Which one among the following countries does not favour gender equality ?
Saudi Arabia
Option 4 — Saudi Arabia is correct.
Gender equality refers to equal rights, opportunities, participation and treatment for women and men in education, employment, political representation and public life. Global measures such as the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index and the UNDP's Gender Inequality Index consistently rank the Nordic countries at the very top for narrowing gender gaps.
Sweden and Denmark are internationally regarded as leaders in gender parity, with high female labour-force participation, strong parental-leave and equal-pay policies, and large numbers of women in parliament. The USA, while not top-ranked, also has legal frameworks and social norms broadly supporting equal rights for women.
Why the other options are wrong: Saudi Arabia, at the time this paper was set, ranked among the lowest on global gender-gap indices — women faced male-guardianship restrictions, limited political and workplace participation and, until 2018, were not even permitted to drive. Hence, among the four, it is the country that does not favour gender equality.
Takeaway: Nordic states and the USA score high on gender parity, whereas Saudi Arabia historically ranked lowest on the global gender-gap measures.
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(a) Complaint
(b) Issue of charge sheet
(c) Preliminary fact finding
(d) Consideration of explanation
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(h) Appeal
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(a) Reallocate incidents
(b) Develop performance dimensions
(c) Generate critical incidents
(d) Develop final statements
The correct chronological order of these steps is :
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Reason (R) : Organisations are dependent in an environment where human resources are not widely available.
Consider the following statements :
(a) Sensitivity training was developed by Kurt Lewin
(b) In-basket exercise is a simulated training method
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(d) Job evaluation is carried out for promoting job satisfaction
Which of the above statements are true ?
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Read the given figure and find the region representing persons who are educated and employed but not confirmed in job.
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Which gas shields the surface of the earth from ultraviolet radiation from the sun?
Which event is marked as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO?
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