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Namibia faces reversal in gender equality ranking

Namibia faces reversal in gender equality ranking

Tujoromajo Kasuto The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022, has revealed that Namibia currently ranked 8th, is one of two countries in the Top 10 facing a reversal in overall performance following a significant COVID hit. Despite the country being one of only three states on the continent ranked in the top 10 across the overall score, the report observes that after continued positive progress since 2006, the country dropped two places in the ranking and slightly reopened its overall gender gap, reaching a score of 0.807 compared to 0.809 in 2021. But, Namibia’s performance on the Health…
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