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The SDG Gender Index, published by Equal Measures 2030, was launched at the 2019 Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, Canada.
The index, which covers 14 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, measures countries on 51 themes, including health, gender-based violence, climate change, decent work, and so on.
The overall average score of the 129 countries – which represents 95% of girls and women in the world – is 65.7 out of 100 ("poor" in the index scoring system).
No country is the best performer in the world for all goals or issues.
Gender equality
Overall, gender issues related to public finances and improved data on gender equality (SDG 17), climate change (SDG 13), gender equality in industry and innovation (SDG 9) and gender equality objective (SDG 5).
Denmark leads the index, followed closely by Finland, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands.
Countries with the lowest scores in the index – Niger, Yemen, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo and Chad – have all been confronted with conflict and fragility in recent years.
"At just 11 years of age, our index finds that none of the 129 countries is totally transforming its laws, policies or budget decisions to the scale needed to achieve gender equality at this time. 2030.
We are failing to keep the promise of gender equality for billions of girls and women, "said Alison Holder, director of Equal Measures 2030.
Wake up call
"This report should serve as a wake up call to the world.
We will not meet sustainable development goals with 40% of girls and women living in countries that do not respect gender equality, "said Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
She noted, however, that the SDG Gender Index also showed that progress was possible.
"Many countries with the most limited resources are making great strides in removing barriers for girls and women across economies, politics and society, demonstrating that in terms of gender equality, governments should not find excuses for inaction, "she added.
"The SDG gender indicator will help ensure that African girls and women are counted and counted," said Executive Director of the African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), Memory Kachambwa.
Plan International Report
Published alongside the index, a new report from Plan International revealed that a vast majority of girls in the world want to hold leadership positions in the workplace, in politics and in society. Yet, more than nine out of 10 think that as women leaders, they will suffer great discrimination and badual harbadment.
As part of the research, nearly 10,000 girls and young women aged 15 to 24 were surveyed in 19 countries. The report: Taking the Lead is produced jointly with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in the Media.
Of all the girls and young women surveyed, 76% said they aspired to be leaders and more than 60% said they trusted their ability to lead.
At the same time, 94% thought that being a leader involved unfair treatment compared to men and 93% felt that women leaders had unwanted physical contact.
This perception was stronger among young women with some leadership experience than among those who did not.
"The results show that despite leadership aspirations, girls and young women have an extremely negative perception of what a leader is," said Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, Executive Director of Plan International.
This is a major deterrent, she added, "it is not surprising that only 24% of parliamentarians in the world are women".
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