SDG Gender Index 2024: 40% Women Live In Places That Fail Gender Equality Test

By Pradeep Kumar Panda

Bhubaneswar, October 21: According to the SDG Gender Index 2024 report, the world is still a long way from attaining gender equality as envisaged in the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

The report cites that, with only 6 years to go till 2030, nearly 40% of the world’s female population, 1.4 billion people, still live in countries that fail on gender equality.

The report further states that women and girls are at a disadvantage across all areas – they are underrepresented in decision-making position and leadership levels, education, health, get less paid work and are often the target of violence.