CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -An analysis by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has found pervasive bias-by both men and women-against women worldwide. The Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) examines how social beliefs can obstruct gender equality across four dimensions: politics, education, economics/work, and physical integrity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Who releases it? The Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) is released by United Nations Development Programme that measures how social beliefs affect gender equality.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) measures how social beliefs obstruct gender equality in areas like politics, work, and education, and contains data from 76 countries, covering over 84 percent of the world’s population.

Detailed explanation-4: -India ranks 135 among a total of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2022 and is the worst performer in the world in the “health and survival” sub-index where it is ranked 146.

Detailed explanation-5: -Why in News? Recently, the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India at 135 out of 146 countries in its Global Gender Gap (GGG) Index for 2022. India’s overall score has improved from 0.625 (in 2021) to 0.629, which is its seventh-highest score in the last 16 years. In 2021, India was ranked 140 out of 156 countries.