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Austria Tumbles in Gender Equality Index
Austria has plummeted to 47th place out of 146 countries in the global ranking of gender equality published by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Global gender equality has been hindered by decades of cultural bias and inequality and will not be closed for another 131 years. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons, Harris & Ewing photographer, Library of Congress, Public domain
Compared with the previous year, this represents a drop of 26 places in this index, which has been compiled since 2006. This drop is due in part to the area of politics, where the declining proportion of female ministers was a factor.
Once again, Iceland took first place, followed by Norway, Finland, New Zealand, and Sweden. Germany secured sixth place, followed by Nicaragua,…
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