Norway leads the world in closing the gender gap between men and women, according to the overall ranking in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2008 released on November 12, 2008. Slovakia is one of four European countries that have achieved gender parity on both education and health, according to the report.
Norwegian women capture the boards in Norwegian companies. The government’s aim to hit a 40 percent score of women representation on Norwegian boards is soon reality.
As a result of a cabinet reshuffle, women now hold the majority in the Norwegian government for the first time.