Japan ranked 118th out of 148 countries in the World Economic Forum¡¯s (WEF) , maintaining the same position as last year ¡ª the lowest among Group of Seven countries.
The Swiss think tank¡¯s annual report, released Thursday, evaluates gender parity across four categories: education, health, political empowerment and economic participation. Complete equality between men and women would be recorded as a 100% score.
Japan's overall mark was 66.6%, up slightly from 66.3% from the previous year, but still below the global average of 68.8%.
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