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The global gender gap report. 2010.
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The Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) as discussed by the authors was created with the specific purpose of being comparable across time, and aggregates five years of data and seeks to reveal country progress in a transparent manner.Abstract:
The Global Gender Gap Index was created with the specific purpose of being comparable across time. The 2010 Report aggregates five years of data and seeks to reveal country progress in a transparent manner. By doing this we hope this Report will serve as a call to action to the international community to pool its knowledge and resources and to leverage the current unique window of opportunity so that faster progress can be achieved. Every moment that we wait entails colossal losses to the global society and economy. (Excerpt)read more
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