No country will achieve gender equality by 2030 – CNN

By Tara John, CNN

Updated 1518 GMT (2318 HKT) June 3, 2019

(CNN)No country in the world is on track to achieve gender equality by 2030, according to the inaugural SDG Gender Index, which measures the state of gender equality against a set of global targets.Even among the index’s top performers, which are dominated by Nordic nations, not one is set meet the gender targets in 14 of the 17 United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The SDGs, which 193 countries signed up to in 2015, create a global road map to eradicate poverty and protect the planet, with a 2030 deadline.