BulgariaGenderLandscapeJULY2024TheWorldBankPovertyandEquityGlobalPracticeMonicaRobayo-AbrilandBrittaRudePublicDisclosureAuthorizedPublicDisclosureAuthorizedPublicDisclosureAuthorizedPublicDisclosureAuthorized11BulgariaGenderLandscapeOverallPictureAccordingtothe2023GenderEqualityIndex(EIGI)bytheEuropeanInstituteforGenderEquality,whichmeasuresgenderequalityacrosssixdimensions,1Bulgariahasclosedcriticalgapsingenderequality.Still,moreprogressisneededtocatchupwithEUpeers.BulgariahasimproveditsGenderEqualityIndexscores,whichareconsistentlyandsignificantlylowerthantheEUaverage.In2023,Bulgariascored65.1outof100ontheEIGI,rankinginthe12th-lowestplaceamongtheEU-27countriesand5.1pointsbelowtheaveragescorefortheEU(figure1).Since2020,Bulgaria’sscorehasincreasedby4.4points,oneofthebiggestimprovementsamongEUmemberstates.Despiteimprovements,thecountryrankslowerthantheEuropeanaverageonallsubindicators,exceptinthepowerdimension.Inaddition,itsprogressingenderequalitywasslower,ensuringgrowingdisparitiesbetweenthatcountryandtheEUovertime.ComparingthesixavailablesubindicatorswiththeEUaverages,Bulgariaperformswellinthepowerandtimedimensions.Still,itperformspoorlyinthemoneyandhealthdimensions,fallingsignificantlybehindtheEuropeanaverage.2Goingbeyondcompositeindicators,thecountrylagsinseveraldimensions.Theseincludeselectedaspectsofhu...
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