Data Scavenger Hunt

Find answers to the following questions using the visual above:

1. The Global Gender Gap Index measures progress towards gender parity and compare countries’ gender gaps across four dimensions: economic opportunities, education, health and political leadership. Which country is at the top of the 2023 list?

2. What continent is home to the majority of the ten nations with the lowest gender gap?

3. What is the gender gap ranking of the United States?

4. Is there any country with parity (equality) between women and men in terms of economic, educational, health, and political opportunities?

5. What country has seen the biggest change in its ranking between 2022 and 2023?

   Big Brain Questions

   Answer these questions by yourself using your brain and the links below:

6. According to the World Economic Forum, the Global gender gap could take 131 years to close after a generation of progress was lost to Covid. Why do you think COVID hit gender equality so hard and what could governments do to close the gap?

7. Which of the following opportunity do you think is most important: economic, educational, health, and political.

8. 200 years ago, most countries in the world would have scored somewhat close to the countries currently at the bottom of the list. Why do you think things have changed and the gap has narrowed?

9. There are some exceptions, but most of the countries at the top of the list are wealthy nations. Why do you think that wealthy nations tend to have a smaller gender gap than poorer nations?

10. Explain how a gender gap can hurt both women and men.

Write and Discuss

Take ten minutes to write about the question at the top of the page and then discuss with your classmates.

Act on your Learning

The United States government has issued a NATIONAL STRATEGY ON GENDER EQUITY AND EQUALITY. Contact the Biden Administration and share your thoughts about the gender gap.

Get Creative

Imagine there was no gender gap. What would the world look like? Paint a picture in words of a world with no gender gap.

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