Monday, May 16, 2005

WEF says Pakistan ‘worst’ at narrowing gender gap

WEF says Pakistan ‘worst’ at narrowing gender gap

LONDON: Pakistan is one of the countries where women fare the worst in getting paid at par with men and experiencing equal job opportunities, the World Economic Forum (WEF) found in a study of the gender gap in 58 countries released on Monday. Pakistan was placed third from the bottom in the WEF’s Gender Gap Index, with only Turkey and Egypt below it.