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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the ‘Global Wage Report 2018’, which country’s gender pay gap is the lowest in the world?
A
Nepal
B
Pakistan
C
Bangladesh
D
Myanmar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Iceland tops the rankings and is the only economy to have closed more than 90% of its gap.

Detailed explanation-2: -Connecticut had the smallest pay gap of all states in 2020, with women earning 97 cents to men’s dollar, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Utah had the widest pay gap, with women making 72.7 cents per dollar of men’s earnings.

Detailed explanation-3: -For every dollar men earn, women earn 77 cents. Women are under-represented in decision-making roles. Women carry out at least 2.5 times more unpaid work than men. At the current rate, it will take 257 years to close the global gender pay gap.

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