Switzerland First for Women's Rights

Next came Denmark, Sweden, France and Portugal, according to an indicator listing 120 countries for how they handle discrimination against women, with their political laws and reforms.

Meanwhile, Guinea, Jordan, Iran, Pakistan and Yemen ranked at the bottom of the O index ECD for Social Institutions and Gender.

The index was published on the occasion of International Women's Day.

Gender discrimination, including the maim of female organs, violation of reproductive rights, wages, and gender violence, is estimated to cost the global economy $6 trillion, or 7.5 percent of value, the report says.

O The ECD gives Switzerland a score of 8.1 in the ranking for gender discrimination “very low”, as well as for strong laws and social standards dealing with these issues.

While Yemen had a score of 64 for the severity of gender norms that limit freedoms, financial access, and justice for female victims of violence and rape.

Despite a global consensus that women's equality is an urgent priority, we are moving very slowly to bridge the gender gap, even in some countries the gap has expanded” in a statement the chief of staff of O ECD, Gabriela Ramos, writes alsat-m.

The gender wage gap is 13.6 percent in developed countries combined, while women occupy less than a quarter of the world's parliamentary seats, she said.