Global Gender Gap Index

The World Economic Forum‘s Global Gender Gap Report for 2009 is gloomy as ever

Whilst health and education aren’t problematic as far as gender bias goes – although we aren’t considering the quality of education – so they’re will still be gender issues – what is striking is there’s almost a complete shut-out of women participating in politics – and it’s no good thinking it isn’t as bad if you just consider western style democracies – because whilst better it’s still appalling – the best placed country is Iceland at just under 60% – whilst Western Europe fails to score half that.

Regional Performance on the Political Empowerment Index

Not very good is it?