The 21st Century climate challenge

TABLE31.. . and achieving equality for all women and menGender inequality in economic activityHuman development indicatorsHDI rankFemale economic activity(aged 15 and older)Rate(%)2005Index(1990=100)2005As % ofmale rate2005MenWomen MenEmployment by economic activity aContributing(%)family workersAgriculture Industry Services(%)Women Men WomenWomen Men2005 b 2005 b 2005 b 2005 b 2005 b 2005 b 2005 b 2005 b1995– 1995– 1995– 1995– 1995– 1995– 1995– 1995–HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT1 Iceland 70.5 104 86 4 11 11 34 85 55 50 502 Norway 63.3 112 87 2 5 8 32 90 63 50 503 Australia 56.4 109 80 3 5 9 31 88 65 60 404 Canada 60.5 105 84 2 4 11 32 88 64 61 395 Ireland 53.2 150 74 1 9 12 39 86 51 53 476 Sweden 58.7 93 87 1 3 9 34 90 63 50 507 Switzerland 60.4 116 80 3 5 12 32 85 63 62 388 Japan 48.3 96 66 5 4 18 35 77 59 80 209 Netherlands 56.2 129 77 2 4 8 30 86 62 79 2110 France 48.2 105 79 3 5 12 35 84 60 .. ..11 Finland 56.9 98 86 3 7 12 38 84 56 40 6012 United States 59.6 105 82 1 2 10 30 90 68 62 3813 Spain 44.9 132 66 4 6 12 41 84 52 64 3614 Denmark 59.3 96 84 2 4 12 34 86 62 84 1615 Austria 49.5 115 76 6 6 13 40 81 55 68 3216 United Kingdom 55.2 104 80 1 2 9 33 90 65 60 4017 Belgium 43.7 120 73 1 3 11 35 82 62 85 1518 Luxembourg 44.6 124 69 3 c 3 c 8 c 42 c 89 c 55 c .. ..19 New Zealand 60.4 113 82 5 9 11 32 84 59 66 3420 Italy 37.4 104 62 3 5 18 39 79 56 54 4621 Hong Kong, China (SAR) 53.7 114 76 (.) (.) 7 22 93 77 .. ..22 Germany 50.8 114 77 2 3 16 41 82 56 76 2423 Israel 50.1 122 85 1 3 11 32 88 64 72 2824 Greece 43.5 121 67 14 12 10 30 76 58 68 3225 Singapore 50.6 101 66 (.) (.) 21 36 79 63 .. ..26 Korea (Republic of) 50.2 107 68 9 7 17 34 74 59 .. ..27 Slovenia 53.6 99 80 9 9 25 47 65 43 58 4228 Cyprus 53.7 113 76 4 6 11 34 85 59 75 2529 Portugal 55.7 113 79 13 12 21 42 66 46 65 3530 Brunei Darussalam 44.1 98 55 (.) 2 11 29 88 69 .. ..31 Barbados 64.9 110 83 3 4 8 26 78 62 .. ..32 Czech Republic 51.9 85 77 3 5 27 49 71 46 74 2633 Kuwait 49.0 141 58 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..34 Malta 34.0 159 49 1 2 18 34 81 63 .. ..35 Qatar 36.3 123 41 (.) 3 3 48 97 49 .. ..36 Hungary 42.1 91 73 3 7 21 42 76 51 69 3137 Poland 47.7 83 78 17 18 17 39 66 43 60 4038 Argentina 53.3 139 70 1 2 11 33 88 66 .. ..39 United Arab Emirates 38.2 152 42 (.) 9 14 36 86 55 .. ..40 Chile 36.6 114 52 6 17 12 29 83 54 .. ..41 Bahrain 29.3 103 33 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..42 Slovakia 51.8 87 76 3 6 25 50 72 44 74 2643 Lithuania 51.7 87 82 11 17 21 37 68 46 62 3844 Estonia 52.3 81 80 4 7 24 44 72 49 50 5045 Latvia 49.0 78 77 8 15 16 35 75 49 43 5746 Uruguay 56.4 123 72 2 7 13 29 86 64 .. ..47 Croatia 44.7 96 74 19 16 18 37 63 47 73 2748 Costa Rica 44.9 137 56 5 21 13 26 82 52 .. ..49 Bahamas 64.4 105 91 (.) 6 5 30 94 64 .. ..50 Seychelles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..51 Cuba 43.9 113 59 10 28 14 23 76 50 .. ..52 Mexico 40.2 116 50 5 21 19 30 76 49 .. ..53 Bulgaria 41.2 69 78 7 11 29 39 64 50 65 35338 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007/2008