In 2024, Brazil scored 0.67 in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity. This means that women are at a 33 percent disadvantage in this sector, in comparison to men. More specifically, the country scored 0.54 in the area of wage equality for similar work, which shows a gender gap of approximately 46 percent (women are 46 percent less likely than men to receive an equal wage for similar work). Political empowerment is the gender gap index category where Brazil scores the worst.
Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Brazil in 2024, by category
** Including other indicators which are not shown in the graph. Figures have been rounded. The index scores shown in the graph may slightly differ to the original three-decimal scores.
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World Economic Forum. (June 11, 2024). Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Brazil in 2024, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/800263/brazil-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
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