11 Worst Countries for Gender Equality

6. Jordan

Final rank: 140

Economic participation and opportunity: 142

Educational attainment: 93

Health and survival: 132

Political empowerment: 123

In last ten years, gender parity declined in Jordan, country which ranked 6th on our list 11 worst countries for gender equality. The country has recorded the greatest fall on economic and health scale slipping 47 places to 140th position in the overall ranking. Besides unequal distribution of jobs and leading roles, the income gap is among the highest in the world. Men earn approximately six times more than women. At the same time, Jordan also recorded significant fall on health scale dropping from 62th position in 2006 to 132nd in 2015. As in other places on the list, disparities in gender representations in politics remain persistent. Jordan only performed well in the area of education where it scored above the average and almost closed the gap in educational attainment.