The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap index ranked India at 108, 21 notches lower than its ranking in 2016. Gender parity earns moreThe survey bases its approach on the well-validated observation that gender diversity plays an important role in team decision-making and in the development of new products or services. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report, 2016, globally, women are paid half of what men earn on an average. A World Bank report said the number of women workers has fallen in India over the past 25 years. As per a BBC report, women made up 11.2% of board members in Indian firms.

Source: The Hindu April 15, 2018 18:31 UTC