  Armenia ranked 103rd in WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2014 October 28, 2014 - 17:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The World Economic Forum released the Global Gender Gap Report 2014, quantifying the magnitude of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress over time. The Global Gender Gap Index presented in the report measures the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas: health, education, economy and politics in 142 countries. In the WEF Index, Armenia was ranked 103rd ; the neighboring Georgia took the 85th spot, Azerbaijan was ranked 94th, Turkey and Iran were placed 125th and 137th respectively. The U.S. was placed 20th and Russia 25th. Armenia was ranked 82nd, 31st, 142nd and 123rd for women’s involvement in the sectors of economy, education, health and politics respectively. Iceland tops the list for the sixth year running, with Yemen placed last.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
