Malta loses ground in gender gap survey
Malta has slipped six places in the Global Gender Gap Report for 2009 compiled by the World Economic Forum.
The index of 134 countries shows Malta in 89th place from 83 last year and 76 in 2007. It was in 71st position in 2006.
Iceland leads the index followed by Finland, Norway and Sweden.
The countries ahead of Malta include Belize (88) Tajikistan and Greece (86 and 87) Azerbaijan and Armenia are immediately behind Malta.
The report assesses countries on how well they are dividing their resources and opportunities among their male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels of these resources and opportunities.
The section on Malta shows sharp disparities between men and women on political empowerment, labour force participation, earned income, the proportion of legislators, senior officials, managers, professionals and technical workers.
There is no difference in the area of education, other than in enrolment to tertiary education, where women are doing better than men.
The Malta profile can be viewed at http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap2009/Malta.pdf
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C. A. Magdi
Oct 29th 2009, 01:30
What about some employers who ask women if they have children or whether they are married? If we have children, then we are going to need sick leave when our child is sick and since I am married, it seems I will start shouting at people on the phone if I had an arguement with my husband earlier that day. That is what I call gender equality.
moses mula
Oct 28th 2009, 20:36
Funny that when I speak in favour of Sweden some people attack me and say that Sweden has huge problems because of muslims and so forth while they always speak with pride about their Maltese identity. Then when you see reports like this Sweden is always in the top 5 or 10 most progressive countries while Malta is always low in the table. So I guess that multi-culturism is not hurting Sweden as much as religious fanatisism is hurting Malta.
Antonia Dalli
Oct 28th 2009, 18:25
no surprise... just listen to our tv and radio... 'Sinjura ara din il-vacuum cleaner ghalik, u din il-borma u xkupa u hadida tal-mghodija u spray tat-toilet u kamoxxa - kollha ghalik sinjura!'
B Galea
Oct 28th 2009, 16:37
We're actually REGRESSING. Shame on us.
Melanie Borg
Oct 28th 2009, 15:03
Certifikat sabih minghad il-Gvern lin-nisa kollha Maltin. Ghall-Milied issa jtuna burka.