political empowerment.

In terms of economic participation and opportunity, the Philippines' ranking slid to 20th this year from 17th last year.