The 10 countries with the greatest GEI progress

Income and equity are not directly related

Measuring variation as a percentage, the countries that registered most progress during this period were: in first place Rwanda, followed by Ecuador, Cape Verde and Guatemala 

The 10 countries with the greatest GEI progress

 

Country

Region

Income

GEI 2004 - 2007: Percentage variation

Rwanda

Sub-Saharan Africa

Low income

17.65 %

Ecuador

Latin America and the Caribbean

Lower-middle income

17.28 %

Cape Verde

Sub-Saharan Africa

Lower-middle income

15.01 %

Guatemala

Latin America and the Caribbean

Lower-middle income

14.60 %

Spain

Europa

High income

14.42 %

Lesotho

Sub-Saharan Africa

Low income

11.73 %

Yemen

Middle East and North Africa

Low income

10.60 %

Panama

Latin America and the Caribbean

Upper-middle income

10.54 %

Belize

Latin America and the Caribbean

Lower-middle income

10.26 %

El Salvador

Latin America and the Caribbean

Lower-middle income

9.77 %

Some key area measures for the promotion of gender equity are: education initiatives; gender sensitive finance and budgeting; and affirmative action legislation and policies.

Income and equity are not directly related
Examining the variations in relation to income levels we find that low-income countries have not progressed. However, the differences between countries with high, middle and low-middle incomes are not significant, which confirms that the relation between a country’s income and gender equity is not direct.


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