2023-06-26 17:57:52
Despite all the efforts made by the government and the various NGOs campaigning for women’s rights, a gender statistics report published by the World Economic Forum in June warns of Morocco’s decline in this area.
According to the report, Morocco ranks 136th with a score of 0.621, ahead of Guinea, Benin and Algeria.
In terms of access to education, Morocco climbs to 115th place with a score of 0.953. In a more general assessment, the most populous countries in the region, such as Morocco, Algeria and Egypt, show the lowest levels of gender parity. The Kingdom thus ranks 90th in the political empowerment index, with a score of 0.165. The country also faces significant health and survival challenges. Evidenced by its position in 130th place.
According to Saâdia Zahidi, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum (WEF), “Global gender gaps in health and education have narrowed over the past year, but progress in political empowerment have stalled and women’s economic participation has declined”.
Although no country has yet achieved full gender parity, the top ten countries on the Index (Iceland, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, Sweden, Germany, Nicaragua, Namibia, Lithuania and Belgium) have closed at least 80% of their gap.
It shows that the countries with the most significant gender disparities are Pakistan (142nd), Iran (143rd), Algeria (144th), Chad (145th) and Afghanistan (146th). .
In the Middle East and North Africa region, the presence of women in ministerial positions is low in most countries.
Furthermore, the Middle East and North Africa registers the lowest regional parity in political empowerment, which is only 14%.
According to the same source, parity has fallen in seven out of thirteen countries in the region, including the most populous countries (Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia), and has increased in six other countries, leading including Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.
Apart from Tunisia and Israel, no country in this region has had a female head of government in the past 50 years, it is pointed out.
The United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain have achieved the highest parity in the region, while Morocco, Oman and Algeria rank lowest. Moreover, only Morocco, Tunisia and Bahrain have more than 20% women ministers.
Compared to other regions, the MENA region is furthest from gender parity, with a score of 62.6%.
It should be noted that Saudi Arabia and Lebanon still have all-male governments, in addition to significant gender disparities in political representation.
In sum, “recent years have been marked by major setbacks for gender parity around the world. The progress made has been disrupted by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, followed by economic and geopolitical crises. Today, some parts of the world are experiencing partial recoveries while others are experiencing deterioration as new crises unfold,” summarizes the Forum’s CEO.
Furthermore, it should be noted that since its creation in 2006, the Global Gender Gap Index examines the specific dimensions of gender equality, namely economic participation and opportunities, access to education, health and survival, and political empowerment.
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