Where Do Indian Women Stand on Gender Equality?

In tertiary education women are on par or better represented than their male counterparts in eleven markets. New Zealand (137.7), Malaysia (135.9), Australia (134.5), Thailand (133.2), Philippines (125.8), China (118.4), Vietnam (107.2), Taiwan (107.0), Hong Kong (104.2), Indonesia (103.3) and Singapore (98.1) were topping this category. Japan (89.6), Korea (73.1) and India (69.5) were low on this category with enrollment rates for women falling below those of men.

It was noted that workforce participation rates for women were healthy across most markets, with eight markets averaging over 70 women for every 100 men in the workforce. India ranked poorly in this category as well, with only 35 women in the workforce for every 100 men, as did Malaysia (57.1), Indonesia (61.0) and Philippines (62.8).

In terms of regular employment, 11 of the 14 markets included in the research offered equal opportunity for both men and women. The exceptions were India, where women had the lowest regular employment opportunities compared to men (52.9), followed by Vietnam (71.6) and China (82.8).