It will take more than a century to close the gap between men and women in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Gender Gap index. North Africa fared even worse. As a region, the Middle East and North Africa fared worse: 153 years. Assessing 149 countries according to economic participation, education, health and political empowerment, the index found that as a region, sub-Saharan Africa had worsened. After six years of progress, this year the gap widened in sub-Saharan Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 20, 2018 18:00 UTC