The "2021 Gender Inequality Index (GII)" of The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is mentioned in statistics provided by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Taiwan has the highest gender equality in Asia and is ranked seventh globally, surpassing Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and the United States.
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Taiwan is ranked seventh worldwide for gender equality also and ranks first in Asia.Photo provided by MOEA
MOEA said that the UNDP's Gender Inequality Index (GII) assesses gender equality in nations across three domains, including reproductive health, empowerment, and the labor market, for a total of five indicators.
The index measures gender equality by measuring how close the GII score is to zero. With a GII rating of 0.036, Taiwan is ranked seventh in the world, ahead of Singapore (8), South Korea (16), Japan (23) and the United States (4).
According to the MOEA, in 2021 there will be 37.0% more women company owners in Taiwan than there are in South Korea (36.8% vs. 37.0%). The percentage of women who own small and medium-sized businesses among them is 37.2%, greater than the percentage of women who own large businesses (17.4%) and higher than the percentage throughout Japan (17.4%). The gender pay gap among those in employment in Asian nations is also narrowing. The willingness of Taiwanese women to work has greatly grown as a result of improvements in education and changes in the industrial structure. In 2022, there will be 44.7% more female employees than male employees (10.6% vs. 10.6%).
The top three nations in the world for gender equality are Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway, according to the "2021 Gender Inequality Index (GII)".
