Karachi:
Pakistan struck the back of the rocks in the last global index of gender gaps compiled in the World Report on Gender Gap Gen by Gender Gen of Forum (WEF) Thursday, with its overall parity score down 57% of last year at 56.7%.
The global index of gaps between the sexes (GGGI) composes each year the current state and the evolution of parity between the sexes in 148 countries through four key dimensions – economic participation and opportunity, schooling, health and survival and political self -purpose.
The world report on the gaps of the sexes of this year arrives at a time when the world is siluier, because technological breakthroughs, geopolitical conflicts and economic uncertainties create unprecedented challenges and bring new opportunities.
“Occupating the lower rank of the index (148), Pakistan sees its overall decrease in the parity score compared to last year’s edition, from 57% to 56.7%. Pakistan overall concluded +2.3 of its gap between the sexes since 2006,” said the report.
“However, this year’s results are a second consecutive decline compared to the best score of the economy of 57.7%, reached in 2023. Parity in economic participation and the opportunity decreased by 1.3 percentage points,” he added.
Although the economic representation indicators have remained unchanged, according to the report, the disparity of income in Pakistan has increased slightly since the last edition (+, 02 points), as well as perceived wage inequality (+4 percentage points).
“The only advanced sub-index recorded by Pakistan in this year’s editing is the level of education, increasing educational parity up from +1.5 percentage points to 85.1%. Part of the change is driven by an increase in women’s literacy rates (from 46.5%to 48.5%).”
The report noted that parity had also increased because the male registration actions had dropped in higher education, increasing the relative balance between men and women, but lowering the global educational scope.
In economics, the report saw political parity go from 12.2% in 2024 to 11% in 2025. Although parity in parliament increased by +1.2 percentage points, the ministerial representation of women went from 5.9% in 2024 to zero in 2025.
