Brazil falls to 90th position in gender equality.
Brazil has fallen to 90th place in the World Economic Forum's ranking of gender equality in 144 countries. The country ranked 79th in 2016; according to the report, Brazilian women still face a marked discrepancy in political representation, which pushes Brazil's index down; Brazilian women, more specifically, suffer from low participation in ministries and the legislature, and lower salaries; in the "Political Empowerment" sub-index, Brazil fell from 86th to 110th place. Of the 513 federal deputies, only 51 are women (10% of the total).
247 - Brazil has fallen to 90th place in the World Economic Forum's ranking of gender equality among 144 countries. The country ranked 79th in 2016, compared to 85th in 2015.
According to the report, released this Thursday (2), despite equal conditions in health and education indicators and "modest improvements" in terms of economic parity, Brazilian women still face a marked discrepancy in political representation, which pushes Brazil's index down.
Brazilian women, more specifically, suffer from low participation in ministries and the legislature, as well as lower salaries. In the "Political Empowerment" sub-index, Brazil fell from 86th to 110th place. Of the 513 federal deputies, only 51 are women (10% of the total).
In the Senate, they represent 13 of the 81 seats (16%). In President Michel Temer's government, only 2 of the 28 ministries are held by women (7%).
The report says that the average income for women is 58% of that received by men – the same percentage recorded last year. The average salary in 2017 is estimated at US$11.132 (R$36.330) for women and US$19.260 (R$62.860) for men.
In health and education, Brazilian women have better indicators. For every male student in Brazilian higher education, they occupy 1,4 places. The life expectancy for women is 67,8 years, compared to 63,1 years for men.
Brazil is the worst-ranked economy on the continent, behind Argentina (33rd), Colombia (36th), Peru (48th), Uruguay (56th), Chile (63rd), and Mexico (81st). Among the top 20, there are only two Latin American representatives: Nicaragua, in 6th place, and Bolivia, in 17th place.