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    Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender and arises from differences in socially constructed gender roles. Pakistan has been ranked the second worst country in the world for gender equality for two years in a row according to the World Economic Forum, scoring 0.556 and ranking 143 out of 144 countries, just above Yemen. Several other South Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan ranked higher than Pakistan on gender equality.

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    Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender and arises from differences in socially constructed gender roles. Pakistan has been ranked the second worst country in the world for gender equality for two years in a row according to the World Economic Forum, scoring 0.556 and ranking 143 out of 144 countries, just above Yemen. Several other South Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan ranked higher than Pakistan on gender equality.

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    Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender and arises from differences in socially constructed gender roles. Pakistan has been ranked the second worst country in the world for gender equality for two years in a row according to the World Economic Forum, scoring 0.556 and ranking 143 out of 144 countries, just above Yemen. Several other South Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan ranked higher than Pakistan on gender equality.

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    What is gender inequality?

    Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of


    individuals based on their gender. It arises from differences in socially
    constructed gender roles. ... (On differences between the sexes, see Sex and
    psychology.)

    Pakistan has been ranked the second worst country in the world for
    gender equality for a second year in a row.

    The World Economic Forum’s global gender gap ranked Pakistan at a


    miserable 143 with a 0.556 score. Pakistan ranked just above Yemen among
    144 countries, performing way behind India and Bangladesh which ranked at
    87 and 72 respectively. War torn Syria performed better than Pakistan with a
    score of 142.

    South Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan
    secured 100th, 110th, 115th and 121st spots respectively.

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