With 77.8 out of 100 points, Denmark ranks 2nd in the EU on the Gender Equality Index.
The most gender equal nations are Iceland, Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden. The least gender equal countries are Chad, Iran, Congo, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The rankings by the World Economic Forum are based on factors including health, education, economic security and political power.
Denmark - Inequality of income distribution was 4.03 in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT.
The most self-identifying feminists live in Sweden, France, Italy, Britain, Australia, the US, Turkey, Denmark, Mexico, and Germany. But people who live in countries that are further along in achieving gender equality don't necessarily consider themselves feminists, according to a new survey.
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The top four performers on the index are all Nordic countries—Norway, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark—while Sweden, the other Nordic country, ranks seventh.
Women in Denmark gained the right to vote on 5 June 1915. The Danish Women's Society (DK) debated, and informally supported, women's suffrage from 1884, but it did not support it publicly until in 1887, when it supported the suggestion of the parliamentarian Fredrik Bajer to grant women municipal suffrage.
Denmark, along with other Nordic countries, such as Finland and Sweden, has long held a stable low wage inequality index as well. The scope and strength of Denmark's redistributive system and the latitude of the welfare state are the reasons for Denmark's low levels of inequality.
Wealth inequality (Gini coefficient)
It rose sharply from 0.573 in 2003 to 0.624 in 2018; and then declined slightly to 0.613 by 2021, close to the level reached around 2016.
Worldwide gender pay gap statistics
In 2020, the European Union had the highest gender pay gap in Latvia at 22.3% and the lowest in Luxembourg at 0.7%. Korea has the largest gender pay gap in the world at 31.5% and Belgium has one of the smallest gaps at 3.4%.
In Africa, 70% of women are excluded financially. The continent has a US$42 billion financing gap between men and women.
In fact, Norway ranks as the country with the highest level of income equality, while also ranking second for gender equality worldwide. However, even though Norway is the fairest country, it still has much more work to truly become equal.
Equality between women and men is a fundamental constitutional norm and an explicit policy objective in Sweden. Gender equality issues became a separate policy domain in the early 1970s and have had a central position in the public debate ever since.
Over the last decade, the unadjusted gender pay gap decreased in all five Nordic countries. In 2020, Sweden had the lowest pay gap between men and women at 10.5 percent. The pay gap was highest in Finland, above 16 percent. In Europe, Luxembourg had the lowest gender pay gap, whereas it was highest in Latvia.
As of June 2023, the biggest worry among people in Denmark was climate change, just ahead of health care. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, have caused rising inflation rates around the world.
The Danish welfare society
Denmark's level of taxation is a result of our work-life balance, democracy and high standards for education and healthcare. These are factors that ensure a well-functioning welfare society. You will benefit from a number of common goods, as do all citizens and people working in Denmark.
Wages and working conditions are based on collectively-negotiated agreements, and the government rarely interferes. For example, there is no legal minimum wage in Denmark. Instead, the relatively high wages are set as part of the regular negotiations between the employers and labour unions.
What do the regulations encompass? The regulations prohibit discrimination and harassment on the grounds of: Race, skin colour or ethnic origin. Religion or faith.
Denmark is ranked 39th in terms of urbanization. The Sex Ratio in Denmark in 2021 is 98.83 males per 100 females. There are 2.89 million males and 2.92 million females in Denmark. The percentage of female population is 50.30% compare to 49.70% male population.
In contrast, despite ranking as the best country for women in 2016, neighboring Denmark ranked as of the least feminist nations in the developed world. More Danish women are happy to be catcalled than would call themselves feminists and 35% disapprove of the #MeToo movement, according to the survey.
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The highest statistics of domestic violence are in India (35%), Timor Leste and the People's Republic of China (38%), and Bangladesh and Fiji (over 50%) (UN Women, n.d.). Tragically, some cases come to light only when partner violence results in the death of a woman.