| Characteristic | Index score |
|---|---|
| Iceland | 82.6 |
| Norway | 79.3 |
| Sweden | 79 |
| Finland | 73.8 |
| Hungary | 70.4 |
| Poland | 70 |
| France | 68.3 |
| Denmark | 66.6 |
| New Zealand | 63.8 |
| Belgium | 63.6 |
| Canada | 62.3 |
| Portugal | 60.8 |
| Spain | 59.1 |
| Israel | 58.3 |
| Slovakia | 57.8 |
| Austria | 57.1 |
| Germany | 57 |
| Australia | 56.2 |
| United States | 55.9 |
| Czechia | 55.1 |
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Release date
March 2016
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Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
March 2016
Supplementary notes
Figures are based on the Economists' glass-ceiling index.
The index takes into account disparities between men and women in the following areas: higher education, labour-force participation, wage gap, share of senior management positions, share on company boards, childcare costs, paid leave, share of GMAT candidates, share of representation in parliament.
The index provides countries with score between 0-100 with 100 being the best possible score i.e. no gender gap.
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