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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the_myth" data-source="post: 8461384" data-attributes="member: 191444">Sri Lanka among top 20 in gender equality                 1st in South Asia ;3rd in Asia-Pacific region Sri Lanka is among the top 20 in the world for gender equality according  to the Global Gender Gap Report 2010 compiled by the World Economic  Forum.Ranking at 16th place, it is above all South Asian nations and second  only to Philippines from the Asian region. Sri Lanka stands above  developed countries such as United States, Netherlands, Canada,  Australia and many other European countries. Sri Lanka is ranked first in the world in the Health and Survival  indicator, and 6th in the Political Empowerment indicator beating  European countries such as UK, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium  as well as the entire Asian region. In the sub category of regions, Sri Lanka is distinctive for being the  only South Asian country in the top 20 for the fourth consecutive year,  the report states. Sri Lanka is ranked 3rd in the Asia Pacific region  with New Zealand at the top, Philippines at number 2 and Australia at  number 4. “Sri Lanka's performance remains steady as it maintains the same rank as  2009. In addition to higher-than-average performance in education and  health, Sri Lanka continues to hold a privileged position regarding  political empowerment”, the report said. The Global Gender Gap Index introduced by the World Economic Forum in  2006, is a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of  gender-based disparities and tracking their progress. The Index  benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education- and  health based criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for  effective comparisons across regions and income groups, and over time,  the report said. “It’s very encouraging that more countries are becoming aware of why  it’s important to reduce the gender gap and are starting to explore  policies that may be needed,” Saadia Zahidi, Head of the Forum’s Women  Leaders and Gender Parity program said. The report assesses life expectancy, salaries, access to high-skilled  jobs, access to basic and higher level education, and whether women were  represented in government and decision- making structures. The review,  begun in 2006, looks at how countries divide resources and opportunities  for men and women, regardless of the level of resources available. The report was the result of collaboration between Zahidi; Ricardo  Hausmann, director of the Center for International Development at  Harvard University; and Laura Tyson, professor of business  administration and economics at the University of California, Berkeley.</blockquote>

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