男女平等、日本１１８位　「大幅進展」も先進国最下位―国際調査

　【ロンドン時事】世界経済フォーラム（ＷＥＦ）は１２日、世界各国の男女平等度を示す「ジェンダーギャップ指数」の２０２４年版を発表した。日本は総合ランキングで１４６カ国中１１８位と、過去最低だった前年（１２５位）から順位を七つ上げた。ただ、引き続き政治や経済の分野で遅れが目立ち、先進７カ国（Ｇ７）では最下位だった。
　ＷＥＦは日本について、「大幅な進展があった」と評価。閣僚の４分の１を女性が占めるなど、政治分野（１１３位、前年は１３８位）での改善が総合順位の上昇に寄与した。経済分野（１２０位、同１２３位）もわずかに改善したものの、幹部職の占有率や賃金面での男女格差は「引き続き顕著」だった。（2024/06/12-07:12）

Japan ranked last among the Group of Seven major industrialized nations in terms of gender equality in 2024 despite improvement from the previous year, the World Economic Forum said Wednesday.
   Japan came 118th among 146 countries in gender equality, the WEF said in a global gender gap report for 2024, rising seven spots from the previous year. The country made "significant progress," it said.
   In the category of political empowerment, Japan rose to 113th from 138th, the report said, noting that women hold one-fourth of ministerial roles.
   The country edged up to 120th from 123rd in economic participation and opportunity. The report said the country's gender disparity in senior roles "remains significant" and that estimated earned income also "displays considerable disparity."
   Iceland topped the overall rankings for 15 consecutive years, followed by Finland and Norway.