As of 2019, the Gender Parity Score (GPS) revealed a high gap between men and women in Africa, both in society and at work. The average GPS in the continent stood at 0.58 points, a result indicating high gender inequality. Among the countries, South Africa had the best performance, reaching medium inequality, with the GPS at 0.76 points. Most African countries were, however, far from scoring one, which represents parity among men and women. Burkina Faso, Liberia, Mauritania, Mali, and Niger recorded the least advanced scenario for women. In those countries, the GPS equaled or stood under 0.5, indicating extremely high gender inequality.
Gender Parity Score (GPS) in Africa as of 2019, by country
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Gender Parity Score (1 = gender equality)
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The source adds the following:
" GPS framework uses 15 indicators of progress towards gender equality. These 15 indicators span four dimensions, the first of which is gender equality at work. The other three relate to gender equality in society: essential services and nablers
of economic opportunity, legal protection and political voice, and physical security and autonomy".
Additionaly:
"The Gender Parity Score weights each indicator equally and calculates an aggregate measure at the country level of how close women are to gender parity. A GPS of 1.00 indicates parity; a GPS of 0.95, for example, indicates that a country has 5 percent to go before attaining parity. For most indicators, low inequality is defined as being within 5 percent of parity, medium between 5 and 25 percent, high between 25 and 50 percent, and extremely high as greater than 50 percent from parity."
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McKinsey & Company. (November 24, 2019). Gender Parity Score (GPS) in Africa as of 2019, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280672/gender-parity-score-in-africa-by-country/
McKinsey & Company. "Gender Parity Score (GPS) in Africa as of 2019, by country." Chart. November 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280672/gender-parity-score-in-africa-by-country/
McKinsey & Company. (2019). Gender Parity Score (GPS) in Africa as of 2019, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280672/gender-parity-score-in-africa-by-country/
McKinsey & Company. "Gender Parity Score (Gps) in Africa as of 2019, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280672/gender-parity-score-in-africa-by-country/
McKinsey & Company, Gender Parity Score (GPS) in Africa as of 2019, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280672/gender-parity-score-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Gender Parity Score (GPS) in Africa as of 2019, by country [Graph], McKinsey & Company, November 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280672/gender-parity-score-in-africa-by-country/