What does Afghanistan’s 76 percent gender disparity mean?
UN Women’s Gender Index reported a 76 percent disparity between outcomes for women and men across health, education, financial inclusion, and decision-making.
What the figure or term means
It is a composite gender-parity result, not a statement that women have “76 percent fewer rights” in every setting.
Afghanistan was assessed as having the second-widest gender gap in the world under the index.
Composite measures depend on included dimensions and data availability.
Link the index methodology when quoting the number.
How to use this information responsibly
Current sources show how restrictions, funding cuts, disease, malnutrition, and access barriers overlap, especially for women and children.
National figures should not be used to diagnose an individual, predict one child’s future, or flatten the experiences of all Afghan women and families.
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