Global Gender Gap Index
The Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) is the headline measure of the World Economic Forum's annual Global Gender Gap Report, first published in 2006. It benchmarks gender parity by measuring female-to-male ratios across four subindexes — economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment — and reports the share of each gap that has been closed, deliberately ignoring countries' absolute levels of development.
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ScholarGate. (2026, June 22). Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI). ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/gender-studies/global-gender-gap-index
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