2013 Global Gender Gap Index -India Ranked 101st Position Friday Oct 25,2013

Indicating a poor state of affairs on gender parity front, India was on Friday Oct 25,2013 ranked at a low 101st position on a Global Gender Gap Index Report by Geneva based World Economic Forum,despite an improvement by 4 places since 2012 While India has moved up four positions from its 105th position in 2012, it still remains lowest-ranked among the five BRICS nations. Top-four positions on the global have been retained by Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden The countries that are ranked below India also include Japan (105th), UAE (109th), Republic of Korea (111th), Bahrain (112th) and Qatar (115th)