Measuring variation as a percentage, the countries that registered most progress during this period were: in first place Rwanda, followed by Ecuador, Cape Verde and Guatemala
The 10 countries with the greatest GEI progress
Country
Region
Income
GEI 2004 - 2007: Percentage variation
Rwanda
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
17.65 %
Ecuador
Latin America and the Caribbean
Lower-middle income
17.28 %
Cape Verde
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower-middle income
15.01 %
Guatemala
Latin America and the Caribbean
Lower-middle income
14.60 %
Spain
Europa
High income
14.42 %
Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
11.73 %
Yemen
Middle East and North Africa
Low income
10.60 %
Panama
Latin America and the Caribbean
Upper-middle income
10.54 %
Belize
Latin America and the Caribbean
Lower-middle income
10.26 %
El Salvador
Latin America and the Caribbean
Lower-middle income
9.77 %
Some key area measures for the promotion of gender equity are: education initiatives; gender sensitive finance and budgeting; and affirmative action legislation and policies.
Income and equity are not directly related Examining the variations in relation to income levels we find that low-income countries have not progressed. However, the differences between countries with high, middle and low-middle incomes are not significant, which confirms that the relation between a country’s income and gender equity is not direct.
