The Global Gender Gap Report 2024published by the World Economic Forumhighlights the significant progress made by Mexico in the reduction of gender gap.
Our country is ranked 33rd, closing the 76.8% of its gender gapThe company's highest score to date and maintaining its ranking from the previous year.
The progress of Mexico is reflected in an improvement of 0.26 percentage points over 2023 and a remarkable 12.2 percentage points since 2006. This progress, according to the document, is attributed to slight improvements in the sub-index of economic participationespecially in the rate of labor force participation and the equal pay for similar jobs.
Economic Participation and Political Empowerment, the pillars of success
The strength of Mexico in the pillars of Economic Participation y Political Opportunity and Empowerment is critical to its performance, the report says.
Equality of representation at the parliamentary level, reaching an average of gender parity of 100%, and a significant closing of 72.7% of the ministerial gender gap.
As for parity in economic participation, it stands at 61.2%, with a notable proportion of women in professional and technical positions (98.1%) and in senior management positions (63.3%).
"Over the past 18 editions, gender parity in labor force participation has increased overall by +10.3 points, peaking at 60.6% in 2024. Similarly, women's estimated labor earnings have increased since 2006 at a faster rate than men's," the report details.
Education and Health, substantial achievements
In the subindexes of Educational Achievement and of Health and Survivalthe document of World Economic Forum states that Mexico has achieved full parity in the sex ratio at birth and in enrollment in secondary and tertiary education.
It stresses that the proportion of women enrolled in tertiary and secondary education has approximately doubled since 2006.
Global context and persistent challenges
Globally, the Global Gender Gap Index 2024 shows that 68.5% of the gender gap has closed among the 146 countries evaluated. Although progress is evident, the lack of significant changes since the last edition slows the pace toward full parity, with an estimated 134 years needed to fully achieve it.
Iceland leads the index with a closing of 93.5% of its gender gapThe only economy to have exceeded 90%. European economies dominate the world's top 10, with countries such as Finland, Norway, Sweden y Germany and its progress has been outstanding.
The document recognizes significant advances in Mexico in the reducing the gender gapThe scale and speed of progress globally, however, is insufficient to achieve gender equality by 2030.
The report stresses that it is crucial for both governments and businesses to intensify their efforts and resources to ensure a equitable and sustainable growthensuring that the paths to prosperity and innovation are level for all.
Source: World Economic Forum
